Attorney Frank Dolce is looking for two Honors College student interns to work in his law office in September. The interns must be honors sophomores or juniors in Fall 2008 who are interested in law, can work 20 hours per week and have a car. Interested students may contact Frank Dolce at 716-852-1888 and indicate that they are an Honors College student calling about the internships.
Within axons vital cargoes must be transported over great distances along microtubule tracks to maintain cell viability. In neuronal cells, many proteins function in sending and receiving messages, cell repair, and cell protection. The fundamental question my lab is interested in is whether long distance transport problems are an early precursor in neurodegenerative disease initiation, and if so do problems in transport initiate a “domino effect” that ultimately culminates in degenerative pathogenesis. The aging brain and pathology observed in Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Huntington’s disease (HD), prion disorders such as Creutzfeld-Jacob disease, Parkinson’s disease and frontotemporal dementia, could have common molecular mechanisms. As the human brain ages, neurons may become vulnerable and susceptible to environmental/oxidative damage, leading to chronic nervous system damage. Mutations in the transport motor machinery were found to not only affect transport but could also cause degenerative pathology. Thus transport problems may be a common phenomenon that could propitiate dementia and degeneration. Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying neuronal dysfunction is important not only in elucidating the mechanisms of disease initiation and the aging process, but also has long term implications for the development of neuroprotective treatments.
The emerging hypothesis from our previous work on two human neurodegenerative diseases is that the transport pathway, which is vital for healthy cells, can be compromised during these devastating diseases. Using genetics, cell biology, biochemical, pharmacological and biophysical analysis combined with an in vivo microscopy technique, future work is focused on understanding the nature of these motor-disease protein complexes and how these complexes affect intracellular transport.
We have two main areas of interest:
1: Identify molecules that modulate transport phenotypes induced by AD and HD proteins to elucidate what specific complexes/cargoes are being transported by these two motor-disease complexes.
2: Test small molecule compounds directed at known pathways to determine if the transport pathway can be useful as a therapeutic target.
Experience required: None, but motivation to be involved in scientific discovery and curiosity in the unknown.
Compensation: Research Credit, Voluntary, Independent Study, salary opportunities depended on funding
Website: http://biology.buffalo.edu/Faculty/Gunawardena/gunawardena.html <http://biology.buffalo.edu/Faculty/Gunawardena/gunawardena.html>
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
–Summer 2008 –
Who: Johns Hopkins University–Center for Talented Youth (CTY)
What: We are seeking enthusiastic staff to work in our summer programs. CTY offers intense 3-week academic programs for highly talented elementary, middle, and high school students from across the country and around the world.
Where: Residential site locations around the country: California, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. Day Site locations in the Baltimore-Washington and Los Angeles areas.
When: Session 1: June 26–July 19, Session 2: July 19–August 9 Administrators work both sessions and work June 23 – August 9
Why: CTY staff work with exceptional students, make contacts and friendships with dynamic colleagues, and gain valuable experience in a rigorous academic setting.
Salary:
Instructor - $2100 - $3000 (per three week session)
Teaching Assistant - $1,100 (per three week session)
Resident Assistant - $1,200 (per three week session)
Health Assistant – $1,400 (per three week session)
Site Director - $7,800 (per seven weeks)
Academic Dean - $5,800 (per seven weeks)
Dean or Residential Life - $5,800 (per seven weeks)
Academic Counselor - $4,800 – $5,400 (per seven weeks)
Office Manager - $4,000 (per seven weeks)
Residential Program Assistant - $2600 (per seven weeks)
Nurse - $4,800 – $6,000 or hourly $18.50 - $23.00 (per seven weeks)
Room and board are provided at residential sites
Visit: www.cty.jhu.edu/summer/employment
You can also contact us at 410-735-6185 or ctysummer@jhu.edu for more information.
Johns Hopkins is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
Opportunities for College Students:
Resident Assistant
Resident assistants (RAs) are responsible for the health and safety of the students in their charge at all times other than when the students are in class. RAs are also responsible for planning and conducting student activities. RAs’ working hours are primarily the hours students are not in class, RAs also work weekends.
Teaching Assistant
The primary responsibilities of teaching assistants (TAs) are tutoring students, assisting with the paperwork of a class, teaching the class as requested by the instructor, supervising evening study sessions, helping with administrative tasks such as typing and photocopying, and generally helping to ensure that the class runs smoothly.
Health Assistant
Health Assistants (HAs) work with the site nurse and site director on site health care issues. They participate in the day to day operation of the site infirmary, keep track of students’ medications and medical appointments, and accompany students on emergency room or physician visits.
Residential Program Assistant
Residential Program Assistants (RPAs) are responsible for providing general assistance at their sites both in the office and with the residential program. Specific tasks and responsibilities can and do change according to each day’s demands.
Program Assistants (Day Site Only)
The primary responsibilities of program assistants (PAs) are tutoring students; assisting with the class paperwork; teaching the class as requested by the instructor; helping with administrative tasks such as typing and photocopying, and generally helping to ensure that the class runs smoothly.
Opportunities for Graduate Students/Administrators:
Instructor
Summer programs instructors are responsible for teaching an appropriately challenging and rigorous course to approximately 15 18 highly able students (12 14 in Young Students classes).
Site Director
A CTY site director’s role is similar to a head of school’s. Site Directors provide overall leadership and manage the day-to-day operations at their sites.
Academic Dean
A CTY academic dean performs the duties equivalent to a dean of faculty. Gaining both supervisory and administrative experience, he or she supports and guides a staff of 20-60 instructional staff with a variety of educational backgrounds and teaching skills.
Dean of Residential Life / Dean of Students
The dean of residential life assumes primary responsibility for supervising the residential staff and ensuring that the residential community is safe, engaging, and complementary to the academic mission of the program.
Academic Counselor
The academic counselor position at CTY is similar to that of a school counselor. As a member of the site administrative team, the academic counselor helps create a residential community responsive to the emotional needs of the program’s students. .
Office Manager
The office manager’s primary responsibility is to assist the site director in all aspects of the day to day operation of the site’s main office, including bookkeeping. The position has a customer service orientation, with “customers” considered to include parents, students, and staff.
Summer Program Locations:
We have locations for residential sites in:
Baltimore, MD - Bethlehem, PA - Bristol, RI - Carlisle, PA - Chestertown, MD - Easton, PA - Kaneohe, HI - Lancaster, PA - Los Angeles, CA - Loudonville, NY - Palo Alto, CA - San Francisco, CA - Santa Cruz, CA - Saratoga Springs, NY - South Hadley, MA - Thousand Oaks, CA - ROOM AND BOARD IS PROVIDED
We have day site locations in:
Alexandria, VA - Los Angeles, CA - Owings Mills, MD - Pasadena, CA - Sandy Spring, MD
To find out more about any of these positions, please visit:
At the Big 10+ Graduate School Expo September 28-29, 2008, students will:
Get an inside look at graduate school and the application process
Receive advice about funding opportunities from the National Science Foundation and other experts
Network with representatives from more than 50 of the nation’s top graduate institutions
Attend a premier graduate school fair
This 2-day mini-conference is especially designed for students interested in graduate education in:
Science
Technology
Engineering
Mathematics
Agriculture
Pharmaceutical sciences
Other science-related disciplines.
The Big 10+ Graduate School Expo awarded more than $30,000 in travel scholarships last year. Women and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to attend.
Visit www.gradschool.purdue.edu/gradexpo for more information and to join our mailing list!
Green Jobs: Environmental Careers Panel Discussion
Wednesday, April 16th
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
145C Student Union
Industries such as energy, recycling, conservation and environmental education offer a variety of career and internship opportunities. This panel discussion will allow you to hear from professionals working in these fields and learn how you can prepare now for your future. All majors are welcome.
Panelists Include:
Walter Simpson, UB Green, Energy Officer
David P. Albers, Environmental Engineer, Ecology and Environment, Inc.
Jill Spisiak Jedlicka, Director of Ecological Programs &
Buffalo River Remedial Action Plan Coordinator Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper
Dennis Ryan, Vice President, Solid State Lighting (SSL) Industries, LLC
Register at www.workshops.buffalo.edu.
Walk-ins are welcome.
The Honors Office needs student volunteers to usher the Honors Convocation on Friday, May 9th. Ushers are needed from 4 p.m. that afternoon to about 5:30 p.m. If you would be willing to help out with this event, please contact Hadar Borden (hborden@buffalo.edu) as soon as possible.
Thank you!
UB Undergraduate Students Needed to Help with
CASE STUDIES IN SCIENCE WORKSHOP
Two-Day Job Opportunity! Earn $100!
Our summer workshop trains science faculty to teach using case studies. You can help us by being a part of the “student audience” for our practice teaching sessions. During these sessions, workshop faculty will teach a case study. Your job is to critique the faculty’s teaching methods and the case study. **You must have a Social Security number to be a participant.
WHEN: Thursday, May 22 & Friday, May 23, 2008
From 8:30am - 4:30pm, each day (with a lunch break on your own)
WHO: Freshman and sophomores currently attending UB
**You must have a Social Security number to be a participant.
HOW MUCH: $100
TO SIGN UP: Fill out an application on the web at:
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/workshop/studentapp.html
QUESTIONS: Contact our workshop coordinator, Carolyn Wright, at nccsts@buffalo.edu
Methods of Inquiry (MOI) is a critical thinking program designed and offered at UB. Blending insights from cognitive psychology and philosophy, the course offers students concrete ways to approach their studies by becoming actively involved in their own learning processes. Students who take this course apply what they learn in lecture to their other courses. MOI is a 3 credit course where each week students meet twice in traditional 50 minute lectures and once in a 30 minute 1-on-1 session with a peer monitor. A sample syllabus can be found at http://www.gse.buffalo.edu/cap/moi/ Monitors are assigned to approximately 10 students and meet with each of them weekly. Monitors are NOT tutors, so they do NOT re-teach course material. Instead, they work cooperatively with students to determine if assignments meet the required criteria. This is a demanding, but rewarding, position that requires well-developed interpersonal skills. Monitors work approximately 9 hours per week at a salary of $7.15 per hour.
As a monitor each week you would:
If you are interested in becoming a monitor, please fill out the following application and return it to the MOI Office in B30 Lockwood Library where you can also sign up for an interview. Interviews take place the weeks of April 23rd and April 30th. Any further questions can be directed to Dr. Kelly Ahuna at 645-3448 or kha@buffalo.edu.
Click here to open the application for the Methods of Inquiry monitor position: honors-memo-moi.pdf
***This would count as an Honors Experience: Undergraduate supervised teaching ***
Description: Self-motivated student wanted to participate in research projects using molecular, immunocytochemical and/or physiological techniques to study cell signaling in taste cells.
Beginning Date: Summer 2008, potentially Fall 2008
For more information please consult the following pdf: Medler Research Opp
Looking for a GREAT part-time (or even full-time!) job? Earn $18+ an hour tutoring for the SAT or MCAT!
Infiniva, a leading test preparation and academic subject tutoring firm (and the leading and a rapidly expanding SAT private tutoring company in the area) based in Buffalo, NY, is seeking dynamic individuals with very high scores on the SAT or MCAT who are looking for flexible, rewarding part-time (or even full-time!) work to serve as test preparation tutors in the summer and beyond.
SAT
• Qualified candidates will have achieved a 720+ on EITHER the Verbal/Critical Reading section OR the Math section of the SAT.
• Verbal tutors should also have excellent grammar and writing skills (which may be demonstrated by a 720+ on the SAT II: Writing or new SAT Writing section).
• We are seeking tutors for either the verbal sections (which include Critical Reading and Writing) or the Math section of the new SAT, but candidates with proficiency in ALL of the sections (with a 1450+ composite on the old SAT or 2150+ on the new SAT) are preferred and strongly encouraged to apply.
• Tutors will start at $18 per hour.
• Candidates should have at least 14-20 hours free to tutor per week, including at least two or three weekdays after 3:30 pm and some time on the weekends.
• Tutors will start in about August after the paid training in April through July. The paid training is long and intensive and will require at least 14 hours per week, primarily on Saturday AND Sunday (about 6-8 hours per day) and possibly on one or two weeknights per week (2 to 4 hours per night). Candidates MUST be able to attend the entire training in April through July in order to be certified and work as tutors.
• Good tutors will generally work about 15-30+ hours per week.
MCAT
• Qualified candidates will have achieved at least a 12-13 on the Physical Sciences section (which involves physics and chemistry) or the Biological Sciences section (which involves biology and organic chemistry) OR a 13+ on the Verbal Reasoning section (or be able to demonstrate such a score on a diagnostic exam).
• Medical or graduate students are preferred.
• Candidates should have at least 10-12 hours free to tutor per week.
• Tutors will start at $18.50 per hour.
• Tutors will probably start in June after the paid training.
• Good tutors will generally work about 8-16 hours per week.
Other requirements
• Ideal candidates will have good communication and interpersonal skills, a gregarious and caring manner, and an affinity to teaching/tutoring.
• Prior tutoring experience is preferred but not required.
• Candidates with access to reliable transportation strongly preferred.
• Candidates must be reliable and responsible and MUST be able to commit to tutor for at least a year (through July 2009) (although we would love to have a great tutor stay for years and grow with the company).
Other information
• Hours will vary, depending on demand and seasonal variations. Students prepare for the SAT and we are busy year-round, although the months of June and December are traditionally less busy months.
• Full-time positions with benefits available.
• Bonuses and raises may be given for excellent results.
• Some travel may be necessary.
• Paid training.
• Set your own hours and locations.
• Benefits including health insurance and course discounts available.
• Great career advancement and growth potential and opportunities within this young and rapidly growing company for full-time employees who are willing to commit to the position and company.
Please call 716-250-2715 or e-mail your cover letter and resume (with test scores) to darren@infiniva.com TODAY to apply.
If you’re seeking a flexible, part-time job (or even a full-time job!) with GREAT pay, and you love helping others succeed academically and want to work for the local test preparation company with the highest standards and THE best track record with its students, apply NOW. You MUST include any and all applicable test scores (including all subscores)!! APPLICATIONS RECEIVED WITHOUT TEST SCORES WILL RECEIVE VERY LITTLE, IF ANY, CONSIDERATION.
Application deadline is April 14, 2008.
