Wednesday
07/25/07

Student Assistant Wanted

Posted by Nigel Marriner on July 25, 2007 in Research Information and Opportunities, Student Job Opportunities

The Biobehavioral program is looking to hire Honors Student Assistants for the Biobehavioral Program located on South Campus.

Start date:  Immediate

Duties: General office duties, including typing and filing
 Organizing scientific journals, articles, reports and presentations
 Assistance in preparing articles, reports and presentations

Qualifications:  Computer literate, proficient in Microsoft Office applications

The ideal candidate will be energetic, enthusiastic, and reliable.

Time commitment: 20-40 hours per week

Contact:   Judith Halbreich, LCSW
  jth2@buffalo.edu

Thursday
07/19/07

Research position at Women and Children’s Hospital

Posted by jdudek on July 19, 2007 in Research Information and Opportunities

The Diabetes Center at Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo is currently looking for a student to fill a part-time research position.

This position would require a time commitment of approximately 10-15 hours per week. These hours involve early morning sessions from 7:30am-

10:30 a.m. 3-5 times per week (Monday through Saturday) - so academic schedules during the fall semester must fit accordingly.

They are looking for a self-motivated, enthusiastic, undergraduate or graduate level student who holds or is working towards a bachelor’s

degree, preferably in the sciences. This is a clinical research position, and research experience of any kind is preferred.

Applicants must be able to begin immediately and continue into the fall semester.

All interested applicants should send a résumé and cover letter by NEXT Wednesday, July 25th (via mail, email, or fax) to:

Laura Cataldi

Research Assistant, Diabetes Center

Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo

219 Bryant Street

Buffalo, NY 14222

(716) 878-7268

(716) 878-7364 FAX

Email: lcataldi@buffalo.edu

Thursday
07/19/07

Student Research Opportunity

Posted by jdudek on July 19, 2007 in Research Information and Opportunities

Job Description – Position in reproductive biology laboratory with focuses on protection of the ovary during chemotherapy and ovarian channel expression.  Student will be given a research project within the scope of the lab.  Possible techniques include immunohistochemistry, cell culture, Western blot, PCR, and ELISA.  Animal work is also an important part of the research, so willingness to work with the animals is essential.  Animal techniques include injections, euthanasia, and blood and tissue collection.  Training in animal handling will be provided through the University at Buffalo.

Qualifications – Student should have biomedical research interest and strong science background.  Preferably student will be of junior or senior standing.  Prior research experience is helpful, but not necessary.

Availability – In order to complete certain experiments at least two consecutive days of availability are necessary.  Hours and days are flexible.  Students are also asked to make a long-term commitment to the lab (at least one academic year).  Please only serious students with a vested interest in obtaining research experience.

If interested, please send resume and availability to Jennifer Peresie (jlf32@buffalo.edu).

Thursday
07/12/07

Paid Blogging Position

Posted by Nigel Marriner on July 12, 2007 in Student Job Opportunities

The Office of Admissions is seeking student bloggers for the next academic year. The blogs will be on the University at Buffalo Office of Admissions website, this site is viewed by thousands of prospective students and parents each and every year. Current students interested in starting and maintain a blog for the next year can learn more about the responsibilities be reading the attached file.

blog-application.pdf

Wednesday
07/11/07

Additional Honors Seminars Available

Posted by Nigel Marriner on July 11, 2007 in Academics

At this point we would like to let you know that there are some open seats in some of the Honors Seminars that we are offering in Fall 2007.

Go to http://honors.buffalo.edu/enrolled/seminardescriptions.php to view descriptions of the courses.

Please be aware that not all seminars have open seats in them, particullarly UGC 111, UGC 112 and TH 203/ 499.  If there are no seats available let Nigel know if you would like to be placed on the waitlist for that class.  Being placed on the waitlist assumes that you want the class and if a seat becomes available you will be placed in the class and notified via email.  If you change your mind about getting into a class please let Nigel know so he can take you off the waitlist.

If you would like to sign up for an additional Honors Seminar please send an email to Nigel at nmarrine@buffalo.edu with your name, person number and the name of the seminar that you would like to be placed into and whether or not you would like to be placed on the waitlist.