A BEST internship is an Immersive Career Exploration
Experience
- Trainees will have intentional learning goals with measurable outcomes
- Each immersive experience should complement and leverage the intern's scientific backgrounds and career interests
- Part-time, minimum of 48 contact hours (example: 6 weeks, 8-10 hours a week) *There is flexibility to compress or extend the experience based on the internship partners needs, trainee interest, and approval by trainee adviser
- Placements can be based on an hourly or project basis
Career Paths of Interest:
- Business Development and Entrepreneurship
- Science Communication, Journalism, and Science/Medical Writing,
- STEM Teaching, Higher Ed Administration, and Educational Outreach
- Law, Tech Transfer, and Intellectual Property
- Regulatory Affairs, Compliance, Quality, and Research Administration
- Science Policy, Advocacy, and Government Relations
- Lab Research in Government and Non-Profit Organizations
- Lab Research in Biotech/Biomed/Pharma Industries
- Management, Sales, Communication in Biotech/Biomed/Pharma Industries
Trainees:
Atlanta
BEST Trainees are competitively selected and formally admitted into the
program. They are PhD students (3rd year+ and passed doctoral qualifying
exams), as well as established Postdoctoral fellows in Science and
Biomedical Engineering disciplines from both Emory University and Georgia Tech.
Scientific Backgrounds range from Biology, Neuroscience, Immunology,
Pharmacology, Chemistry, Genetics, Bio-statistics, Engineering, and related
fields.
Intern Eligibility:
Internships are only open to Atlanta BEST Trainees
Learning Goals:
- Career Exposure
- Career Development
- Skill Awareness and Development