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The researchers on this page are actively looking for undergraduates to join their academic efforts. This is not an exhaustive list of opportunities. If you don't see anything that fits your goals, contact us to find out what other opportunities await!
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Neuroscience and BiotechIowa Neurobank Core, Iowa Neuroscience InstituteThe goal of the NeuroBank Core is to facilitate human brain research and technology development at the Iowa Neuroscience Institute. More information |
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How to apply | See "More Information" |
Start Date | Immediate; Near Future; Spring, Summer, Fall semester |
Compensation | Volunteer; Academic Credit |
Hours per week |
10 hours/week |
Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be a continuous position |
Diabetes & Peripheral Arterial DiseaseDokun Lab, Endocrinology, Internal MedicineDr. Dokun’s lab focuses on understanding how genetic factors and the metabolic abnormalities associated with diabetes contribute to vascular diseases such as peripheral artery disease (PAD). All undergraduate volunteers will be involved in on going research projects. More information |
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How to apply | See "More Information" |
Start Date | Immediate |
Compensation | Volunteer; Academic Credit; Pay |
Hours per week |
10-15 hours/week |
Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be a continuous position |
Hearing loss prevention and cochlear implant biologyClaussen Lab, OtolaryngologyDr. Alexander Claussen is a surgeon-scientist in the Department of Otolaryngology and his laboratory studies the molecular and cellular biology of hearing loss and related treatments, including cochlear implants. The goal of this translational research is to prevent hearing loss and improve treatments for the hearing impaired. More information |
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How to apply | See "More Information" |
Start Date | Immediate; Near future; Spring semester; Summer semester |
Compensation | Volunteer; Academic Credit; Pay |
Hours per week |
8, for at least 3 hours at a time; more hours available |
Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be a continuous position |
Sleep and time-of-day dependent mechanisms of seizure induced deathBuchanan Lab, NeurologyOur group focuses on trying to understand why seizures are sometimes fatal. We are especially interested in why this tends to occur at night during sleep. We use a range of mouse models and experimental paradigms. More information |
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How to apply | See "More Information" |
Start Date | Immediate |
Compensation | Volunteer; Academic Credit |
Hours per week |
10 |
Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be a continuous position |
Develop transformative technologies to improve patient careByrne Lab, Radiation OncologyDr. James Byrne’s laboratory focuses on developing transformative technologies to improve patient care. To accomplish this goal, we employ a variety of different methodologies and experiments to improve upon standard-of-care cancer treatments. More information |
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How to apply | See "More Information" |
Start Date | Immediate; Near Future; Fall semester |
Compensation | Volunteer; Academic Credit; TBD |
Hours per week |
10; willingness to commit to multiple semesters |
Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be a continuous position |
Apply by | May 31, 2023 |
Molecular and genetic basis of sudden cardiac deathLondon Lab, Internal MedicineOur group is focused on understanding the molecular and circuit adaptations following alcohol abuse and chronic stress that predispose to psychiatric disorders, neurodegenerative disease and infectious disease. More information |
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How to apply | See "More Information" |
Start Date | Immediate; Near Future; Spring semester |
Compensation | Volunteer; Academic Credit; Pay |
Hours per week |
10+ in blocks of at least 3-4 hours at a time; longer hours in summer |
Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be a continuous position |
Apply by | March 3, 2023 |
Neurobiology of alcohol dependence and neurodegenerationAlcohol and Neurodegeneration Lab, Neuroscience and PharmacologyOur group is focused on understanding the molecular and circuit adaptations following alcohol abuse and chronic stress that predispose to psychiatric disorders, neurodegenerative disease and infectious disease. More information |
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How to apply | See "More Information" |
Start Date | Immediate; Near Future; TBD |
Compensation | Volunteer; Academic Credit; Pay; TBD |
Hours per week |
10-14 |
Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be a continuous position |
Central nervous system control of metabolic homeostasis and sleep-wake behaviorCui Lab, Neuroscience and PharmacologyResearch projects in our lab aim to uncover the complex brain networks and signaling mechanisms that control metabolic homeostasis and sleep-wake behavior using mouse as a model organism. More information |
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How to apply | See "More Information" |
Start Date | Immediate |
Compensation | Volunteer; Academic Credit; Pay |
Hours per week |
10-15 |
Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be a continuous position |
Placental genetics influence on fetal brain development in micePsychiatry and Early Neurobiological Development LabThis position is to assist graduate student Annemarie Carver as we investigate the influence of placental genetics on fetal neurodevelopment in mice. More information |
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How to apply | See "More Information" |
Start Date | Near Future; Spring Semester |
Compensation | Volunteer; Academic Credit |
Hours per week |
12-15 |
Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be a continuous position |
Apply By | February 28, 2023 |
Immune regulation of graft-versus-host disease and the graft-versus-tumor responseInce Lab, Internal MedicineOur laboratory investigates the role of T helper-2 pathway and TGF-beta in regulation of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and graft-versus-tumor response. More information |
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How to apply | Email m-nedim-ince@uiowa.edu |
Start Date | Immediate |
Compensation | Academic Credit; TBD |
Hours per week |
12-15 |
Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be a continuous position |
Apply By | January 31, 2023 |
Neuroscience of learning and memoryNeuroscience of Learning Lab, Psychological and Brain SciencesSeveral ongoing projects are examining the brain mechanisms of learning and memory using cutting-edge techniques in neuroscience such as optogenetics, chemogenetics, and electrophysiology. More information |
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How to apply | Email John-freeman@uiowa.edu |
Start Date | Near future |
Compensation | Volunteer; Academic Credit |
Hours per week |
10 |
Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be a continuous position |
Apply By | February 17, 2023 |
Neurocognitive basis of parent-child interactions and child developmentDevelopment, Experience and Neurocognition Lab, Psychological and Brain SciencesResearch assistants will have the opportunity to assist with various lab procedures (e.g., collecting data during child lab visits, data management, and video coding of parent–child interactions). More information |
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How to apply | See "More Information" |
Start Date | Near future |
Compensation | Volunteer; Academic Credit |
Hours per week |
10 |
Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be a continuous position |
Experience in cleanroom environments, nanofabrication instrumentation/maintenanceMATFab FacilityThis position is part of the University of Iowa's Material Analysis, Testing, and Fabrication (MATFab) facility, which houses cutting-edge equipment for nanofabrication. More information |
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How to apply | See "More Information" |
Start Date | Near future; Spring semester |
Compensation | Academic Credit; Pay |
Hours per week |
5-15 |
Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be a continuous position |
R&D of Next Generation Semiconductor Photonics and OptoelectronicsPrineas Lab, Physics and AstronomyWe make use an extensive semiconductor infrastructure, from epitaxial growth, to microfabrication, to electrical/optical characterization, to modeling for research and developing next generation compound semiconductor optoelectronics and photonics applications. More information |
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How to apply | Contact john-prineas@uiowa.edu |
Start Date | Immediate |
Compensation | Pay |
Hours per week |
10 during academic year; 20+ summer |
Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be a continuous position |
Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive PsychologyHwang Lab for Neurocognitive Dynamics, Psychological and Brain SciencesThe Hwang lab conducts research to understand the neural mechanisms of executive functions. Specifically, we are interested in discovering the neural architecture, processes, and dynamic systems that allow brain networks to select, inhibit, transfer, and integrate information. More information |
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How to apply | Email Hannah Morrow (See "More Information") |
Start Date | Immediate; Near Future; Fall, Spring, Summer semester |
Compensation | Volunteer; Academic Credit |
Hours per week |
6-10, two semesters at least |
Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be a continuous position |
Cognitive control and action selectionAction, Cognition, & Learning Lab, Psychological and Brain SciencesThe research assistants will be invited to participate in all aspects of psychological research relating to the organization of voluntary action. We are primarily interested in how individuals select their responses as they perform one or more tasks. More information |
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How to apply | Contact Professor Hazeltine |
Start Date | Spring semester |
Compensation | Academic Credit |
Hours per week |
6-9 |
Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be a continuous position |
Human Subjects ResearchMichaelson Lab, PsychiatryOur research team includes a number of undergraduate students who help us recruit, collect, and enter data. More information |
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How to apply | See "More Information" |
Start Date | Spring semester |
Compensation | Volunteer; Academic Credit |
Hours per week |
TBD |
Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be a continuous position |
Schrodinger's equation for electrons in a moleculeShepherd Lab, ChemistryWe are trying to find ways to solve the Schrodinger’s equation for the electrons in a molecule, an example of a many-body problem with exponential scaling with system size. More information |
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How to apply | See "More Information" |
Start Date | Immediate; Fall, Spring, or Summer semester |
Compensation | Volunteer; Academic Credit; Opportunity to advance to paid position |
Hours per week |
5-10 during academic year, 15-20 during summer |
Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be a continuous position |
Solar conversion of excess atmospheric CO2 into liquid fuelsShepherd Lab, ChemistryQuantum chemistry can be used to see what’s going on inside of a chemical reaction, and computer simulations allow us to watch molecules as bonds break and form. More information |
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How to apply | See "More Information" |
Start Date | Immediate; Fall, Spring, or Summer semester |
Compensation | Volunteer; Academic Credit; Opportunity to advance to paid position |
Hours per week |
5-10 during academic year, 15-20 during summer |
Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be a continuous position |
Language and Culture Contextualization: Digital Intervention in Intercultural Communicative CompetenceSeeding Excellence: OVPR Community Engaged ScholarsThis research project is a preliminary investigation of how storytelling and technology support intercultural communication between diverse communities and institutions from a wide range of linguistic and cultural backgrounds. More information |
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How to apply | Email Dr. Yuchen Liu: see "More Information" |
Start Date | Immediate; Near future; Spring semester; Summer semester |
Compensation | Volunteer; Academic Credit; Pay |
Hours per week |
10-20 (~2-4 hours/day, 5 days/week) |
Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be a continuous position |
Apply By | March 2023 |
Analysis of environmental contaminants in biological samplesLehmler Lab, Occupational and Environmental HealthWe are looking for student research assistants who would like to investigate the role of persistent organic pollutants in adverse health effects. The research project is located on the UI Research Park and involves the analysis of environmental contaminants in biological samples using state-of-the-art analytical tools. More information |
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How to apply | Email Dr. Xueshu Li: see "More Information" |
Start Date | Immediate; Near future |
Compensation | Academic Credit; Pay |
Hours per week |
10 -20 during the academic year; up to 40 during summer, at least one 8-6 hour day |
Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be a continuous position |
Development of behavior problems and positive adjustment in childrenDevelopmental Psychopathology LabThe Developmental Psychopathology Lab conducts research to understand how children develop behavior problems as well as positive adjustment. More information |
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How to apply | See "More Information" |
Start Date | Spring semester; Summer semester; Fall semester |
Compensation | Volunteer; Academic Credit |
Hours per week |
10 |
Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be a continuous position |
Natural disasters, disaster migration, and violent conflict internationallyThe Disasters, Migration, and Violence Lab, Political ScienceInterested in natural disasters, environmental migration, and conflict? The Disasters, Migration, and Violence (DMV) Lab seeks students interested in learning more about the research process in a hands-on, collaborative social science research group experience. More information |
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How to apply | See "More Information" |
Start Date | Immediate Near future |
Compensation | Academic Credit; Pay; To be determined |
Hours per week |
5-10hrs |
Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be a continuous position |
Cognitive NeuroscienceWessel Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, NeuroscienceUndergrad Research Assistants will run Cognitive Neuroscience tasks with EEG and TMS neuroimaging techniques. No lab experience required. More Information |
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How to apply | See "More Information" |
Start Date | Spring semester; Summer semester; To be determined |
Compensation | Volunteer; Academic Credit; To be determined |
Hours per week |
10 |
Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be a continuous position |
Dietary and lifestyle approaches to improving quality of life in Multiple SclerosisWahls Lab, Internal MedicineThe Wahls Research lab is interested in the relationship between diet quality and clinical outcomes. Motor function is assessed using timed walk and hand function tests. Vision function, quality of life and blood biomarkers are also assessed. The study Efficacy of Diet on Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis is a five year study, completing in 2027. More information |
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How to apply | Email Mary Ehlinger via ehlingerma@healthcare.uiowa.edu with a cover letter expressing your interests and qualifications, a resume and an unofficial transcript. |
Start Date | Immediate Near future |
Compensation | Volunteer (Optional 0-credit hour course for transcript recognition) Academic Credit (1-4 semester hours) Pay is available in addition to volunteer hours |
Hours per week |
At least 10 hours a week with blocks of time of 3-4+ hours, 2-3 days a week, Monday-Friday 8:30-4:30 pm. |
Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be a continuous position |
Uterine endometrial cancer: Molecular mechanisms, targeted therapyYang Lab, PathologyUterine endometrial cancer incidence (~65,950 new cases/year) and deaths (~12,550 deaths/year) are on the rise. To help endometrial cancer patients and cure endometrial cancer, we need understand the characteristics of this disease. More information |
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How to apply | See "More Information" |
Start Date | Immediate; Near future; Fall semester; Spring semester |
Compensation | Volunteer; Academic Credit |
Hours per week |
10+, blocks of 4 hours or more |
Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be a continuous position |
Control of circulation in health, disease and aging.Sabharwal Lab, Internal MedicineOur lab studies neural circuitry and signaling mechanisms in cardiovascular (heart failure, cardiomyopathy) and neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimers disease, ALS). More information |
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How to apply | See "More Information" |
Start Date | Immediate; Near future |
Compensation | Volunteer; Academic credit |
Hours per week |
10-20 |
Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be continuous position |
New treatments for diabetes, cancer and neurological diseaseBioelectronic Medicines Translational Research LabThe Carter laboratory combines cutting edge bioengineering and molecular biology techniques to study how electromagnetic fields can be used to cure diabetes and cancer. More information |
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How to apply | Please paste CV/resume in an email and send to calvin-carter@uiowa.edu |
Start Date | Immediate; Near future |
Compensation | Volunteer; Academic credit; Pay |
Hours per week |
10+ |
Timeline | Ongoing, potential to be continuous position |
Sleep disturbance in psychiatric disordersNeurodevelopment and Psychopathology Lab, Psychological and Brain SciencesOur focus is on defining the physiological features of sleep disturbances in psychiatric disorders, investigating their relations with symptoms and cognitive deficits, and examining the neural circuitry involved in these sleep deficits. More information. |
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How to apply | See "More Information". |
Start Date | Immediate; Summer semester; Fall semester |
Compensation | Volunteer |
Hours per week |
10 |
Timeline | Ongoing or potential to be continuous position |
Social-Emotional Development from Infancy to AdolescenceChild LabWe study children’s social-emotional development from infancy to adolescence. Students in this lab have the opportunity to work on a longitudinal study to help collect data during laboratory sessions, code behavioral data from videos, and perform preliminary data management. |
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How to apply | Click HERE to fill out interest form. |
Start Date | Spring semester; Near future; Fall semester; Summer semester |
Compensation | Volunteer; Academic credit |
Hours per week | 9 |
Timeline |
Ongoing or potential to be a continuous position |