The Coriell Research Department is proud to offer a part-time, paid internship opportunity for current or recently graduated college students to work alongside our Bioinformatics Team.
Students will receive individualized direction from a group of expert mentors. The deadline for applications is April 1, 2026. This experience will have a goal to enhance academic credentials and provide the opportunity to develop new areas of interest for interns.
Responsibilities, duties, and projects:
- Develop a general understanding of basic bioinformatics data types and workflows.
- Students will learn how bioinformatics data is generated from library prep to sequencing, alignment, and downstream statistical analysis, common file formats, and standard software
- Learn/develop skills in bioinformatics data analysis using the Linux command line, R, and Python programming
- Students will develop a working proficiency with R, Python, and Bash scripting for the purpose of performing a bioinformatics analysis
- Learn/develop a general understanding of modern statistical frameworks used in high-dimensional data analysis
- Participate in weekly seminars, lab meetings, and other activities to further knowledge of research and development
- Create a final presentation to share with the team
Desired Majors:
Bachelor’s Degree of Science in one of the following disciplines:
- Computer Science, Information Systems & Technology
- Life Sciences
Requirements:
- Must be actively enrolled, or recently graduated (May 2025 – Present), from an institute of higher education, in one of the majors listed above, or similar disciplines,
- Must be a NJ resident or attend a NJ college/university
- Must be able to remain employed for a 10 week tenure, 15-20 hours per week.
- Must have reliable transportation to Camden, NJ, where Coriell is located.
Position Classifications:
- Pay Rate: $20.00
- Hours per week: 15-20 hours per week
- Position Length: 10 weeks
- Part-time, Seasonal Unpaid Intern, Not Benefit Eligible
Perks:
- Onsite Gym Access
- Campus Cafeteria (Cooper Hospital)
- Welcome to Company Social Events
- 5-minute walk from Broadway PATCO Stop, access to SEPTA, NJ Transit routes
- Onsite Parking offered
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