SDEC Summer Intern

About the Job

Position Overview & Responsibilities

• Assist Swine Disease Eradication Center (SDEC) in field-based studies.
• C Conduct specialized laboratory and animal studies employing standard procedures.
• Provide technical assistance to professional staff personnel, graduate students and others in executing complex laboratory and field-based studies.
• Achieve specific objectives in basic experimental or applied research.
• Record, tabulate, and graph data.
• Operate a variety of equipment used in the collection, processing, classification, description, measurement and analysis of specimens, or data. For example: microscopes, thermocycler, calorimeter, pH meter, spectrophotometer, electrophoresis apparatus, glassware, centrifuges.
• Assist with training in work procedures.
• Participate in wet lab activities and perform laboratory procedures as assigned (including but not limited to DNA extraction, serum separation, PCR testing).
• Prepare animal tissue specimens and clinical specimens for various examinations and tests.
• Keep accurate database records within the laboratory and for field studies.
• Participate in ordering, preparing and laying out supplies, equipment and apparatus.
• Perform other miscellaneous duties as assigned.

Anticipated Hours/Week

40 hours/week

Appointment Duration

67 days; August 2026

Qualifications

All required qualifications must be included in the application materials

• High School graduation or the equivalent with specialization in sciences and related coursework or experience related to the job totaling at least four years in combination

About the Department

The Veterinary Population Medicine (VPM) department specializes in population and individual animal medicine focusing on large animals' health and production, biomedical science, and ecosystem and public health. Our faculty members conduct animal and public-health-focused research to better diagnose, treat, and prevent animal disease, as well as diseases that can be transmitted between animals and humans. Faculty provide clinical instruction in medicine, diseases, surgery, production medicine, public health and reproduction of domestic large-animal species and are home to faculty in clinics, epidemiology, veterinary public health, and pathology. Faculty members provide clinical services for animals, diagnostic services to animal owners, and continuing education and extension programs for veterinarians and animal owners.

Teaching

The Veterinary Population Medicine Department provides clinical instruction in medicine, surgery, production medicine, diagnostics and reproduction of domestic large-animal species and is home to faculty in epidemiology, veterinary public health, and pathology. The department provides residency training in large animal medicine, surgery, pathology, and veterinary public health and preventive veterinary medicine and works with students in the Veterinary Sciences, and Comparative and Molecular Biosciences graduate programs.

Research

Faculty members conduct animal and public-health-focused research to better diagnose, treat, eliminate and prevent animal disease, as well as diseases that can be transmitted between animals and humans.

Service

Faculty members provide clinical services for animals in the Leatherdale Equine Center and Large Animal Hospital, as well as diagnostic services to animal owners through the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. They consult with producers and veterinarians in the community, provide continuing education and extension programs for veterinarians and animal owners, and play an active role in the Center for Animal Health and Food Safety, John Fetrow Dairy Education Center, Equine Center, and the Swine Disease Eradication Center.

Pay and Benefits

Pay Range: $15.25/hr; depending on education/qualifications/experience.

• Retirement plan options are available for Civil Service, Faculty, Labor-Represented, Professional & Administrative, and Temp Casual classifications. Learn more about retirement plans.

How To Apply

Applications must be submitted online. To be considered for this position, please click the Apply button and follow the instructions. You will be given the opportunity to complete an online application for the position and attach a cover letter and resume.

Additional Documents

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Request Accommodations

To request an accommodation during the application process, please e-mail employ@umn.edu or call (612) 624-8647.

Diversity

The University recognizes and values the importance of diversity and inclusion in enriching the employment experience of its employees and in supporting the academic mission. The University is committed to attracting and retaining employees with varying identities and backgrounds.

Employment Requirements

Any offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. Our presumption is that prospective employees are eligible to work here. Criminal convictions do not automatically disqualify finalists from employment.

About University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMTC), is among the largest public research universities in the country, offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional students a multitude of opportunities for study and research. Located at the heart of one of the nation's most vibrant, diverse metropolitan communities, students on the campuses in Minneapolis and St. Paul benefit from extensive partnerships with world-renowned health centers, international corporations, government agencies, and arts, nonprofit, and public service organizations.