Gain Industry Experience!

Take part in the Industry Research Internship Program funded by The Whitaker Foundation.

The Graduate Program at Stony Brook combines cutting edge research and innovative curriculum with invaluable industry experience. Graduates in the MS program participate in an intensive internship program that aims to create highly skilled and industry savvy bioengineers, poised to enter diverse career paths in industry, academia and government.

Work for New York State's top bioscience companies. New York is home to more than 200 bioscience companies. Interns have the opportunity to work along side industry scientists on exciting projects and collaborations. Here are just a few of the potential companies that students can intern at. Check them out.

Program Details

The goal of the internship program is to create internships at biomedical engineering and biotechnology companies in New York State for graduate students in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Stony Brook University seeking a master's degree in Biomedical Engineering. The post genomic era has accelerated the need for individuals who have cross-disciplinary educations as well as an awareness and understanding of the commercial sector.

This program will provide the quality of education and industrial experience that will be critical to the success of New York State’s biomedical engineering and biotechnology companies. The Industrial Internship Program will be co-administered with The Center for Biotechnology at Stony Brook University. Interns will be able to fully integrate cutting edge research in engineering and physical sciences with state of the art biology, and to use that science to drive the development of therapeutics, diagnostics and medical devices. The internship program is committed to integrating research and education in an interdisciplinary environment.

Candidate Eligibility

All graduate students enrolled in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Stony Brook University are eligible for the internship program.
 

Application Procedure

Graduate students interested in applying for the internship program, must satisfy the following criteria:

1. Complete the Fundamentals in the Bioscience Industry program (16 week course).
   
2. Attend mandatory Resumé and Cover Letter Writing and Interviewing Skills workshops prior to submitting the official application package.
   
3. Submit the following Application Package:
   • Application Form (found on BME website, original required)
   • Two letters of recommendation (originals required)
   • An unofficial copy of a transcript (original required)
   • A resume ( via email ONLY as a word document)
   • A short essay on your reasons for wanting to participate in this program (via email ONLY as a word document)
   
4. Applicants must hold a valid driver’s license and be able to provide their own transportation to the internship site.

Applications are accepted in October for positions starting in May the following year. Deadline for application is October 24th, 2003. 5pm. Submit complete application package (email or hard copy) to Rosemary Gaynor (rosemary.gaynor@sunysb.edu) at the Center for Biotechnology.

The Application Form can be downloaded here:

MS Word Version (196 KB)
PDF Version (48 KB)

Candidate Pre-selection

Qualified candidates selected will work with the Internship Coordinator to develop a list of companies with whom they would like to intern. Each year, interviews will be arranged starting in December and continuing through February. Once an internship offer has been made by a company to a student, the student will have two weeks to respond.
 

Completion of Application Procedure

Upon acceptance of the internship position, the intern will be assigned a BME faculty member to serve in an advisory capacity. The intern will complete a brief “Contract Obligation” as part of their application, in consultation with this advisor/mentor This requires the intern to write, in their own words, their responsibilities and role at the company, hours and days of work every week, arrangements for regular meetings with their advisor/mentor, and the criteria that will be used to evaluate their performance.

 

Confidentiality Compliance

Interns may be required to sign a confidentiality compliance statement protecting a company’s information.
 

Internship Program Details

Internships for Master's students would formally begin following their second academic semester (typically, mid-May). Students would work full-time during the summer and part-time to full-time in the subsequent fall semester, depending on whether the students had any further course requirements. Hence, the internships would be at least three months long, and typically would be for six month.

Fulltime internship positions require a commitment of a minimum of 37.5 hours per week. Part-time positions require a commitment of 20 hours per week.
Interns will be required to give a formal presentation to the BME Department at the end of their internship term.
 

Academic Credit

The internship is a non-credit program.
 

Stipend

Each intern sponsored by a company will receive a bi-weekly stipend during the internship. Payments will be made to the student by The Research Foundation.
 

Condition for Termination of Internship

Failure to fulfill responsibilities due to tardiness, absence, or other forms of undependability or incompetence, are grounds for dismissal from the program and an unsatisfactory grade. The company supervisor will discuss an unsatisfactory situation with the intern and notify the faculty sponsor before such action. If termination is necessary, the intern should give at least two weeks notice.
 

More Information

If you have further questions, please contact Angeline Judex, Internship Coordinator, Center for Biotechnology, Psychology A, 3rd Floor, University at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2580, telephone: (631) 632-8521, fax: (631) 632-8577. e-mail: angeline.judex@sunysb.edu.