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Jeff Metcalf Summer for Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURF)

Marine Biological Laboratory
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2018 Jeff Metcalf Summer for Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURF)

The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), founded in 1888 on Cape Cod in the village of Woods Hole, Massachusetts, is a private nonprofit research institution and affiliate of the University of Chicago. An international center for innovation in scientific research and education, the MBL has drawn the world’s greatest minds in science to carry out some of their most creative and far-reaching work.

In its fifth year of development as part of the Jeff Metcalf Internship Program from the University of Chicago, ten exceptional undergraduate fellows will be awarded a ten-week summer research experience (June 13, 2018 -August 17, 2018) hosted at the Marine Biological Laboratory. The Jeff Metcalf Summer for Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURF) is an opportunity exposing University of Chicago students to the world-class science conducted at the MBL.

The Metcalf Summer for Undergraduate Research Fellows targets first through fourth year undergraduate students. It is designed to help students explore science beyond their core courses and immerse in comprehensive discovery research over a 10-week summer experience. Augmenting student learning are career enrichment opportunities such as required weekly lunch seminars with MBL faculty, evening science lectures, professional development opportunities, social and cultural engagements, and a chance to go on an excursion aboard the research vessel Gemma. Metcalf fellows will also have meetings with a scientific mentor and mandatory bi-weekly Metcalf meetings. These experiences are tailored to foster student-faculty relationships, help to develop academic and professional credentials and aid students in refining their career goals. A link to MBL’s Education website can be found here: http://www.mbl.edu/education/undergraduate-programs/jeff-metcalf-summer-for-undergraduate-research-fellows/

A. APPLICATION PROCESS

To Apply: Students will apply through the UChicago Career Advancement platform Handshake. Students interested in applying must also attend a mandatory information session in BSLC on either January 5th from noon-1:00 or January 8th from 6:30-7:30. To be considered, please submit the following components:

Note: If you are experience trouble uploading multiple documents to Handshake, please consider combining your documents prior to uploading using Word / PDF. Thank you!

1.    A completed Application Form: https://careeradvancement.wufoo.com/forms/2018-mbl-metcalf-surf-application-form/

2.    An unofficial transcript

3.    A resume or curriculum vitae

4.    One letter of recommendation

Please complete and share the attached ‘Waiver of Right to Access’ form as well as the following link (https://careeradvancement.wufoo.com/forms/2018-mbl-metcalf-surf-recommendation-form/ ) with the individual that agrees to recommend you. This individual may be an advisor, faculty member, resident head, coach, or teacher- it is advised to provide the recommender with 3 weeks’ notice of the form prior to the February 8th deadline. The Selection Committee will confirm receipt of the recommendation by email. Student applicants must also upload the completed Waiver to Handshake as part of their application.

5.   A one page research proposal outlining the aims of your proposed project

Integral to the students’ success in the program is engagement with an accomplished research faculty mentor at the MBL. As part of the application process, students will need to contact a potential mentor from among the resident or visiting MBL faculty. You can find the mentors’ contact information at the bottom of this page. The mentor will provide information and appropriate readings to frame the context of the project and possible experimental questions that could be addressed. The student applicant will develop a proposal defining the research project. Mentors are allowed to provide general feedback as to the direction and feasibility of the work but should not engage in detailed editing of the proposal. Please see provided examples for additional guidance. Please note that the participating MBL faculty list will be updated on a continual basis and it is important to check back on potential mentors.

6.   A one page Statement of Interest to include the following:

·         What aspect of the Jeff Metcalf SURF opportunity excites you and convinced you to apply?

·         Explain how this opportunity fits into your academic and career goals.

·         Describe any previous research experiences related to this opportunity.

·         Please indicate 2 additional scientists that you would like to work with and write 2-3 sentences stating why you want to work with these chosen scientists. Demonstrate your clear understanding of and specific interest in their research.

B. AWARD: Room and board is paid for through the partnership between Career Advancement’s Jeff Metcalf Internship Program and the University of Chicago Biological Science Collegiate Division. We encourage you to review the housing and dining amenities; the houses are not air conditioned. Students are required to live in the provided housing located in either Drew, Davis, or Veeder House and accommodations are organized as double and triple rooms. In addition to room and board, students will receive a stipend check of $2,412. Some SURF cohort activities will also be organized and provided during the 10 week stay.

C. DEADLINE: Applications will be accepted until February 8, 2018. Applications will be reviewed and ranked by a committee. Students will be notified of their acceptance via email by early March. Those accepted into the program will need to plan on arriving by Wednesday June 13, 2018 for orientation. The program runs ten weeks through August 17, 2018 and students must commit to the entire program.

Summer 2018 MBL Mentors (As of 11/27/17)

Carrie Albertin
Hibbitt Fellow, MBL (beginning January, 2018)
calbertin@uchicago.edu | carrie.albertin@gmail.com
Carrie’s website is not complete yet, pease see the attachment to this post to view Carrie’s Research Statement

Irina Arkhipova
Associate Scientist, MBL Josephine Bay Paul Center
iarkhipova@mbl.edu | 508-289-7120
http://www.mbl.edu/jbpc/staff/arkhipova/

Maureen Conte
MBL Fellow, MBL Ecosystems Center
mconte@mbl.edu | 508-289-7744
http://www.mbl.edu/research/mbl-fellows/maureen-conte/

Eric Edsinger – Sogin Laboratory
Research Fellow, MBL Josephine Bay Paul Center
eedsinger@mbl.edu | 508-289-7609
http://www.mbl.edu/jbpc/staff/sogin/

Kristin Gribble
Assistant Scientist, MBL Josephine Bay Paul Center
kgribble@mbl.edu | 508-289-7194
http://www.mbl.edu/jbpc/staff/gribble/

Roger Hanlon
Senior Scientist, MBL Eugene Bell Center
rhanlon@mbl.edu | 508-289-7710
http://www.mbl.edu/bell/current-faculty/hanlon/

Marko Horb 
Senior Scientist & Director of NXR, MBL Eugene Bell Center
mhorb@mbl.edu | 508-289-7627
http://www.mbl.edu/horb/

Elizabeth Jonas 
Professor, Biological & Biomedical Sciences, Yale University; MBL Whitman Center Scientist
Elizabeth.jonas@yale.edu | 203-785-3087
http://endocrinology.yale.edu/people/elizabeth_jonas-2.profile

Len Kaczmarek
Professor, Pharmacology & Cellular & Molecular Physiology, Yale University; MBL Whitman Center Scientist
leonard.kaczmarek@yale.edu | 203-785-4500
http://bbs.yale.edu/people/leonard_kaczmarek-1.profile

Jessica Mark Welch 
Associate Scientist, MBL Josephine Bay Paul Center
jmarkwelch@mbl.edu | 508-289-7180
http://www.mbl.edu/jbpc/staff/jmarkwelch/

Lydia Mathger 
Assistant Scientist, MBL Eugene Bell Center
lmathger@mbl.edu | 508-289-7251
http://www.mbl.edu/bell/lydia-mathger/

Loretta Roberson
Associate Scientist, MBL Eugene Bell Center
lroberson@mbl.edu | 508-289-7097
http://www.mbl.edu/bell/current-faculty/loretta-roberson/

Joshua Rosenthal    
Senior Scientist, MBL Eugene Bell Center
jrosenthal@mbl.edu | 508-289-7253
http://www.mbl.edu/bell/current-faculty/joshua-rosenthal/

Michael Shribak
Associate Scientist, MBL Eugene Bell Center
mshribak@mbl.edu | 508-289-7242
http://www.mbl.edu/bell/current-faculty/shribak-lab/

Jianwu (Jim) Tang   
Associate Scientist, MBL Ecosystems Center
jtang@mbl.edu | 508-289-7162
http://www.mbl.edu/ecosystems/tang/

Ivan Valiela 
Distinguished Scientist, MBL Ecosystems Center
ivaliela@mbl.edu | 508-289-7515
http://www.mbl.edu/ecosystems/valiela/

Joe Vallino 
Senior Scientist, MBL Ecosystems Center
jvallino@mbl.edu | 508-289-7648
http://www.mbl.edu/ecosystems/vallino/