Immunomodulation & Veterinary Immunology Summer Internship

Role Description:

IMMUNOMODULATION & VETERINARY IMMUNOLOGY Summer INTERNSHIP

Location: Kalamazoo, MI USA

Internship Summary:

Zoetis is seeking a summer intern in the field of immunology with emphasis in innate immunology and immunomodulation/trained immunity in veterinary species, to join a multidisciplinary research group dedicated to discovery and development of novel therapeutics for Animal Health. The successful candidate will undertake a project expanding on in vitro immunological models to support substrate screening and characterization of mechanistic underpinnings of novel immunomodulators for veterinary species under the guidance of a lead scientist. This position will be based in the laboratory and involve working closely with the mentor and other Zoetis colleagues, eventually working independently.

Internship Job Duties:

• Develop/optimize/execute immunological assays for veterinary species.
• Screen immunomodulatory substrates using various immunological assays.
• Characterize immunological mechanisms related to immunomodulation, infectious disease, and neonatal immunity.
• Analyze & interpret data and present scientific findings.

Internship Qualifications:

• Biological sciences doctoral graduate student, ideally in veterinary immunology/infectious disease.
• Basic knowledge base in the areas of cellular and innate immunology.
• Preferable candidate has experience/knowledge in neonatal immunobiology.
• Technical experience developing/executing variety of in vitro immunological assays & methods to measure immune responses e.g. primary immune cell isolation & culture, flow cytometry, ELISA/MSD/Luminex, MACS, etc.
• Highly motivated, independent, has good communication skills and innovative.

The following hourly pay rates reflect the anticipated base pay for this position:

If the selected candidate is a student pursuing an Associate-level degree: $16.00 per hour

If the selected candidate is a student pursuing an Undergraduate-level degree: $20.00 per hour

If the selected candidate is a student pursing a Graduate-level degree: $32.50 per hour

If the selected candidate is a student pursuing a Doctorate-level degree: $36.00 per hour

The following hourly pay rates reflect the anticipated base pay for this position if a selected candidate were to be located in California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois (Chicago area), Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Washington (Seattle area):

Student pursuing an Associate-level degree: $17.00 per hour

Student pursuing an Undergraduate-level degree: $22.00 per hour

Student pursing a Graduate-level degree: $36.40 per hour

Student pursuing a Doctorate-level degree: $40.30 per hour

Any unsolicited resumes sent to Zoetis from a third party, such as an Agency recruiter, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Zoetis mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Zoetis employees, or to Zoetis resume database will be considered Zoetis property. Zoetis will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.

Zoetis will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees. This includes any Agency that is an approved/engaged vendor but does not have the appropriate approvals to be engaged on a search.