There are several ways to find an on-campus research position. In short, faculty want you to contact them about possible openings. They want you to take the initiative to learn what their research areas are, in what projects they are involved, and then for you to connect your interest with their work when you contact them. The typical way of contacting them is via email, but before/after class and during office hours is also appropriate. Below are a few suggestions about how to go about finding a position at Case.
- Occasionally, faculty will post a specific opening on the SOURCE site. However, this is not the usual means.
- Talk to your friends. Many students participate in research on campus every year. They can offer great advice based on their experience about finding a campus research position.
- Attend one of the many SOURCE information sessions. These sessions are offered through the SOURCE office, the Greek houses, residence life, several of the academic student organizations, etc. If your group is interested in co-sponsoring a particular research information session, please contact Sheila Pedigo in the SOURCE office (sheila.pedigo@case.edu).
- Learn what faculty are involved in during classes, and speak with faculty about becoming involved.
- Review the faculty research profiles on the web, and contact faculty who are working in areas where you have interest. Contact several faculty individually about your wanting to work with them. As noted in the “Getting Started” section, it is advisable to offer to volunteer about 6-8 hours per week during a semester to get on board a research team. Often these positions become summer paid positions. Also remember, you can take research for class credit. The links below connect you to faculty research profiles.
- Some departments have undergraduate research coordinators.
- Contact Sheila Pedigo in the SOURCE office for an appointment for individual guidance.
CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES:
New Opportunity: Spring 2010 Case School of Engineering - Alcoa Campus Partnership Program
Schools, Departments and Centers:
College of Arts & Sciences
CAS Experiential Learning Fellowship: http://www.case.edu/artsci/dean/elf/
Departments:
Anthropology http://www.case.edu/artsci/anth/faculty.html
Art History http://www.case.edu/artsci/arth/faculty.html
Astronomy http://burro.astr.cwru.edu/dept/people.shtml
Biology http://www.case.edu/artsci/biol/people/faculty.html
Chemistry http://www.case.edu/artsci/chem/faculty/
Classics http://www.case.edu/artsci/clsc/faculty.html
Cognitive Science http://www.case.edu/artsci/cogs/people.html
Communication Sciences http://www.case.edu/artsci/cosi/disorder/faculty.html
English http://www.case.edu/artsci/engl/Faculty/FacultyIndex.html
Geological Sciences http://geology.cwru.edu/faculty.html
History http://www.case.edu/artsci/hsty/faculty.html
Mathematics http://www.case.edu/artsci/math/FacultyPage.htm
Modern Languages And Literature http://www.case.edu/artsci/dmll/faculty.htm
Music http://music.cwru.edu/directory/
Philosophy http://www.case.edu/artsci/phil/faculty.html
Physics http://www.phys.cwru.edu/faculty/
Political Science http://politicalscience.case.edu/faculty/
Psychology http://www.case.edu/artsci/pscl/faculty.htm#aoc
Religion http://www.case.edu/artsci/rlgn/facstaff.htm
Sociology http://www.case.edu/artsci/soci/faculty.html
Statistics http://stat.cwru.edu/faculty.shtml
Theater Arts - Dance http://dance.cwru.edu/People/Default.aspx
Theater Arts – Theater http://www.case.edu/artsci/thtr/facstaff.htm
School of Engineering
New Opportunity: Spring 2010 Case School of Engineering - Alcoa Campus Partnership Program
Engineering Departments:
Biomedical Engineering http://bme.case.edu/faculty_staff/primary_faculty.html
BME Research at Cleveland Clinic http://www.lerner.ccf.org/bme/education/
Chemical Engineering http://www.case.edu/cse/eche/faculty.html
Civil Engineering http://civil.case.edu/people/faculty
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science http://www.eecs.case.edu/doku.php?id=eecs:people:faculty§ion=faculty_and_staff
Macromolecular Science and Engineering http://polymers.case.edu/people/faculty.htm
Materials Science and Engineering http://dmseg5.case.edu/People/faculty.php
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering http://www.mae.case.edu/people/faculty
Weatherhead School of Management
Accountancy http://weatherhead.case.edu/academics/departments/accountancy/faculty.cfm
Banking and Finance http://weatherhead.case.edu/academics/departments/banking-and-finance/faculty.cfm
Economics http://weatherhead.case.edu/academics/departments/economics/faculty.cfm
Information Systems http://weatherhead.case.edu/academics/departments/information-systems/faculty.cfm
Marketing and Policy Studies http://weatherhead.case.edu/academics/departments/marketing-and-policy-studies/faculty.cfm
Organizational Behavior http://weatherhead.case.edu/academics/departments/organizational-behavior/faculty.cfm
School of Nursing
http://fpb.case.edu/Directory/faculty.shtm
School of Dentistry
http://dental.case.edu/faculty/
School of Medicine
Research at Cleveland Clinic (Lerner Research Institute) http://www.lerner.ccf.org/
Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center http://www.cleveland.va.gov/about/research.asp
Research at MetroHealth Medical Center (Rammelkamp Center for Education and Research) http://www.metrohealthresearch.org/
Research at University Hospitals http://www.uhhospitals.org/case/tabid/993/Default.aspx
Basic Science Departments
Anatomy http://www.case.edu/med/anatomy/faculty.html
Biochemistry http://www.cwru.edu/med/biochemistry/faculty.html
Bioethics http://www.case.edu/med/bioethics/faculty.htm
Environmental Health Sciences http://casemed.case.edu/dept/evhs/evhs.htm
Epidemiology and Biostatistics http://epbiwww.case.edu/primaryfac.html
Genetics http://genetics.case.edu/?page_id=6
Molecular Biology and Microbiology http://www.case.edu/med/microbio/faculty.htm
Molecular Medicine http://www.lerner.ccf.org/faculty/
Neurosciences http://neurosciences.case.edu/faculty/index
Nutrition http://www.case.edu/med/nutrition/Faculty_primary.html
Pathology http://www.case.edu/med/pathology/faculty/
Pediatric Pulmonology http://pedenterprise.case.edu/faculty.html
Pharmacology http://pharmacology.case.edu/department/faculty/
Physiology and Biophysics http://physiology.case.edu/faculty_all.php
Clinical Departments
Anesthesiology http://www.clevelandclinic.org/anesthesia/research/
Dermatology http://casemed.case.edu/dept/dermatology/ourfaculty.html
Emergency Medicine http://www.metrohealth.org/Clinical/EM/staff.asp
Family Medicine http://casemed.case.edu/dept/fammed/faculty.html
Medicine (affiliated departments at University Hospitals, MetroHealth & Cleveland Clinic may also have affiliated departments at: http://casemed.case.edu/about/deptsncenters.cfm)
Division of Cardiology http://casemed.case.edu/medicine/faccard.htm
Division of Clinical & Molecular Endocrinology http://casemed.case.edu/medicine/facendo.htm
Division of Clinical Pharmacology http://casemed.case.edu/medicine/facclinp.htm
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology http://casemed.case.edu/medicine/facgas.htm
Division of General Internal Medicine & Geriatric Medicine Research - Internal Medicine Faculty: http://casemed.case.edu/medicine/clingen.htm, Geriatric Medicine Faculty: http://casemed.case.edu/medicine/clingeri.htm
Division of Hematology and Oncology http://casemed.case.edu/medicine/fachemat.htm
Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine http://casemed.case.edu/medicine/facinf.htm
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension http://casemed.case.edu/medicine/facneph.htm
Neurological Surgery http://casemed.case.edu/Neurosurgery/faculty_research.html
Neurology http://casemed.case.edu/dept/neurology/Faculty.html
Ophthalmology http://www.uhhospitals.org/OurServices/MedicalSpecialtiesNR/Ophthalmology/Research/tabid/4409/language/en-US/Default.aspx
Orthopaedic Surgery http://uhhospitals.org/tabid/3349/Default.aspx
Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery http://www.case-ent.org/2_faculty.html
Pediatrics - University Hospitals
Pediatrics - MetroHealth Pediatrics - Cleveland Clinic
Pediatric Pulmonology http://pediatricpulmonology.case.edu/faculty.html
Psychiatry http://www.case.edu/med/psychiatry/profile-facprovlstg.htm
http://www.clevelandclinic.org/psychiatry/education/default.htm
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine http://casemed.case.edu/medicine/facpulmo.htm
Radiation Oncology http://www.uhhospitals.org/irelandcancer/tabid/1532/Default.aspx
Cleveland Clinic Cancer Research
Radiology - University Hospitalshttp://ccir.uhrad.com/faculty/
Radiology - Metrohealth http://www.metrohealth.org/clinical/radiology/
Radiology - Cleveland Clinic http://my.clevelandclinic.org/radiology/research/default.aspx
Division of Rheumatology http://casemed.case.edu/medicine/facrheum.htm
Urology http://casemed.case.edu/dept/urology/faculty.htm
Centers and Programs
Adolescent Health, Center for http://www.case.edu/med/adolescenthealth/research.html
Aids Research, Center for http://www.clevelandactu.org/CFAR/index.htm
Cancer Center http://cancer.case.edu/research/
Clinical Research Unit (Metrohealth and University Hospitals)
MetroHealth GCRC & University Hospitals
Global Health & Disease http://www.case.edu/orgs/cghd/FacultyResearch.htm
Health Care Research & Policy, Center for http://www.chrp.org/faculty.asp
Heart and Vascular Research Center at MetroHealth http://www.metrohealthresearch.org/hvrc.html
Pediatric Pulmonology http://pedenterprise.case.edu/research.html
Rammelkamp Center for Education and Research (MetroHealth) http://www.metrohealthresearch.org/facilities.html
RNA Molecular Biology, Center for http://www.rnaresearch.org/faculty.htm
Science, Health & Society, Center for http://casemed.case.edu/cshs/research.cfm
Structural Biology, Cleveland Center for http://www.lerner.ccf.org/ccsb/
Tuberculosis Research Unit http://www.tbresearchunit.org/
Formal Summer Programs
SOURCE Application for Summer 2009 Funding - ALL FIELDS OF STUDY (Deadline: February 16, 2009): 2009 Application (pdf) ; 2009 Application (doc) ; Funding Hints
SURES (Summer Undergraduate Research in Energy Studies) (Deadline: March 2, 2009): 2009 SURES Application
ACES (Summer Undergraduate Research Program for Minorities) (Deadline: March 1, 2009): http://www.case.edu/admin/aces/summer.htm
BME-REU (Biomedical Engineering - Research Experience for Undergraduates) (Deadline: February 1, 2009): http://bme.case.edu/reu/
Center for AIDS Research Minority Training Program (Deadline: February 13, 2009 - 5pm): http://www.clevelandactu.org/CFAR/html/minoritytrainingprogram.htm
CLiPS (Center for Layered Polymeric Systems) has a summer program in polymers: http://polymers.case.edu/highlights/undergrad_summer.htm
CREATE (Case's Rising Engineers and Technological Entrepreneurs) Summer Design Application (Deadline: March 1, 2009): http://www.case.edu/orgs/create/; Application; Recommendation
ENGAGE (Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Undergraduate Student Summer Program): 2009 Application; for additional information visit: http://thestemcellcenter.org
Experiential Learning Fellowships - College of Arts and Sciences (Deadlines: February 27th for Anthropology, March 20th for the Rocks & Traub): http://www.case.edu/artsci/dean/elf/
Heart, Lung, and Blood Minority Research Training Program (Deadline: February 1, 2009): Heart, Lung, and Blood Minority Research Training Program
National Cancer Institute - Integrative Cancer Biology Program: http://www.case.edu/med/icbp/; application for Case and other institutions: http://icbp.nci.nih.gov/education_outreach/student_resources/undergraduate_opportunities/index.html
Rainbow Babies & Childrens Hospital (Deadline: March 1, 2009): http://cf.case.edu/
RIBMS-Research at the Interface of Biology and Mathematical Sciences - this is a year long program (Deadline: November 14, 2008): http://www.case.edu/artsci/ribms/ribms.html
SPUR - Summer Program in Undergraduate Research sponsored by the Biology Department and Funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (Deadline: February 1, 2010). http://www.cwru.edu/artsci/biol/hhmi/spur.htm
SURP – Summer Undergraduate Research in Pharmacology (Deadline: February 15, 2009). http://pharmacology.case.edu/education/surp.aspx
SURP - Summer Undergraduate Research in Physiology (Deadline December 15, 2008). http://physiology.case.edu/edu_summer.php
The Wellman Hill Political Science Internship (Political Science Department) (Deadline: February 13, 2009): http://politicalscience.case.edu/wellman/index.htm
Opportunities in Cleveland:
Chester Summer Scholars Program (at MetroHealth Medical Center) (Deadline: February 13, 2009): http://www.metrohealth.org/body.cfm?id=289
Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland: http://www.ddri.org/SummerInternInfo.asp
Lerner Research Institute - The Cleveland Clinic Foundation: http://www.lerner.ccf.org/education/undergrad/
Lerner Research Institute - The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, BME Dept - Summer Research Programs: http://www.lerner.ccf.org/bme/education
NASA (Some Cleveland Opportunities) (Deadline: February 22, 2009): http://education.ksc.nasa.gov/esmdspacegrant/ESMD_Exploration_Internships.htm |
