The National Aquarium is looking for interns for What Lives in the Harbor!

As a What Lives in the Harbor intern, you will work with Baltimore City students in grade 6 to teach them about what it means to live in a watershed. You will help students investigate what lives in the harbor by identifying organisms found there and taking water quality samples.  The internship provides unpaid work experience.
ROLE OF INTERNS
Interns will assist instructors in leading activity stations during field investigations with middle school students. Field investigations take place at the National Aquarium’s campus on Inner Harbor Piers 3 and 4. Interns’ duties and responsibilities include:

•    Becoming familiar with program content
•    Becoming familiar with how to operate scientific equipment
•    Setting up and breaking down station supplies
•    Monitoring stations and supplies when students are not present
•    Escorting students to their stations upon arrival at the Aquarium
•    Teaching program content to groups at their assigned stations
•    Assisting with monitoring student behavior and safety

Interested applicants should contact learn@aqua.org

Name: Jamie Denton

Internship, Co-op or Research Site: Angel Publishing

Position Title: Copy Editor Intern

Major(s)/Minor(s): B.A. English Literature, Media & Communication Studies

Current Class Level: Junior

Work Term: Summer 2019 

Tell us about your internship, co-op, or research opportunity, including your day-to-day responsibilities.

As a copy editor intern, my day-to-day responsibilities consisted of editing written material—editorials, reports, journals, and promotions—in accordance with house style for over five investment publications. Additionally, I resolved ambiguities in syntax, gaps in logic, grammatical issues, and formatting errors by refining written work—basically, I ensured that all written material was error free and easy to read for the company's clients. 

Describe the process of obtaining your position. When did you hear of the position and submit your application?

I actually found my position outside of UMBCworks, although it's definitely a very helpful tool I've used in the past to obtain other internships. Essentially, after I found the position on my own, I submitted my resume along with a few writing samples. After the company reviewed these materials, the head copy editor contacted me and requested that I complete a copy editor test to gauge my skill set and determine if I possessed the abilities required for the job. Once I completed this test and sent it back, the company then asked me to come in for an interview... and the rest is history! 

What have you enjoyed the most about your position or organization? 

The abundance of information I've learned! I can definitely say that I've left this internship as a stronger, more well-rounded writer and editor.

The head copy editor of the company is extremely intelligent, and I’ve gained an incredible amount of knowledge on copy editing and the career as a whole. This internship experience has been so informative, and I can't wait to apply everything I've learned to other aspects of my academic career, such as my English classes, working as a tutor in the Writing Center, and my role as Copy Manager of The Retriever. 

How do you believe you have made an impact through your work?

As a copy editor intern, I'm merely one step of the long and arduous writing process. I enhance the writing of writers and editors to ensure that the financial material they're releasing to their clients is clear, error-free, and easy to understand so that clients can then use this information to advance themselves financially, gain more insight on the market, and accumulate wealth.  

What advice would you give to another student who is seeking an internship or similar experience? 

Definitely visit the Career Center! It can be a bit intimidating because you may be unsure of what to expect or may feel underprepared but getting your resume and other work-related material carefully evaluated by professionals is an essential part in making yourself a more desirable candidate. So, take advantage of the many free resources you're provided with; otherwise, you're just doing yourself a disservice!

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Name: Daniel Sanchez-Mendoza

Internship, Co-op or Research Site: National Institute of Health, National Eye Institute, Ophthalmic Genetics and Visual Function Branch

Position Title: Summer Intern

Major(s)/Minor(s): Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Current Class Level: Sophomore

Work Term: Summer 2019 

Tell us about your internship, co-op, or research opportunity, including your day-to-day responsibilities.

I was handling a temporary project looking into characterizing ZNF503 zebrafish mutants by CRIPSR CAS9 mutagenesis and identifying a viable male and female mutant to produce 100% mutant offspring. ZNF503 is a gene associated with optic coloboma, defects in eye development. Specifically, it causes the malformation of the optic fissure closure, which prevents a complete fusion of the optic cup that leads to blindness. My duties included setting up multiple breeding pairs on a weekly basis, collection of any embryos from the breedings, performing PCR to amplify the desired deletion mutation, and performing gel electrophoresis to identify any mutants and confirm whether the pair is viable to produce mutants. Afterwards, I set up some of the embryos for cryosectioning and, using those slides, I immunostained them with specific antibodies that are prevalent in the eye. 

Describe the process of obtaining your position. When did you hear of the position and submit your application?

I heard about the internship last summer from my neighbor. He told me that the National Eye Institute has a DIVRO program focused on diversity in visual research and ophthalmology which sounded like an amazing opportunity for me. The application window ran throughout the winter where I applied sometime in February, and by late March I received an email with a position offer. 

What have you enjoyed the most about your position or organization? 

Getting to know everyone at the branch and learning about the research that they have dedicated many years to. Much of this research has direct impact on human lives. 

How do you believe you have made an impact through your work?

Although my work was preliminary, it has provided the foundation for further studies down the line.

What advice would you give to another student who is seeking an internship or similar experience? 

Reach out and get connections with people in the area of research that interests you. Look into the research that the Private Investigators are working on to get an idea of their work and show similar interest when you reach out. Also, fill out the application early to get a better chance of getting a position.

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Pssst. The Career Center is going “On the Road” to the NIH National Eye Institute on October 25, 2019. Take a tour of the facility and hear about internship and future career opportunities. Transportation is provided, but an RSVP is required. You will receive confirmation of your registration prior to the trip date. Space is limited, so register early! More info: https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/careers/events/65810

Name: Agatha Turyahikayo

Internship, Co-op or Research Site: Apple

Position Title: Software Engineering Intern

Major(s)/Minor(s): Computer Science Major, Music Minor

Current Class Level: Junior

Work Term: Summer 2019 

Tell us about your internship, co-op, or research opportunity, including your day-to-day responsibilities.

I was an intern on the Mail Team, which develops the Mail app for macOS and iOS. All of my work was under a non-disclosure agreement, but I was working on the Mail Frameworks team, which does all the backend engineering. I was working with the programming languages Swift and Objective-C. I also used Github to do source control related things, like pull requests and code review.

Describe the process of obtaining your position. When did you hear of the position and submit your application?

I went to the Grace Hopper Celebration, the world’s largest conference for women in tech, in September 2018 with a sponsorship from the Center for Women in Technology (CWIT). The conference has a big career fair, so I went to a ton of company booths and gave them my resume and elevator pitch. One of the engineers at the Apple booth gave my resume to her manager and by the end of the 3-day conference I had 2 technical interviews and was extended an internship offer. To prepare for the technical interviews, I did mock whiteboard interviews, practice problems on websites like Hackerrank and Leetcode, and read through a lot of a book called Cracking the Coding Interview. 

What have you enjoyed the most about your position or organization? 

Learning about macOS and iOS development for the first time at Apple was a really unique opportunity, because I sat and worked alongside engineers who have worked at Apple for many years. These engineers have developed fundamental software features, frameworks, and paradigms that currently exist in Apple devices. I also enjoyed seeing the scale of the software development process at Apple, since it affects billions of active devices and millions of customers worldwide.

How do you believe you have made an impact through your work?

I had all of the weight for making critical decisions for my intern project, so it allowed me to have a lot of freedom in how I chose to implement it.

What advice would you give to another student who is seeking an internship or similar experience? 

Apply to every internship you can. Bring a ton of resumes to career fairs and have an elevator pitch prepared. Talk to companies you don't think you have a chance with.

Connect with Agatha: agatha3@umbc.edu

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