Biology Internship (BIO400Y5) 2018-2019 Application Form

This course provides senior (4th year and beyond) Biology students with the opportunity to apply their life science knowledge and skills in a part-time work placement for academic credit. Placements are unpaid and require a minimum of 200 work hours over the full academic year. Biology placements are made throughout the GTA in both the private (e.g. pharmaceutical industry, biotech companies, etc.) and public (e.g. hospitals, government agencies, etc.) sectors. The BIO400 Course Coordinator(s) arrange placements for students after successful completion of an initial interview, skills assessment, and resume review. All placements are subject to agreement by both the employer and student and final acceptance into the course is dependent on a suitable placement with an employer. For students in both summer and fall-winter placements, bi-weekly class meetings September-April, plus a year-end report and presentation are required to complete this course.

Student Requirements: Placement and participation in this course are limited to students who meet the following criteria • Registered as a full-time, degree student at UTM for the entire 2018-2019 academic year• Completed a minimum of 15.0 credits, including a statistics course, by May 2018• Minimum GPA of 3.0 in most recent 10.0 credits• Fourth year standing in a Biology specialist or Biology major program

NOTES: - Students enrolled in one of the Biology specialist programs will be given priority. - Not all excellent candidates who apply to take this course can be accepted due to space limitations. Marks are

not the final basis for acceptance decisions. - Your entire application package (including all hard copy and electronic submissions) must be received by the

submission deadline. - Failure to follow the application instructions and errors in completing the form can affect your application status.

Be sure to take care when applying.

Application Instructions:

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Part I – Personal Information

Last Name: First Name:

Student #: UofT E-Mail: Telephone:

Career Interests: Primary Career Choice: Secondary Career Choice:

Summer Placements: The majority of Biology Internship placements occur during the regular academic year (September to April). Rarely, an opportunity is available for a summer placement. Should such an opportunity be available, would you be interested and able to participate during the summer term? Yes No

Are you applying to (or considering applying to) a Biology research project course (BIO399, BIO481, etc.) during the next academic year? Yes No

Referee: List contact information for ONE (1) UTM Faculty or TA referee. DO NOT request a letter from this referee; just obtain permission that they would be willing to act as a reference for this course.

Referee Name: Referee E-Mail: Course(s) Completed with Referee:

Provide a short explanation as to why the person above would be a strong referee for you:

Part II – Rankings

The following questions provide information to help us find the right placement for you. Please CLASSIFY your level of preference for each of these activity descriptors as High (H), Medium (M), or Low (L). Make a choice for every Activity, Subject, Work Environment, and Location. If there is an activity that you would likely refuse if such a position was offered to you, mark this item “X”.

1. ActivitiesClinical - therapeutic e.g. therapies, treatment, hospitals (N.B. in clinical settings students cannot administer

treatments; these positions involve support, education, and shadowing activities) Research – clinical and other actual lab measurements are rarely possible, especially in clinical environments; most of

these positions involve organization or analysis of data, coordination of subjects; library research, and other support work.

Services in Seniors’ facilities e.g. support for infection control, presentations for education and mental stimulation – hospitals or seniors’ residences

Support for entrepreneurship and commercialization/Bio Business e.g. web research on markets, sources of support, costs; interviews with client entrepreneurs. An interest in the business side is important, but previous business training is not necessary.

Enforcement e.g. regulation compliance, law/ policy adherence Policy Development e.g. research, engagement, and analysis of best practices Regulation/ Quality Control e.g. inspection, testing, detection Teaching/ Training e.g. science outreach, education/schools Writing e.g. reports, business proposals, correspondence Direct contact with children e.g. research, teaching, therapy or other

2. Subject:.ŜƘŀǾƛƻdzNJκ/ƻƎƴƛǘƛƻƴ Business/Administration Chemistry and biochemistry Computer Science/software development/testing Diagnostic Equipment and Techniques Ecology, Sustainability, Water Quality, Environment Microbiology Molecular Biology Neurobiology Occupational Therapy Pharmacy Physics/Biophysics Physiotherapy Sociology/Anthropology Statistics

3. Work Environment Office Lab Out-of-Office (fieldwork, travel, client visits) Combination (describe: ________________________________________) Work mostly alone Part of a team

4. Location of Placement (explore travel times before you classify these locations; place an X beside any with prohibitive traveltimes for you)

Brampton Burlington/ Oakville/ Hamilton Mississauga Toronto (downtown) Toronto (Downsview) Toronto (Scarborough)

Part III – Personal Statement

For your top 3 choices under Activities above, explain for each in turn why these items attract you more than the others. For your lowest three rated Activities (including “X” ratings) briefly explain your low interest. Max. 250 words.

Part IV – Skills Identification Exercise

Print the Skills Identification Exercise PDF file from the Biology Department website. Complete this exercise and include this as part of your paper application package by the submission deadline.

Part V – Resume

We recommend that you review the on-line Resume & Cover Letter Toolkit available through the UTM Career Centre before you review and update your resume for this application. Be sure that your UTOR e-mail account is listed on your resume and no other e-mail account.

Include a hard copy version of your up-to-date resume in your paper application package by the submission deadline.

E-mail an electronic version (in Word or PDF format) to Stephanie do Rego by the submission deadline. The file name for your resume should use the following convention – LastName, FirstInitial (e.g. Smith, J.docx).