2024 Summer Student Opportunities
Summer Employment Information Session
January 13, 2023
Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Project Title: Longitudinal study of chronic digital dermatitis in dairy cattle
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jeroen De Buck
Application deadline: Jan 15, 2024
Position start date: May 1, 2024
Position end date: August 31, 2024
We are seeking a summer student who'd be interested in a project following changes in the bacterial microbiome of chronic DD lesions in cows after receiving antibiotic treatment. The goal of this project is to understand why current treatments fail and how populations of DD-associated bacteria may persist and/or change across time after treatment has been applied.
Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Project Title: Genetic engineering of a mycobacteriophage such that it is a better candidate for phage therapy against Johne's disease in cattle
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jeroen De Buck
Application deadline: Jan 31, 2024
Position start date: May 1, 2024
Position end date: August 31, 2024
We are seeking a summer student who'd be interested in a project that seeks to genetically engineer phages. We will be working in a laboratory on the Foothills campus culturing the phages, subjecting them to genetic editing, and performing tests on the engineered product.
Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Project Title: ABVMA Program Extension and Project Research
Faculty Mentor: Dr. David C. Hall (w/ Megan Bergman at ABVMA)
Application deadline: Feb 28, 2024
Position start date: May 6, 2024
Position end date: August 23, 2024
This is one of two summer projects to assist the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association (ABVMA) in understanding and addressing workforce shortages in the veterinary profession in Alberta.
This work is multifactoral, and we would like to engage a summer student who can assist with outreach on new and existing programs.
Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Project Title: ABVMA veterinary shortage in Alberta
Faculty Mentor: Dr. David C. Hall (w/ Megan Bergman at ABVMA)
Application deadline: Feb 28, 2024
Position start date: May 6, 2024
Position end date: August 23, 2024
This is one of two summer projects to assist the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association (ABVMA) in understanding and addressing workforce shortages in the veterinary profession in Alberta.
The primary task of this study is to gather and analyze robust data addressing veterinary services demanded by clients, as well as corresponding services offered by veterinary clinics in Alberta.
Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Project Title: UCVM Reindeer Herd Health Study
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Robert McCorkell
Application deadline: Open until filled
Position start date: May 6, 2024
Position end date: August 23, 2024
The goal of the student summer position is to collect and organize basic information needed to undertake an epidemiological investigation. The student will also assist with collection of new health information from reindeer in our current herd through individual animal examinations and biological sampling. This experience will provide the student with additional large animal wildlife veterinary experience, observation of field surgical procedures and to assist with post-surgical care.
For more information about the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program click here