Joining the Lab

Prospective Undergraduate Students: 

Students should be highly motivated, dependable, hard-working, detail-oriented, and able to work well both independently and as part of a team.  We usually require a minimum GPA of 3.2 and ask students to commit to working in the lab for at least 12 months (including summer) for a minimum of 8 hours per week.  Students usually work as volunteers or for course credit (e.g. BIOL or CBNS 194, 197, or 199) but can sometimes be paid through on-campus programs such as MARC-U, UC LEADS, MSRIP, or the STEM Pathway program.  All undergraduates in the lab initially assist with ongoing research projects; however, successful, longer-term students are encouraged to undertake independent research projects.  We have an outstanding track record of securing intramural research support for student projects through Undergraduate Research Mini-grants and the Chancellor's Research Fellowship.  In addition, many of our students participate in UCR's annual Undergraduate Research Symposium as well as regional and national research conferences, publish papers in UCR's Undergraduate Research Journal, and co-author papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals.

If you're interested in joining our research team, please e-mail Dr. Saltzman directly.  Include information about your major, anticipated graduation date, career goals, and availability for working in the lab.

We do not currently have any openings for undergraduate research assistants.