2021-22 Internships

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We are no longer accepting applications for these paid positions. We have selected a promising cohort of new lab members and will post updates on their achievements in the coming months.

Students interested in unpaid research experience are still welcome to contact Prof. Brown via email or the Contact page on this site.

Thanks to new funding from the US National Science Foundation's Build and Broaden initiative and matching funds from the UCSB Division of Social Sciences, we are pleased to announce that we have up to 4 paid internship positions available for UCSB undergrads!

Application:  https://bit.ly/monkey-interns

These positions focus on the training and mentoring of students in animal behavior research, with a focus on individuals from groups under-represented in STEM fields. Students will learn through participation in (1) data collection in the UCSB Biobehavioral Lab, (2) the organization and analysis of this data using visualizations and statistics, and (3) dissemination of the results in conference posters and peer-reviewed journal articles. This is an excellent opportunity for students who want to explore the possibility of a career in research. 

Interns earn $15-20/hr. Students with work-study status are welcome, but for most positions this status is not a requirement for participation. Work-study status does not affect how much the student is paid, it only affects how much of the wage is paid by Prof. Brown versus the federal government.

All of the work in which interns will participate is based on the UCSB campus. There are no forest-based positions to observe wild monkeys at this time.

We are looking for undergraduate students who meet the following criteria:

• Can commit to 6-10 hours of lab work per week during the Fall/Winter/Spring quarters and half-time during the summer; internships last 12-21 months  
• Have a strong interest in animal behavior, physiology, or ecology
• Possibly interested in a career involving research

Important information:

• Interviews begin now and end when all positions are filled
• Lab training begins in mid-September and the official start date is ~3 weeks after the hiring date (b/c of the time it takes to get people set up in UC Path)
• Prior lab or research experience is NOT necessary! Research newbies are encouraged to apply. :)

Research focus: metabolic and reproductive hormones of blue monkeys, working with dried monkey feces (it's not as gross as it sounds, I promise!)

Requirements: 

• commit to 10 hrs/wk for 2 years (and 33 hrs/wk in summer 2022)

Misc: no limitations to specific majors. Work-study is accepted but not required.

Research focus: metabolic and reproductive hormones of blue monkeys, working with dried monkey feces

Requirements: 

• commit to 10 hrs/wk for 2 years (and 33 hrs/wk in summer 2022)
• must have work-study status

Misc: no limitations to specific majors.

Research focus: metabolic hormones of red-tailed monkeys (working with dried feces) OR parasite microscopy (working with formalin-preserved feces) OR other projects

Requirements: 

• anthropology majors are our first priority & other majors within social sciences are second priority

Misc: number of work hrs/wk is flexible. Student does not have to be work-study (but work-study students are always welcome). 

Application form: https://bit.ly/monkey-interns