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Full-time, Paid, Internship, Microbiology

April 13, 2020

Position Description
Pixorize creates visual mnemonic videos that help thousands of students learn medicine. The internship will primarily consist of joining team in the creation of 40 visual mnemoic educational videos for microbiology topics. The position is open to undergraduate sophomores and up who have completed coursework in microbiology. 

Responsibilities Include

  • Selecting sound-alike mnemonic symbols for scientific terms (e.g. cat for catalase) relevant for 40 topics in microbiology
  • Using the mnemonic symbols selected from above, creating simple plotlines, capable of illustration, that weave the symbols into a coherent story
  • Collaborating with artists to illustrate stories into 2D sketches. The end output will be a sketch for each of the 40 topics selected in biology

Position Requirements

  • Must be an undergraduate sophomore, junior or senior
  • Must have completed introductory coursework in biology and microbiology
  • Completed coursework in physiology and biochemistry a plus 
  • Must be familiar with or willing to learn regular expressions and syntax for systematic word search using dictionaries 
  • Must be familiar with collaborative tools and GSuite 

Time Commitment
Full-time, 40 hours per week. December 2019 - Jan 2020

Compensation
$4000 for 4 weeks (flexible based on dates) 

Apply
To apply, please complete the application form.  Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis through December 2019. Questions can be directed to [email protected]