<div dir="auto"><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Jann Vendetti</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:jvendetti@nhm.org">jvendetti@nhm.org</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Feb 6, 2023, 11:18 AM<br>Subject: Research opportunity for graduating seniors and recently graduated postbacs at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County<br>To: Jann Vendetti <<a href="mailto:jvendett@nhm.org">jvendett@nhm.org</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Dear friends and colleagues,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
is recruiting applicants for an <b>NSF-funded
postbaccalaureate research and training program</b> called <b>U</b>nderstanding
<b>N</b>ature and <b>L</b>os <b>A</b>ngeles <b>B</b>iodiversity (UNLAB). It is a 1-year, full-time, paid position (with benefits) that will serve
as an apprenticeship or internship for postbaccalaureates interested in graduate school and/or a career in
biodiversity-related science. Participants will learn specimen-based research
methods and contribute to a research project based on Southern California
biodiversity. There are projects in malacology, paleontology, fishes, ornithology,
mammalogy, and herpetology. <u>The application deadline closes March 3</u>. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Although open to all, <b>this program is intended for those who have not had substantial research
experience.</b><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial"><span> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Eligibility:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"> <span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful refugee, or permanent resident
of the U.S.<span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Received an undergraduate degree (B.S. or B.A.) between July 1,
2019 and June 30, 2023</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Dates of program:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"> July 1, 2023–June 30, 2024</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Location: </span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">More information:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial"><a href="https://nhm.org/unlab" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><b><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none"> </span></b><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://nhm.org/unlab</span></a><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Application:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial"><a href="https://www.nsfetap.org/award/736/opportunity/782" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><b><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none"> </span></b><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://www.nsfetap.org/award/736/opportunity/782</span></a><span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial">Applicants
must create an account, then search “natural history” or use the link above to locate the UNLAB
program. Applicants must provide a transcript and answer questions about their motivations for applying to this program and their interest in the natural sciences. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Application window:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">February 3, 2023–March 3, 2023</span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">We particularly
encourage applications from individuals belonging to groups that are underrepresented
in biological science and/or who have experienced barriers to participating in
a mentored research opportunity.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">This is a suitable program for enthusiastic
and motivated seniors who have done well in your classes but haven’t been
involved in substantial research within your lab or elsewhere, and/or recent
graduates with whom you are still in contact and who didn’t have substantial research
experience due to the COVID 19 pandemic or any other challenge or set back. </span><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Please share this announcement
with your colleagues.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial"><span></span></span></p> <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Many thanks and all the best,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Jann<br></div><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Verdana;margin:0px"><font size="2" face="tahoma, sans-serif">____________________________________________</font></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Verdana;margin:0px"><font size="2" face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#444444">Jann Elizabeth Vendetti, Ph.D.</font></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Verdana;margin:0px"><span style="font-size:small;color:rgb(106,106,106);font-family:arial,sans-serif">she</span><span style="font-size:small;color:rgb(84,84,84);font-family:arial,sans-serif">/</span><span style="font-size:small;color:rgb(106,106,106);font-family:arial,sans-serif">her</span><font size="2" face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#444444"><br></font></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Verdana;margin:0px;min-height:19px"><font size="2" face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#444444">Associate Curator & Twila Bratcher Chair in Malacology</font></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Verdana;margin:0px;min-height:19px"><font size="2" face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#444444">Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHMLAC)<br></font></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Verdana;margin:0px;min-height:19px"><font size="2" face="tahoma, sans-serif" color="#444444">900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007 <br></font></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-stretch:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:Verdana;margin:0px;min-height:19px"><i style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:x-small"><br></i></p><br><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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