Recent College Grad Taking gap years.

[B506234]

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Hi Everyone,

I recently graduated from college and am looking for some advice on finding a good gap year position. I am interested in working in a laboratory, and I plan on taking two, maybe three, years off before medical school. Pre-pandemic I was doing undergraduate research in a cancer laboratory, to which I think I'll return, part-time, to train another undergraduate - not totally sure if I'll be working full-time at this lab. Overall, I am interested in finding a position in which I'll cultivate lab skills and learn a great deal about doing scientific research.

Does anybody have any suggestions on job searching, networking, or general advice to somebody in my position?

Thank you!

 

[behavioralsimone]

Are you exclusively interested in biomedical research? If not, you could try these job boards for psych and neuroscience:

Post-Graduate Research Jobs | Psychology Undergraduate Program

undergrad.psychology.fas.harvard.edu

Other post-grad lab positions - Psychology Grad School Wiki

psychgradsearch.wikidot.com

Clinical Psych Grad School - Post-Bacc. Positions

clinicalpsychgradschool.org

 

[GreenDuck12]

If you have 2-3 years, you’d be valuable as a clinical research coordinator since they usually require a minimum of 18 months.