<p>My d will be a freshman at PITT this year and wants to do paid research. are there medical-related research opportunities available duringthe freshmen year or do you have to wait until the summer after freshmen year? we are out of state; do you continue living in your dorm during summer? if not, where do you live? What do you typically get paid? And, how many hours do you usually work?</p>
<p>Many departments have research opportunities. My daughter just talked to professors to find work. I think the only dorms open in the summer are the single rooms in Towers C. Food service was not available, so DD just had a fridge and microwave in her room and also ate in restaurants. </p>
<p>The starting pay was close to minimum wage. Pay and hours probably vary from department to department.</p>
<p>When DS got a job as a research asst., he could only stay in the dorms (Tower C) if he was registered for a class. The application should be available on the housing page (there is no rush as rooms were plentiful). This is not an issue anymore since he moved off-campus, he stays in his apt. year-round. I think you can find sublets for the summer since many students go home.</p>
<p>When my DD lived in the Towers for the summer, she was registered for classes. Thanks for pointing that out. I don’t know whether others are allowed. A sublet would probably be less expensive.</p>
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<p>Technically yes, but it’s probably harder for a freshman to get research opportunities because they haven’t had any classes yet (i.e. the basic knowledge to understand the research being done). Then again, if your D is coming in with a lot of AP credit, that might be ok.</p>
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<p>My guess is around minimum wage upwards, so about $8-10 an hour (I get $10 an hour, but I’m in engineering research, and not many people get paid that much).</p>
<p>Most people in research during the school year probably work 10, maybe 15 hours a week. In the summer I guess you can go up to 40.</p>
<p>My roommate (a pre-med researcher) said that if your D is very interested in research, she should look into the “First Year Experiences” for a research opportunity, as it is unlikely that she would get one on her own without class experience (like I said above).</p>