<p>I will be graduating from JHU with a BS in Molecular and Cellular Biology (May 2009) and I was looking at options..
Grad school is definitely my final goal, but from looking at threads here, i feel like i need some more time and research experience.. especially since im an international student graduating early (3 instead of 4 years)
I was wondering how one goes about getting research technician type positions.. or if anyone has other ideas..</p>
<p>Narrow down your reasearch interests and look for research tech job openings (found in universities' website)....</p>
<p>thats how I got it..</p>
<p>would this be on individual lab basis? or university wide.. and these are usually paid positions right?</p>
<p>its individual lab basis and the qualified techs are hired upon their (usually the P.I.) requests ..but the openings are advertised by the human resources department...</p>
<p>and yea these are paid positions..</p>
<p>Technician salaries are generally better than grad student stipends, so yes, you do get paid.</p>
<p>This is the off-season for technician postings, but you could bookmark the human resources sites for universities you're interested in being a tech at and return to them in the winter. You could also look at the NIH IRTA program, which is a two-year technician job at the NIH.</p>