Work Experience in Biotechnology

BIOL1302
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RMIT University
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Maria Vaskova
Industry Engagement
(2)
3
Timeline
  • July 21, 2023
    Experience start
  • August 13, 2023
    Problem Statement
  • October 8, 2023
    Week 12: Final report and final presentation
  • October 8, 2023
    Week 12: Industry Supervisor Assessment
  • October 26, 2023
    Experience end
Experience
5 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any company type
Food & beverage, Agriculture, Science, Hospital, health, wellness & medical, Cosmetics & beauty, Environment
Categories
Data analysis Public health Healthcare Biotechnology Scientific research
Skills
bioinformatics genomics microbiology biochemistry molecular biology
Learner goals and capabilities

The intent of work placement is for participants to gain work experience at a level commensurate with Master in Biotechnology. A student could work individually or in teams undertaking biochemistry, molecular biology, microbiology, genomics, bioinformatics or related biotechnology projects. Student(s) could either assist in developing new assays or testing more samples with an existing assay.


All placements need to be submitted through our internal form:

https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/edbfbb5b2d5941719d497fe9aa83c75f

Learners
Post-graduate
Any level
10 learners
Project
480 hours per learner
Educators assign learners to projects
Individual projects
Expected outcomes and deliverables

A well documented final report and a final presentation from our students.

Project timeline
  • July 21, 2023
    Experience start
  • August 13, 2023
    Problem Statement
  • October 8, 2023
    Week 12: Final report and final presentation
  • October 8, 2023
    Week 12: Industry Supervisor Assessment
  • October 26, 2023
    Experience end
Project Examples
  • Assist in developing a protocol for a flu vaccine
  • Analysing microbial/chemical profile of soil or water samples
  • Anti-cancer research projects
  • Clinical Microbiology projects
  • Molecular Plant Biology projects
  • Fermentation or other biotechnological applications
  • Clinical Research projects
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Please submit you project proposal through this form: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/edbfbb5b2d5941719d497fe9aa83c75f

Do you acknowledge that the outcome of this project will need to be submitted by students to a course coordinator for marking?

Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.

Get involved in the assessments of students' progress and final report

Be able to set up regular meetings with students to answer their domain questions

Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.