Apply for a unique Research Assistant opportunity and earn 3 or 6 credits.
Spring 2025 Opportunities for Research Assistant: 3 Credits
Join an ongoing research project carried out by a DIS faculty member. As a Research Assistant, you collaborate closely with your mentor. By the end of your semester, you will grasp the complexities of the research process. In some cases, short travel with your mentor to European research institutions may occur. All major travel costs (lodging, transportation, 2x meals a day, cultural activities) are covered by DIS. Information will be provided before the start of the semester.
- Research Assistant: Acoustic Ecology of Urban Bats
- Research Assistant: Analyzing Cycling and Alternative Transportation Behavior in Copenhagen through a Nordic Sustainable Model
- Research Assistant: Biological Pest Control in Agriculture
- Research Assistant: Community-Oriented Housing Experiments of Gunnar Hoydal in the Faroe Islands, The
- Research Assistant: Do Investment Behaviors and Outcomes Differ by Gender?
- Research Assistant: Impact of Preventative Initiatives on the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Danish High School Students
- Research Assistant: In Vivo Effects of the GABAA Agonist and Muscimol Analog SG-11-2-101 in Mice
- Research Assistant: Investigating Crime Scenes using DNA Profiling Techniques for Identifying Individuals
- Research Assistant: Modes of Architectural Production in the U.S., Denmark, and Sweden
- Research Assistant: Nature-based Interventions for Wellbeing in Study Abroad Students
- Research Assistant: Retention of Nurses in the Hospital Sector
- Research Assistant: Self-Identity, Human Relations, and Wellbeing
- Research Assistant: Soil Properties and Management in Agricultural Ecosystem to Reduce CO2 and Greenhouse Gases
- Research Assistant: Studying Functional and Structural Brain Changes in Mood Disorders
- Research Assistant: Timing and Habitat Choice of Shorebirds on Migration
- Research Assistant: Treatment and Outcomes of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- Research Assistant: What If Imagination Could Change the World? Turning Magic into Intelligence
Fall 2024 Opportunities for Research Assistant: 6 Credits
Advance your knowledge within the natural and health sciences. Matched with a Copenhagen-based research institution and a mentor, you participate in existing research where you develop your clinical and laboratory skills.
Note: Students accepted as 6-credit Research Assistants must schedule their non-Research Assistant courses on either Mondays/Thursdays OR Tuesday/Fridays to free up alternate days to work in the lab. DIS can assist in this process.
- Research Assistant: Development of Novel Aptamers for Therapeutic and/or Diagnostic Purposes
- Research Assistant: Electroretinography and Subjective Visual Function in Age-related Macular Degeneration
- Research Assistant: Genomics of Migraine
- Research Assistant: Mesenchymal Stem Cell Extracellular Vesicles for β Cell Protection in Type 1 Diabetes
- Research Assistant: Neuroimaging Brain Abnormalities in Mood Disorders
- Research Assistant: Neurometabolism in Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Research Assistant: Processing Structural MRI Data of the Human Brain
Additional Application Required
The application can be found in the Online Registration portal. You must submit all application requirements by:
- November 1 (by 23:59, Central European Standard Time) for the spring semester
- May 1 (by 23:59, Central European Standard Time) for the fall semester
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After pursuing research abroad, I developed more specific interests in neuroscience and highly tuned my lab skills. When returning to my home university, I began researching in a lab that I realized aligned more with my academic interests, which would not have been possible without my experience at DIS.”
-Max, Occidental College
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the time commitment for 3- and 6-credit Research Assistantships?
On average, students in 3-credit Research Assistantships spend at least 10 hours a week on research tasks. These 10 hours per week consist of a variety of different research-related tasks, including conducting a literature review, data collection, analyses, coding, documentation, and meetings with your mentor. You may decide on a particular block of time (consistent each week) for you to carry out the work – or adjust it on a week-by-week basis.
Students in the 6-credit Research Assistantships spend an average of 20 hours per week with lab and clinically based research tasks. You decide the exact meeting and lab times with your supervisor, but your schedule consists of classes at DIS two days a week, with two days a week in the lab.
Note: There may be peak times in the research process where all Research Assistant students are expected to spend a few more hours, and then possibly a few less another week – to reflect the individual research project and process.
Where is the research work carried out?
Work for the 3-credit Research Assistantships may take place outside DIS, on your own time at a location of your choosing, or at DIS – this varies from project to project. The 6-credit research assistantships generally take place at labs in Copenhagen or Stockholm outside DIS.
What type of student applies for the 3- and 6-credit Research Assistant courses?
Students with a variety of academic backgrounds are encouraged to apply for the 3-credit Research Assistant course. While some courses do have prerequisites, many opportunities do not require prior research experience.
The 6-credit Research Assistant opportunity is designed for highly motivated students who have a strong science background within the field of interest and some basic research experience. The student must be willing to commit a large portion of their semester to an engaging opportunity involving hands-on research in universities and medical institutes in Copenhagen or Stockholm.