Postbaccalaureate research opportunities and programs are a great way to develop or enhance research skills, or to gain greater depth in experience with a particular research topic. They also provide time to prepare applications for advanced degrees.

There is not one place to look for opportunities. You need to utilize many different resources and explore multiple options in this process, and spend time researching where the research you’re most interested in is happening. Use the resources and information provided below to begin exploring the possibilities. We recommend you also consult your faculty mentors and the Center for Career Development for additional guidance on full-time opportunities that fit with your goals and interests.

Databases:

• Fred Hutch Cancer Center – Database of Biomedical Research Opportunities.pdf
• Pathways to Science
• National Bureau of Economic Research

Resources for College/University Job Search:

You utilize similar tactics for finding a full-time research assistantship as you would in a job search. Many post-baccalaureate research opportunities are full-time positions, with the expectation that you will hold the position for one-to-two years as you determine next steps.

Below are resources that you can utilize to identify full-time opportunities at colleges and universities.

• Higher Ed Jobs
• Chronicle of Higher Education
• Inside Higher Ed

Postbaccalaureate Programs and Resources:

These programs provide recent college graduates the opportunity to spend one-to-two years in a full-time research position. The programs typically provide professional development, educational, and career advising to support your next steps.

• NIH Intramural Research Program – Postbac research positions in biomedical, behavioral, and social sciences in one of the NIH Institutes and Centers.
• NSF Accelerated AI Algorithms for Data-Driven Discovery Institute Postbaccalaureate Fellowship Program
• Broad Biomedical Post-Baccalaureate Scholars Program
• JAX Postbaccalaureate Training
• Mayo Clinic Biomedical Ethics Research Program – Post-Baccalaureate Research Assistantship 

RaMP – Research and Mentoring for Postbaccalaureates in Biological Sciences Programs:

The Research and Mentoring for Postbaccalaureates (RaMP) in Biological Sciences program support full-time research, mentoring and training for recent graduates who had few or no biological research or training opportunities during college.

• UConn RaMP on Genomic Novelty
• NSF RaMP: Post-Baccalaureate Training and Research Program in Rare Plant Science and Conservation
• RaMP: Research and Mentoring for Postbacs: Training Program in Biomolecular Structure Prediction and Design
• UTEP ROADS Post-baccalaureate Program
• STEGG-INTERACT Research and Mentoring for Post-Baccalaureates (RaMP) Program
• RaMP-UP Fellows Program
• Northern Arizona University Research and Mentoring for Postbaccalaureates (RaMP) – Research and Mentoring for Postbaccalaureates (RaMP) – Center for Adaptable Western Landscapes (nau.edu)

Postbaccalaureate Research and Training Graduate Programs:

• PREP – Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP), National Institute of General Medical Sciences
• American Chemical Society (ACS) Bridge Program
• American Geophysical Union (AGU) Bridge Program
• American Physical Society (APS) Bridge Program
• AAMC Postbaccalaureate Premedical Programs
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Bridge Program