My name is Tyrone and I’m reaching out on behalf of the AMS-constituted UBC Undergraduate Research Opportunities (URO) club that runs the Research EXperience (REX) program! REX pairs undergraduate students with post-doctoral and graduate students to design a research project.
We are currently looking for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows who are interested in committing a minimum of 4 hours each month to act as a mentor. If this opportunity interests you and you would like to become a mentor, please fill out our initial registration form here (the final registration opens in August). This is a great opportunity for graduate students to gain mentorship, leadership, and management skills. Furthermore, the REX program assists mentors on the lookout for promising students to take into their research groups through direct evaluation for 6 months (October to March).
At the end of the REX program, the undergraduate students present their finished projects at the Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference (MURC), one of BC’s largest undergraduate research conferences. The 2021-2022 REX program saw the participation of over 150 mentors and 450 undergraduate applicants. This program provides enthusiastic undergraduates with a low-barrier and accessible avenue to engage with research early in their academic careers, a valuable opportunity that many may otherwise not be able to experience.
Further information:
We kindly ask you to forward this email to the graduate students and postdoctoral fellows on your team, and encourage them to take part in this great opportunity. We sincerely appreciate your help in supporting undergraduate research at the University of British Columbia.
If you have any questions, comments or other inquiries please do not hesitate to contact us at rex.uro.ubc@gmail.com. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Tyrone Borja
REX Committee Co-Chair
UBC Undergraduate Research Opportunities
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