Student Opportunities

The Center for Innovative Design & Analysis has collaborated with the Office of Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities at University of Colorado Denver (URCA) to provide a paid research opportunity for CU Denver undergraduates through the Education through Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (EURēCA!) Program. CIDA biostatisticians will train and mentor a EURēCA! Student Assistant in a hands-on data analysis built from research collaborations across the Anschutz Medical Campus. 

What you’d be doing
This work-study student will be involved in all aspects of research, including study design, data organization and checking, data analysis and formal reporting of results for publication. This individual will conduct data cleaning, run summary statistics using statistical software (typically R or SAS) and generate tables and reports of statistical results. Other activities may include literature searches, running and summarizing computer simulations, and other aspects of supporting projects in the field of biostatistics and data science. This individual may also assist with operations or data science. 

Who can apply
University of Colorado - Denver work-study qualified, undergraduate students (sophomore or higher).

Benefits

• Interact with and be mentored by biostatisticians and clinical investigators that are engaged in biomedical research. 
• Learn the principles of applied biostatistics and data science. 
• Gain hands-on experience analyzing real-world biomedical and public health data. 
• Improve oral and written presentation skills by preparing a poster for the EUReCA! Symposium. 

Application materials

• Resume or CV 
• Cover letter 
• Electronic copies of unofficial college transcripts 

When to apply
Rolling application August - January each year.

Objective
Our mission is to provide mentorship and work experience for aspiring biostatisticians who have not previously had the opportunity to work on applied research projects. 

Description  
Work side-by-side with a CIDA Biostatistician conducting data management and analysis in an applied research setting.  Our team members conduct all aspects of data analyses from data management to comprehensive reports and publication support. These projects are built from collaborations across the Anschutz Medical Campus with doctors and researchers with a wide range of expertise.   

This half-time, 12-week summer internship will allow early-career biostatisticians the opportunity to apply the data management and analysis skills they have learned from classwork in a real research setting. This valuable, hands-on experience is necessary in today’s competitive job market.

Minimum Requirements 

• Current student or recent graduate from MPH program. 
• Past work experience (in any area) with strong work ethic, willingness to learn and grow, ability to work with others in a team environment as well and independently. 
• Coursework in statistics and statistical programming (SAS/R).

Additional Details 

Application due date: April 15 

Finalist interviews: End of April

Internship Dates: June 2-August 15 (12 weeks) at 20 hours per week maximum 

Salary: $20/hour

Internship objectives:
Attain applied experience using SAS and/or R to: 

• Manage data 
• Visualize data 
• Create descriptive tables
• Test hypotheses
• Write reports and/or scientific manuscripts 

Tasks 

1. Initial project consult: Meet with investigator and biostatistics mentor  
2. Create Github repository for project 
3. Receive, read in, and assess quality of data 
4. Write data management & analysis plan 
5. Prepare variables of interest for analysis 
6. Create report with descriptive tables and visualization of variable relationships 
7. Meet with investigator and biostatistics mentor 
8. Analyze data 
9. Create final analysis report including introduction, methods, and results 

Additional activities 

1. Informal informational interviews with two biostatisticians 
2. Career support meetings with mentor 
3. Resume and cover letter workshop 
4. Github workshop 
5. LinkedIn workshop 
6. Additional training seminars and tutorials 

Data Management & Analysis Summer Internship Application  

In order to be considered, you must provide 

• Resume/CV 
• Cover Letter
• Unofficial Transcript 

Due date: April 15

Submit as email attachments to: CIDA.admin@cuanschutz.edu 

Please direct questions and inquiries to: mary.sammel@cuanschutz.edu 

The Center for Innovative Design and Analysis (CIDA) is pleased to offer two summer fellowships. Students will begin with 3 or 4-weeks on campus working alongside collaborative biostatisticians at CIDA and will transition and participate in the CoSIBS program. 

Learn more about the CoSIBS program. 

Benefits 

• Interact with and be mentored by biostatisticians and clinical investigators that are engaged in biomedical research. 
• Learn the principles of applied biostatistics and data science. 
• Receive a stipend commensurate with a summer job
• Be admitted to and receive all benefits of CoSIBS program

Application materials 

• Personal statement of interest 
• Electronic copies of college transcripts 
• A letter of recommendation  

Completed applications are reviewed on a rolling basis from January through March. Final decisions will be made by the end of April.

The Colorado Summer Institute in Biostatistics (CoSIBS) is no longer accepting applications for Summer 2025.

This 6-week program exposes undergraduate students and early-stage graduate students to diverse research in the medical and public health setting using a wide array of the field of biostatistics and data science. Learn more about the CoSIBS program here. 

CoSIBS Program Dates: June 23 - August 1, 2025

What you’d be doing

Mentored research experience on a collaborative project in a small group format. Students will work with clinical and Biostatistics faculty on a research question and present their work in a poster format at the end of the program.   

• Seminars from a range of speakers, including faculty and students in Biostatistics, will be offered each week.   
• Program will culminate in an organized hackathon [data analysis/coding competition] where all participants are provided the same dataset and prizes will be awarded for different categories.  
• Guidance on selecting and applying for graduate school, one on one advising sessions with our graduate program directors will be available as well as panel discussions with our current graduate students.   

Benefits

• Interact with and be mentored by biostatisticians and clinical investigators that are engaged in biomedical research.
• Learn the principles of applied biostatistics and data science. 
• Receive a stipend commensurate with a summer job to allow students to participate in CoSIBS
• Receive credit for 4 semester hours at the University of Colorado Denver. 
• Tuition and fees paid for by the program. 
• Paid travel to and from Denver, room and meal stipend provides as part of CoSIBS.