JIFSAN Summer Internship Program

JIFSAN is accepting applications for internships to begin in the summer! The JIFSAN internship program, a collaboration between the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the University of Maryland, has several positions available beginning in the summer of 2022. Positions will continue through the 2022-23 academic year. JIFSAN interns must have completed at least two college semesters and be enrolled as undergraduate students at the University of Maryland, College Park during the time of their internship.

Interns are expected to work 30 hours/week during the summer of 2022 and part time (8-10 hours/week) during the academic year. These are intended to be hands-on experiences in FDA laboratories, to the extent possible given the ongoing pandemic. Applicants should be aware that FDA policies and protocols relating to conducting work in federal facilities may require that internships be fully or primarily virtual. Interns are paid $15/hour.

Current freshmen, sophomores and juniors are encouraged to apply. Students who plan to graduate in December 2022 are generally not eligible.

The application form and more information about the program can be found at https://jifsan.umd.edu/research/internship-program. Complete descriptions of the open positions can be found at https://jifsan.umd.edu/research/internship-database. Applications should be submitted as a single pdf file sent by email to Kaci Thompson (kaci@umd.edu).

Review of applications will begin around March 15. Late applications will receive consideration as long as there are positions that remain unfilled.

Interns are needed for the following projects:

• JIP-384: Analysis of Genotype Distribution and Source Attribution of Listeria monocytogenes in GenomeTrakr Database.
• JIP-387: Animal Cell Culture for Food Production – trends and innovations research project.
• JIP 388: Validation and evaluation of methods to isolate and characterize Shiga toxin-producing E. coli from samples collected in the produce production environment.
• JIP 391: Application of Threshold of Toxicological Concern (TTC) for the Hazard Identification of Printing Ink Substances Used on the Exterior of Food Packaging.
• JIP 393: Quantitation of gluten in yeast and bacteria-fermented foods by multiplex-competitive ELISA using gluten-incurred yogurt as a calibrant.
• JIP-395: Determination of the effect of bacteriophages or their purified bacteriophage lysins on the decrease of target bacterial populations in available live microbial supplements.
• JIP-400: Copper Tolerance of Salmonella enterica in a food processing environment and its role in persistence.
• JIP-389: Analysis of Titanium Dioxide Color Additives.
• JIP-389: Development and validation of methods for the analysis of dietary supplements.
• JIP 394: Determination of vitamin B-12 in nutritional products using LC-UV/Vis and LC-ICP-MS.
• JIP-392: Assessment of media perception/interpretation of communications messaging on CFSAN issues.
• JIP-382: Review of data on chemical contaminants such as toxic elements in foods and research on measures to reduce contaminants in foods to support ongoing FDA policy work.
• JIP-390: Content Analysis and Variation in State Retail Regulations and Retail Food Safety Guidance.