VolunteerAccepting beginnersAcademic credit availableCloses Nov 30, 2026

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Assistant Professor Mark Phillips at Surgery

SurgeryOne semesterTwo semestersSummer onlyOne yearMulti-year or ongoing

The project

Research overview

Looking for multiple students to facilitate a large scoping review on existing co-author/bibliometric network analysis publications in surgical and medical fields.

The role

What you would work on

Expected outputs

Authorship, Conference presentation, Thesis project, Publication

Criteria

Who this researcher is looking for

These are the criteria this researcher set for this project. Applications are reviewed against these and nothing else. Preferred criteria affect only their own share of the assessment.

Preferred

  • Research interest in Surgery

    High importance

    How closely the student's stated interests line up with this project.

    Research interest

  • Extracurricular involvement

    High importance

    Clubs, volunteering, teaching, and other commitments outside coursework.

    Custom criterion

  • Data analysis

    Medium importance

    Skill

  • Data visualization

    Medium importance

    Skill

  • Literature reviews

    Medium importance

    Skill

  • Statistics

    Medium importance

    Skill

  • Systematic reviews

    Medium importance

    Skill

  • Scientific writing

    Medium importance

    Skill

  • GPA and academic standing

    Medium importance

    Weighted on the posting form. No minimum was set, so this reports academic standing rather than filtering on it.

    Academic standing

  • Previous research experience

    Medium importance

    Lab, field, or project work already listed on the profile.

    Prior research experience

Preferred skills

Data analysisData visualizationLiterature reviewsScientific writingStatisticsSystematic reviews

Prior research experience is not required for this position.

Terms

Compensation

VolunteerAcademic credit available

What you will be asked

Application requirements

This position asks only for your ResearchBridge profile. There are no additional questions.

Who you would work with

About the researcher

Mark Phillips

Assistant Professor, Surgery

Clinical EpidemiologyClinical ResearchOrthopaedic ResearchOrthopaedicsSurgery