Opportunities in Science at Lewis & Clark
Start a career of discovery!
Summer science internships
Investigate life as an educator or science researcher today.
Lewis & Clark offers paid summer research positions in science and math to work with L&C faculty.
Summer Opportunities
- Get paid to work on a rigorous, lab-based project at L&C.
- Explore a potential career as an educator, scientist or mathematician.
- Spend the summer in Portland!
School Year Opportunities
- Explore the science of teaching by working in a classroom.
- Broaden access to science and math education for students from underrepresented groups.
- Learn teaching skills in valuable, sought-after subject areas.
For those who are interested in education but are less familiar with the subject areas, we will provide training so they can be successful in their first teaching experience.
We strongly encourage people from historically underrepresented groups in science and mathematics to apply for all of these positions.
The programs described herein are sponsored by generous gifts from the Mary Stuart Rogers Foundation, the Howard Hughes Medical Institutes Undergraduate Science Education Program, the W.F. Keck Foundation, and the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation.
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News
2025 Project Descriptions for the Rogers Program
Summer science research opportunities
Lewis & Clark Earns Coveted Carnegie Research Designation
Only 40 liberal arts colleges nationwide―and two in Oregon―qualified for the new category, which highlights institutions without PhD programs that operate a robust research enterprise.
Big Discoveries in Tiny Worms
Greg Hermann, professor of biology, has secured a $414,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to unravel how the size of organelles impacts overall cell function in a worm model. This deep dive into the basic workings of cells may lead to future applications in medicine.