Your application must include everything that is outlined below. Additional information and supplementary materials are welcomed.
Submit completed applications, including letters of recommendation, to application@jyi.org. Please address all correspondence to Ms. Sherry Yu, Director of Human Resources.
Cover Letter
In your cover letter, please address the following:
- What position are you applying for? (e.g., Associate Editor in the Physical Sciences and Mathematics Division)
- Why would you like to be a part of JYI?
- How did you first learn of JYI?
- What is your area of expertise in science (e.g., immunology, topology, etc.)
- What are your current career goals and plans? How does JYI fit in with those?
- If you are applying for an Associate Editor position, please also include the name of your proposed Faculty Advisor*
Resume/Curriculum Vitae
Please include the following in your resume/curriculum vitae:
- General Information:
- Full name
- E-mail address
- Phone number
- Street address
- Educational Information:
- College or University
- Expected date of graduation
- Major(s) and Minor(s)
- GPA
- Current academic year
- Research and Work Experiences (for each, please include the following):
- Institution or Company
- Program, if applicable (e.g., NSF REU in Electrical Engineering)
- PI/Mentor/Supervisor
- Dates (i.e., May 2003-August 2003)
- Approximate hours per week
- Subject/title/statement describing purpose of work
- Brief description of actual work done (techniques performed, responsibilities, etc.)
- Publications, presentations, posters (if any): authors, title, format (abstract/poster/paper/etc.), where presented (journal/conference/etc.),
date
- Honors and Awards
- Type of award or honor
- Date
- Extracurricular Activities
- Dates involved
- Positions held
- Any significant experience that might benefit you at JYI (e.g., writing, communicating science to the public, fundraising, public relations,
general leadership, etc.)
Additional Requirements for Board of Directors Positions
In the case of students applying for Board of Directors (BOD) positions, two letters of recommendation are required.
These documents will aid the decision-making process by demonstrating the applicant's ability to speak to professors, administrators, and other
professionals in a manner similar to what is required of BOD members. All prospective BOD members will be interviewed by at least two members
of the current BOD. Due to geographic constraints, most interviews will be conducted over the phone, but face-to-face interviews will be
conducted whenever possible.
Proof of Enrollment
In order to ensure that applicants are undergraduates at the time of application, we ask that you provide a recent transcript, or if you have no
transcript, another proof of enrollment, from your university registrar’s office. If you are unable to secure some proof of enrollment from your
university registrar’s office, please note this in your application and we will work with you to find a suitable replacement. In addition to some
proof of enrollment, you should include the below signed statement.
You may include a scanned copy of your transcript or other proof of enrollment and the below signed statement when you email your
applications materials. If you are unable to scan copies of the documents or would prefer not to, a fax number or physical address will be
provided during the interview process to which you can send the two.
I, the undersigned, hereby affirm that at the time of my application to JYI, I am enrolled as an undergraduate student
at _______________________ (your university). I further agree that it is my sole responsibility to inform the Director of Human Resources of
JYI immediately should my status as an undergraduate student change.
_______________________ (Print Name) ______________________________ (Sign Name)