Contacting Faculty About Research Opportunities

Emailing a professor about a research opportunity can be intimidating, but a thoughtful, concise email can make a great first impression. Here are some tips to help you write a successful email.
Before You Write

Do Your Homework. Before you …

By Malakia Silcott
Malakia Silcott Associate Director
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Internship Spotlight: BuildBetter

Current student, Luis Suarez, received a Career Center Internship Grant for his recent summer internship at BuildBetter. Luis shared the following about being a summer intern:

What did you do as an intern at this organization?
Engineering Intern

How did …

By Sheryl Livsey
Sheryl Livsey Associate Director
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Focus on … Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR)

HEOR is a career area for Tufts graduates to consider who are interested in the intersection of science, economics, public health, and policy.   If you have completed classes in majors such as Biopsychology, Biology, Community Health, Economics, or Psychology, careers in …

By Malakia Silcott
Malakia Silcott Associate Director
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What is Economic Consulting?

Thank you to Management Consulted for this article. Economic consulting is a dynamic field that bridges the gap between data analysis and business decision-making. An economic consultant helps clients interpret complex data, model financial or market trends, and develop insights …

By Karen Dankers
Karen Dankers Associate Director, Director of Tufts Finance Initiative
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Consulting 101: Why Go Into Consulting?

Are you curious about consulting? There are many reasons to consider consulting as a career path: business training, an accelerated career path, professional growth, and a wide scope of projects, just to mention a few. In this video originally posted …

By Karen Dankers
Karen Dankers Associate Director, Director of Tufts Finance Initiative
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Advice on Finding Research Positions

Look inside and outside of your academic department

What are the research interests of faculty?

Who are the post-docs and graduate students and what are the issues that they are studying? Do any of these projects align with your interests …

By Malakia Silcott
Malakia Silcott Associate Director
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Benefits to Attending a Symposium: Opportunities to engage in life-design and career exploration

We get it. The Tufts Career Center understands that incorporating these career activities along with your other student obligations can be quite challenging.

But we want you to know that making time in your schedule to attend symposiums and career …

By Malakia Silcott
Malakia Silcott Associate Director
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