Phymatech M1 internship

Introductory research internship in a university laboratory

Dates: May-June

Duration: 7 weeks minimum, extendable in July

Prior to the internship, students analyze an article suggested by their internship supervisors to prepare them for the internship topic and for in-depth reading of scientific publications.

After the internship, as part of a peer review process, students submit their written reports and oral presentations for critical review by other students, who are responsible for helping them improve their work before it is finally submitted to the internship jury.

This internship will give students their first taste of laboratory research. It will enable them to interact with a research team and begin to discover the research topics they would prefer to develop in their future studies.

· Internship in a research laboratory

· Reinvestment of theories and experimental practices in a research context

· Conducting research projects

· Managing professional contexts and adapting to them

· Analysis and synthesis of scientific literature

· Written and oral communication, possible in a foreign language

· Peer review, training in scientific ethics and professional conduct

- Internship evaluation: 40%

- Written report (maximum 30 pages): 25%

- Oral defense (~10 minutes of defense, ~10 minutes of questions): 25%

- Oral presentation of article analysis: 5%

- Peer review: 5%

This laboratory internship, in the field of expertise covered by the Phymatech program, aims to give students their first experience of scientific research, as well as their first professional experience.

The purpose of article analysis is to expose students to scientific literature so that they can identify, select, and critically analyze various specialized resources to document a subject, and synthesize this information for use.

The purpose of peer review of the report and defense is to teach students how to evaluate other people's work, thereby improving their self-evaluation skills, and to introduce them to the principles of scientific ethics, professional conduct, and peer review specific to the scientific community.

The report and defense train students in communication for educational purposes or knowledge transfer, both orally and in writing, in French or in a foreign language.