Musings

This is an announcement that, as of today, April 25th, Duke's new student job search platform, JobX, has launched. If you are a Muser mentor who is hiring student(s) with Work-Study in the fall and beyond, you are impacted.

Thursday, April 21st 3-5PM, the Muser Team will be sitting out on BC Plaza with Insomnia Cookies, eager to meet mentors and students!

The student application period for the current round, Early Spring for Summer 2022 projects, has been extended. The previous deadline was tonight, February 26th at 11:59PM, and the new deadline is tomorrow, February 27th at 11:59PM EST.

Applying for Summer 2022 projects through Muser and have questions about your application, or want an extra set of eyes on your essays? Swing by Muser virtual Drop-In Office Hours tomorrow, Wednesday February 23rd, anytime 6:30-8:30PM for some application help and review by Muser Student Leaders.

Duke PhD candidate and mentor Bradley Barth shares a little bit about his research journey, his successes using Muser, and his vision for Muser's future development.

Bentley Choi, Chair of the Muser Ambassadors Programming Committee, shares her Muser story and tips on how to stand out on application essays even without prior research experience.

Have a question about how to write your application or want a second set of eyes to look it over? Drop in on our Muser Office Hours this Sunday October 24th, 3-5PM for some guidance or to meet our Muser Ambassadors!

Join the Undergraduate Muser Team! Read more to learn how.

If you are a mentor participating in Muser's new "handshake" feature, here are some example contracts to guide your writing process.

I have hired 18 undergraduate students to work on nine projects, all through Muser....a centralized platform like Muser, where faculty can post projects and recruit interested students, is an amazing opportunity that I would advise other faculty to use.