Yes, you heard that right. The best time to find an undergraduate research position is now at the end of the school academic year.  Why? The reason is simple, the seniors have finished their undergraduate research.  By now, many campuses will have already held their undergraduate research day in which those overachieving seniors submit their senior thesis, and present a poster and/or give an oral presentation. Many labs are looking to replace these undergrads.   Here are some tips... <ol> <li>Go to undergrad poster session. This is the best place to learn about what research is available out there in your campus and which labs may need a new undergrad (since the poster presenter is graduating and leaving that lab).

1. Be proactive. Take the opportunity to contact labs that you would like to work in and have a history of mentoring undergrads in the laboratory by looking on their website.

2. Talk to your graduate student instructor. After you're done with a class, ask your graduate student instructor whether he or she knows of labs that may need an undergrad. Specify what type of lab you are looking for so they know that you are not desperate and just want any lab.

3. Be sure that you can work during the summer if you commit to join in the lab. You may have a difficult time having the lab hold onto your lab position until after summer.

Happy hunting.