ForagerOne

ForagerOne for Undergraduates, Master’s Students, and Doctoral Candidates (PhD, MD, DMD, PharmD, etc.)

1. Navigate to https://foragerone.com/
2. Click Sign Up (or Log In if you have visited before) choosing Johns Hopkins University from the drop down. You will be automatically directed to sign in using your JHED credentials. The platform is configured with SSO (single sign-on) to assure the resource is secure and limited to Hopkins faculty, staff, and students only.
3. Select your degree level: Undergraduate Student, Master’s Student, or Doctoral Candidate (PhD, MD, DMD, PharmD, etc.). *Ignore the final 3 options, they do not apply to student users (postdoc/ research staff, administrative staff, faculty)
4. Complete your profile.
   1. Required: Preferred first and last name
   2. Required: Year: You will need to update this annually as the system does not do that automatically
   3. Required: Expected Graduation
   4. Required: Major/Minor or Program
   5. Optional: GPA
   6. Optional: Skills (languages, trainings, certifications, platforms, etc)
   7. Optional: Picture (jpeg or png format)
5. Seeking Opportunities? If you are interested in being considered for projects with other students, toggle your status to YES to show as “Seeking Opportunities.”
6. Seeking Collaborators? If you are interested in collaborating with other students on your project, toggle your recruitment status to YES to show as “Seeking Collaborators.”

ForagerOne is a great resource for students at any level to connect with researchers across all divisions and levels across Hopkins. We recommend that after you identify researchers you are interested in, you complete further web searches to find their lab/ research site, departmental page, recent publications, and any other information to be sure your interests align with their work and you are prepared to start your outreach.

Use our best practices on the Get Started tabs in conjunction with ForagerOne to optimize your outreach.

Breaking down ForagerOne features

Refine by (left side options)

Collaboration Status:

If you choose to filter by any of these statuses, we recommend ONLY selecting Accepting Students. Why limit yourself!

• Accepting Students – shows a blue button on the faculty page – That researcher has claimed their ForagerOne profile and opened their availability to show they are happy to hear from students. On its own, this means they do not have experience requirements or a specific project in mind; they are just happy to have a conversation with interested students.
• Posted Project – That researcher is sharing a unique project they are recruiting students for. They all have shared some level of scope:
  • Student level (undergrad, master’s, etc.)
  • Opportunity Type (or compensation) – note all faculty can offer research for credit (CALs), but they might not understand the process.
  • Time Commitment – how many hours/ week they expect or can offer
  • Project description – In addition to sharing what the project entails, they may include required skills/ qualifications as well as specific instructions on how to apply (always follow their instructions when provided!).
• Posted Remote Projects – Remote/ virtual projects that do not require on-site participation. Often analysis, computational, or writing/ editing projects.
• Not Accepting Students – shows a red button on the faculty page – That researcher has claimed their ForagerOne profile but is letting you know they are not currently bringing new students into their research. You can check back to see if they have changed their status.

Projects Seeking:

We do NOT recommend using this filter at all!

Division & Department:

Hopkins is a very interdisciplinary institution with faculty collaborating across departments and divisions. Limiting yourself to unique departments can remove potentially amazing opportunities from your consideration!

Search Keywords

ForagerOne does NOT offer an advanced or Boolean search, so you need to be strategic and thoughtful when searching.

Main Menu

Home: Review recent announcements from HOUR about upcoming programs and opportunities. Note: Announcements are also sent out via email at time of posting.

Search:

• Faculty/ Staff: Identify researchers of interest
• Students: Identify potential collaborators for group projects
• Funding, Programs, & External Opportunities: Undergraduate focused; internal and external; use your own discretion to verify dates and eligibility!

Bookmarks: When you bookmark anyone, they will be maintained here until you remove the bookmark. This list is unique to you and the bookmarked researcher will not be notified.

Requests: Applications, inquiries, and requests to collaborate are housed here.

Projects: As a student, you are also able to post, monitor and archive your own projects you want to recruit researchers for.

Messages: Ongoing communication log with other users.

ForagerOne for Faculty, Medical Residents/ Fellows, Postdoctoral Researchers/ Fellows, and Staff

ForagerOne is the simplest way to connect with and recruit Hopkins students for research, clinical and shadowing opportunities. Most faculty and research staff are already populated in the platform, but profiles may benefit from your editing!

1. Navigate to https://foragerone.com/
2. Click Sign Up(or Log In if you have visited before) choosing Johns Hopkins University from the drop down. You will be automatically directed to sign in using your JHED credentials. The platform is configured with SSO (single sign-on) to assure the resource is secure and limited to Hopkins faculty, staff, and students only.
3. Select your career level: Postdoc/ Research Staff, Administrative Staff, or Faculty. *Ignore Undergraduate Student, Master’s Student, or Doctoral Candidate (PhD, MD, DMD, PharmD, etc.) as they apply to students.
4. Complete or update your profile.
   1. Required: Preferred first and last name
   2. Required: Title
   3. Required: Division (include all appointed in)
   4. Required: Department, Center, Institute (include all appointed in)
   5. Recommended: Degree and institution (helps students see your path)
   6. Recommended: Picture (formal or candid) (allows students to relate better to you)
   7. Recommended: Research keywords
   8. Recommended: Research description (brief overview of your current research)
   9. Optional: About (a brief bio of your career history/ path/ accomplishments)
   10. Optional: Website (personal or lab URL)
   11. Optional: Office Room (leave blank, no need to have students show up uninvited!)
   12. Optional: Supplemental files (feel free to ignore!)
   13. Optional: Publications (feel free to ignore!)
   14. Optional: Awards (feel free to ignore!)
5. Interested in engaging with undergraduates, whether you have a specific project in mind or not, toggle your recruitment status to YES (blue) to show as “Accepting Students.” If you toggle to NO (gray) students will see “Not Accepting Students” below your name when searching for opportunities. This serves to discourage but not restrict students from contacting you.

ForagerOne is the best way for university researchers across all divisions and levels at Hopkins to engage our enthusiastic and talented students.

Breaking down ForagerOne features

Main Menu

Home: Review recent announcements from HOUR about upcoming programs and opportunities. Note: Announcements are also sent out via email at time of posting.

Search: You can search Students or Faculty/ Staff to recruit someone with a specific skill set for your research projects. Funding, Programs, & External Opportunities are all undergraduate student focused.

Projects: Post a new project, monitor existing projects, or archive an old project here.

• Opportunity Type:
  • Paid: We encourage you to consider paying students whenever possible. The university minimum wage is $15/ hour. You can take advantage of students with a FWS (Federal Work Study) award, costing you far less per hour with the federal government paying the balance! Paid positions should also be posted in SMILE. Everything you need to know about hiring an undergraduate can be found here: https://imagine.jhu.edu/channels/employers/
  • Academic credit: All faculty can offer academic credit for independent research (CAL) as an alternate form of compensation. Students contacting you can explain the process if you are unfamiliar.
  • Volunteer: Traditional uncompensated students gaining experience and increasing skills.
• Time commitment: Undergraduates cannot work more than 20/ hours per week for pay during a semester. Please keep their curricular and other commitments in mind and help them set a good work/ life balance when agreeing to work hours.
• Description: In addition to a basic project description, include any prerequisite skills and/ or experience to assure the most qualified students apply. Specify how you want student to apply to your position if different than just submitting through the platform (direct email, online form, other)
• Be sure to archive projects once they have been filled or completed.

Requests: Applications and student inquiries are housed here.

Messages: Ongoing communication log with other users of any level.