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Date: 26 March 2012
Full-time Lab Coordinator position at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas
The Children's Research Lab (
http://www.trinity.edu/jchilder/index) in the Department of Psychology at Trinity University has an opening for a full-time Lab Coordinator, starting in August, 2012. The focus of the research is to examine developmental changes in children's verb learning between 24 and 48 months. Methodologies include live interaction, pointing to video events, and eye tracking. Responsibilities include supervising undergraduate students, coordinating participant recruitment, data entry and analysis, conducting experimental sessions, interacting with families and day care workers, and coding.
Applicants should have a bachelor's degree in psychology or related field and some prior research experience, particularly involving young children. Experience using an eye tracker is preferred. Salary is competitive and includes benefits. Trinity University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Send resume, transcript, and two letters of recommendation to:
Dr. Jane Childers
Attn: Lab Coordinator Position
Department of Psychology
One Trinity Place
Trinity University
San Antonio, TX 78212
Please email any questions to:
[email protected].
Applications will be reviewed immediately, and will continue until the position is filled.
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Date: 26 March 2012
Research Assistant position at Georgetown Early Learning Project
This position will provide administrative and research support to the PI and Study for the Georgetown Early Learning Project. Bachelor's degree in psychology, word-processing skills including knowledge of MS Word, Windows and Excel and effective oral and written communication skills are required.
Must have the ability to plan, organize, and prioritize multiple tasks and to deal effectively and professionally with a variety of individuals. The research position will assist with laboratory studies under the direct supervision of the Principal Investigator. Will learn specific techniques to visit infants and obtain and collate data. Previous research experience in developmental psychology, database entry skills, and bilingual in Spanish and English are preferred. Own transportation required. Salary will be in
$28,000-$30,000 range PA commensurate upon skills. Letters of recommendation will be requested after review of applications.
Please apply via the following link:
http://www12.georgetown.edu/hr/empl...scription.cfm?CategoryID=7&RequestNo=20120825
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Date: 22 March 2012
Research Associate/Laboratory Manager, Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham NC
Professor Liz Brannon is seeking a full-time lab manager/research associate to run her developmental research. Our team of graduate students and postdocs are conducting behavioral research, EEG research, and fMRI research with children of all ages. This position will focus on running infants in behavioral looking time studies, testing and children in both touch screen studies and a variety of standardized assays (e.g., math aptitude and IQ).
The associate will also have opportunities to assist in EEG and fMRI research.
The position includes protocol maintenance, data collection and analysis, interacting with parents and children, and supervising undergraduates.
The start-date is flexible but will be no later than June 1st and the candidate must be willing to commit 2 years to the position.
For more information about our research please visit
www.brannonlab.org
Applicants should submit a CV with the names of two references and contact information to
[email protected]
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Date: 13 March 2012
The Early Childhood Cognition Lab under the direction of Dr. Laura Schulz in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences has an opening for a full-time Lab Coordinator/Technical Assistant starting in summer 2012. In our lab, we investigate children's ability to integrate new evidence as they develop skills in causal reasoning and other domains of human cognition. In particular, we are looking at the relationship between observed patterns of evidence, children's causal inferences, and children's spontaneous actions (e.g. their free play). We are broadly interested in factors that affect children's curiosity, exploration and learning.
Top candidates for this position will have:
· A bachelor?s degree in psychology, cognitive science, linguistics, or a related field
· Experience and demonstrated interest in behavioral or developmental research
· Experience working with young children, parents, and the community, preferably in a research setting
· Administrative and managerial experience
· Basic computer skills -- experience managing databases and experience with reference software (e.g., EndNote) helpful
· Organizational skills, independence and initiative, flexibility, excellent communication skills, and a sense of humor
This position entails:
· Involving parents and children in research
· Testing toddlers and preschool children on research protocols
· Managing and maintaining materials for participant recruitment, including consent forms, human subject materials, etc.
· Supporting the lab's relationship with the broader community and, particularly, our partners at the Boston Children's Museum
· Supporting faculty, graduate students and post-docs in research, including data coding, maintaining video files and databases, and supervising undergraduate students
Interested applicants should contact Daniel Friel (
[email protected]) with questions.
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Date: 12 March 2012
Summer Undergraduate Research Internship at the Gopnik Cognitive Development Lab at the University of California, Berkeley
The Gopnik Cognitive Development Lab at UC Berkeley led by Dr. Alison Gopnik is happy to announce their new summer research internship. The internship will run from June 1st until August 17th (dates flexible). We are accepting applications now through April 16th. Please note that this internship is unpaid.
Our Research: Our lab explores how children create intuitive theories about the world, other people, and themselves. We are particularly interested in how children come to understand the causal structure of their physical and social environment (i.e. how certain events make other events occur). Our current projects investigate the role of children?s causal learning in imitation, trait attribution, pretense, explanation, pedagogy, and even free will. More information about our lab can be found at
www.alisongopnik.com.
Our Summer Internship Program: The summer research internship is for dedicated and motivated undergraduate students interested in pursuing a graduate degree in developmental psychology or a related field. Interns will work closely with a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow assisting them on all aspects of the research process. Interns will help with experimental and stimuli design, recruiting participants and collecting data, analyzing data, and literature reviews. Interns will meet regularly with their mentors to discuss the theoretical motivations of the studies they are working on as well as the findings of other empirical papers both related to the studies in the lab and important to the field in general. Interns will also meet with their mentors more casually to ask them questions about their experience in the field and to receive guidance on their own future plans. The internship will culminate with an undergraduate research colloquium in which interns will give a talk or present a poster on the work they did throughout the summer.
Interns will be expected to work 15-20 hours per week including weekends. Prior research experience is appreciated though not required. Experience working with children either formally or informally is essential.
How to Apply: If you would be interested in applying, please send the following information to our Lab Manager, Sophie Bridgers (
[email protected]), with the subject line ?Summer Internship.?
1. A brief cover letter explaining your interest in the internship, experience working with children, relevant coursework, and research experience (if you have prior experience).
2. Resume highlighting your experience working with children and your research experience (if you have prior experience).
3. Unofficial Transcript
4. Tentative weekly availability for the summer detailing the hours you will generally be available Mon.-Sun. (please do not include unavailable hours).
If you have any questions about the application and/or selection process, please contact Sophie Bridgers.
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Date: 12 March 2012
Lab Manager Position at NYU
The Conceptual Development and Social Cognition Lab (
http://www.psych.nyu.edu/cdsc/) directed by Dr. Marjorie Rhodes and the NYU Infant Cognition and Communication Laboratory (
http://www.psych.nyu.edu/niccl/) directed by Dr. Athena Vouloumanos are seeking a full-time lab manager to coordinate research on cognitive development and social cognition in infants and young children.
Job duties include: (1) conducting experiments with infants, children and adults in laboratory, museum-based, and school-based settings; (2) training and supervising undergraduate research assistants; (3) administrative duties, including data management and maintenance of budgets, lab web pages, and participant recruiting systems; 4) working with local schools to recruit participants and organize school-based data collection, and 5) providing general support to researchers.
Candidates should have: (1) a bachelor's degree in psychology or cognitive science; (2) one or more years of research experience; (3) excellent computer skills; (4) the ability to work independently; (5) keen attention to detail; (6) excellent communication skills. Strong organizational, computational, managerial, problem-solving, and analytic skills are essential.
Please email a cover letter describing your research experiences and career goals, a current resume/CV, your unofficial college transcript, and two letters of reference to Annie Chen at
[email protected].
We will begin reviewing applications on March 31, 2012. The expected start date is September 1, 2012.
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Date: 12 March 2012
Research Assistant/Laboratory Manager, Brain and Cognitive Science Department, University of Rochester
Professor Jessica Cantlon is seeking a full-time lab manager/research assistant for her Concepts, Actions, and Objects Lab at the University of Rochester (New York). The position will offer the opportunity to engage in a wide array of research methods converging on the topic of conceptual thought. The RA position will focus on the organization of concepts and categories (e.g., faces, numbers, living things) in non-human primates (rhesus macaques and olive baboons) and humans. Techniques will include neuroimaging (functional and structural MRI, DTI) and behavioral testing with non-human primates and humans.
Responsibilities will include protocol maintenance, designing and programming stimulus materials, and data collection and analysis.
Desired skills include behavioral, neurophysiological, or MRI training with non-human primates, and stimulus programming experience (e.g. E-Prime, RealBasic, MatLab, etc.).
For more information about our lab please visit: caoslab.bcs.rochester.edu/
To apply, please send your CV to
[email protected].
Allison Barnard
CAOs Lab Coordinator
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences University of Rochester
(585) 276-5944
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Date: 8 March 2012
The Boston University Child Cognition Lab, under the direction of Dr. Deb Kelemen, is now accepting applications for its Summer Internship Program.
The lab is currently investigating a wide range of topics including:
- Developmental change in explanations of living and non-living natural phenomena
- Children's tool use behavior and reasoning about human made objects ??
- How children learn social norms and cultural conventions
- Cross-cultural differences and similarities in religion-relevant explanatory biases
- Biology education in early elementary school children
Summer interns will be fully involved in every aspect of the research process. They will help to recruit families, run studies with toddlers, elementary-school children and adults, as well as code, analyze and interpret data. Interns are also expected to be intellectually involved in the research questions by reading assigned research articles, participating in scheduled weekly lab meetings, and providing their own mindful critiques.
The internship is a great way to prepare for graduate study, learn research methods, and make connections with new mentors.
Summer interns work with children and their families on a daily basis, and as such must be mature, articulate, and comfortable communicating with others, especially children. Successful candidates will also show strong motivation for the lab?s research, have a positive attitude, strong work ethic, and excellent academic credentials. Desirable background experience includes coursework in developmental and experimental psychology, basic computer skills, and an ability to work well in a highly collaborative, team-oriented environment.
The internship will involve a minimum commitment of 10 weeks between May 14 and August 31, and a minimum of 20 hours per week.
Who can apply? The internship is open to all undergraduate students, including those graduating in 2012. It is particularly suited for students considering graduate school in developmental psychology, experimental psychology or cognitive science.
How can I apply? All interested applicants should send a resume, cover letter and list of two references to the Lab Manager, Becca Seston, rseston[at]bu.edu.
Your cover letter should include responses to the following four general questions:
1. Have you had any experience with children?
2. Have you had any research experience in another lab? If so, what did you do?
3. What are your career/educational goals? What are you hoping to gain from the internship?
4. How would you describe yourself (e.g., your academic and recreational interests, your personality)?
Deadline: Applicants will be considered until March 16th.
Deborah Kelemen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Boston University
Department of Psychology
64 Cummington Street
Boston MA 02215
Email:
[email protected]
Child Cognition Lab Phone: (617) 358-1738
Fax: (617) 353-6933
URL:
http://www.bu.edu/childcognition
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Date: 8 March 2012
Project Coordinator Position in the Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory at Northwestern University. We aim to understand mechanisms of brain development using functional magnetic resonance imaging, diffusion tensor imaging and event-related potentials. In addition to examining typical cognitive development, we investigate dyslexia, dyscalculia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (
http://www.dcn.communication.northwestern.edu/).
Qualifications and competencies include some mixture of the following: (1) Bachelors or masters degree; (2) Background knowledge in developmental processes, cognitive/linguistic science, brain anatomy/function, experimental design and/or statistics; (3) Knowledge of computer software (office, reference, statistical, experiment generation and/or neuroimaging); (4) Good communication and interpersonal skills with children, teachers and parents; (5) Independent, motivated, responsible and organized; (6) Commitment of 2 years or more.
Duties include some mixture of the following, depending on qualifications and competencies: (1) Developing stimuli for cognitive experiments; (2) Participant recruitment; (3) Administering cognitive experiments and standardized ability/achievement testing; (4) Collecting neuroimaging data; (5) Analyzing cognitive and neuroimaging data; (6) Participating in writing articles for publication; (7) Mentoring undergraduate students or research assistants; (8) Miscellaneous administrative duties.
If you are interested, please apply by 4/1/12 (or earlier) for position number 47979 at
http://www.northwestern.edu/hr/careers/, and include (1) Letter of interest outlining how your experience and goals fit with the lab, (2) Resume, (3) Names and contact information of two references.
For more information, please feel free to contact: James R. Booth (
[email protected]), JoAnn G. and Peter F. Dolle Professor in Learning Disabilities, Roxelyn and Richard Pepper Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northwestern University, 2240 Campus Drive, Evanston, Illinois 60208.
Date: 28 February 2012
Lab Coordinator, Cognitive Development Laboratories, Wesleyan University
The Cognitive Development Laboratories at Wesleyan University announce a lab coordinator position starting September, 2012, working with Dr. Anna Shusterman and Dr. Hilary Barth. The lab coordinator will assist with a series of studies on the development of number concepts in preschool and school-aged children and adults, as well as other general duties in the lab.
Duties include hiring and supervision of undergraduate research assistants; recruiting and scheduling participants; maintaining a participant database; coordinating contacts with preschools and schools to participate in our research; data entry and record keeping; running participants through studies; literature searches; assisting with the preparation of conference abstracts, manuscripts, and grants; and assisting with the preparation and delivery of workshops and outreach activities for parents and teachers. The lab coordinator will have a significant opportunity to be directly involved in research, earn authorship on a paper, and attend at least two major research conferences. Key qualifications include a BA in Psychology, Cognitive Science, or a related field; prior research experience (experimental or developmental preferred); exceptional flexibility, organizational skills, communication skills, and attention to detail; computer skills (Microsoft Office suite, SPSS), and intellectual interest in language, numerical cognition, and development. Please send: (1) CV or resume, (2) cover letter detailing interests, relevant experience, and future educational or career goals, and (3) contact information for three references to: Elizabeth Chase (
[email protected]). In addition, please apply online through Wesleyan Online Career Opportunities site at
https://careers.wesleyan.edu. Wesleyan University is an equal opportunity employer who welcomes applications from women and historically underrepresented minority groups.
For more information about the lab please visit our website:
www.wesleyan.edu/cdl
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Date: 21 February 2012
The Social Cognitive Development Lab at Yale, under the direction of Kristina Olson, is looking to hire a lab manager beginning in late May or early June. The lab's research sits at the intersection of developmental and social psychology, focusing on topics such as the emergence and development of social attitudes (e.g., race, gender, social class), prosocial behavior, morality, and ownership. Duties include managing and organizing a busy lab including graduate students, undergraduate research assistants, and summer and high school interns. The lab manager assists in the training of all new lab members, recruits and runs or supervises the running of more than a thousand (mostly child) participants each year in the lab, at schools and after-school programs in the New Haven area, as well as other parts of the country (and potentially in other countries), purchases and maintains lab equipment, conducts library searches, oversees lab organization and management, assists the PI with administrative tasks, and helps with data entry.
An ideal candidate has a bachelor's degree in psychology or cognitive science, considerable experience with children, at least some training in social and/or developmental psychology, working knowledge of Excel and SPSS, and access to a car to drive to research sites. Strong multi-tasking, leadership, and organizational skills are necessary. A minimum 1 year commitment is necessary, though 2 years is more desirable.
For more information about the lab see our website:
http://www.yale.edu/scdlab/.
To apply please send your resume (with contact information for references) and a cover letter to
[email protected] .
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, though we expect to fill the position by mid-March.
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Date: 20 February 2012
Full-time lab manager position at the University of Maryland Developmental Social Cognitive Neuroscience Lab
The University of Maryland Developmental Social Cognitive Neuroscience Lab (
www.dscn.umd.edu) directed by Dr. Elizabeth Redcay is seeking a full-time lab manager starting this summer 2012. The DSCN lab investigates the neural and cognitive bases of social-cognitive and communicative development (e.g., joint attention, theory of mind) in typical individuals and individuals with autism. The methods used include functional and structural MRI as well as behavioral measures with adults and children (infancy through adolescence).
This is an excellent position for anyone who would like to pursue graduate work in developmental, cognitive, and/or clinical neuroscience. We encourage applicants with a background in psychology, cognitive science, computer science, engineering, or related fields to apply.
Responsibilities will include data collection and analyses of MRI and behavioral studies with infants, children and adults, development and maintenance of lab imaging analysis and stimulus presentation scripts, and scheduling study participants. Additionally, the lab manager will supervise undergraduate research assistants, manage IRB protocols, and be responsible for general lab upkeep. The position will involve MRI operator training on the new 3T Siemens scanner on UMD campus. There may be opportunities for presenting data at conferences and co-authoring publications.
Experience with matlab (and other programming languages), neuroimaging analysis software (e.g., AFNI, SPM, FSL, Freesurfer), and/or linux is preferred. Applicants must have strong organizational and interpersonal skills and must enjoy working with children.
Salary will be competitive commensurate with experience and includes health benefits. The start date is flexible between mid-May and July. This is a 1-2 year position.
To apply please email your application to Daniel O'Young (
[email protected]).
Application materials should include a cover letter detailing qualifications and interest, CV (with GPA), relevant coursework or transcript, and 2 letters of reference (with contact information).
Elizabeth Redcay, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
BPS 2147D
University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742
email:
[email protected]
www.dscn.umd.edu
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Date: 20 February 2012
Lab coordinator position at Emory University starting summer 2012
The Spatial Cognition Laboratory headed by Stella Lourenco at Emory University is accepting applications for a full-time lab coordinator beginning June-July 2012. The lab conducts research on space and related concepts. On-going experiments are concerned with addressing questions on spatial development and individual differences, number representation and early math achievement, as well as individual differences in how people represent near (or "personal") space. These experiments cut across a variety of age groups, including infants, preschoolers, and college students.
Lab coordinator duties include a variety of administrative and research-related tasks such as training and overseeing undergraduate research assistants, creating stimuli, recruiting participants, conducting experiments, analyzing data, purchasing equipment, maintenance of IRB protocols and lab webpage, and grant management.
This type of position is ideal for highly motivated individuals wishing to gain intensive research experience prior to applying to PhD programs.
Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field is required.
Preferred qualifications:
· Experience working with children.
· Strong organizational, communication andinterpersonal skills.
· Knowledge of Excel, SPSS statistical software and experience with at least one programming language (e.g., MATLAB/java).
Minimum 1-2 year commitment. Pay and benefits are commensurate with experience.
Interested individuals should send a cover letter, CV or resume, and two letters of recommendation to Stella Lourenco (
[email protected]). Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
Stella F. Lourenco, Ph.D.
Emory University
Department of Psychology
36 Eagle Row, Room 471
Atlanta, Georgia 30322
Office phone: 404-727-7448
Lab phone: 404-727-2988
Fax: 404-727-0372
Faculty website:
http://psychology.emory.edu/cognition/lourenco/index.html
Lab website:
http://psychology.emory.edu/cognition/lourenco/lab