Research Assistant Position Developmental Social Cognitive Neuroscience Lab
Description:
The Developmental, Social, Cognitive Neuroscience (DSCN) lab (directed by Dr. Elizabeth Redcay) is looking for bright, detail-oriented undergraduate students to assist with multiple behavioral and fMRI studies investigating social cognition in children and adults this Spring. RAs in the DSCN lab will gain hands-on experience with neuroimaging, behavioral, and developmental methods, which can increase the value of one’s graduate school application as well as provide an opportunity to earn a strong letter of recommendation. Class credit will also be made available to those interested and qualified.
Responsibilities:
-Participant recruitment: calling and scheduling participants over the phone and via e-mail
-Data entry: entering experimental data into Microsoft Excel and SPSS
-Data coding: coding participant questionnaires, standardized assessments, and participant videos
-Data organization: compiling and filing datasets; day-to-day lab maintenance
Stimuli creation: preparing stimulus materials (i.e., creating and editing videos)
-Data collection (behavioral and fMRI): setting-up and running behavioral studies; assisting with the acquisition of fMRI data at the Maryland Neuroimaging Center (located a couple blocks off the College Park campus)
-Opportunity to perform data processing and analysis (i.e., on fMRI, DTI, and behavioral data)
-Participating in weekly lab meetings (one hour)
-9 hours a week
Qualifications:
-Academic background in psychology, neuroscience, or computer science
-Minimum GPA of 3.3
-Experience working with children
-Strong communication skills
-Moderate to strong technical/computer skills
-Moderate comfort level working with Mac computers and their applications
-Keenly interested in social development and developmental neuroscience
-Able to work independently
How To Apply:
Please email dscn.umd@gmail.com for more information and application materials.
