Research Assistant Positions
Social and Moral Development Lab
http://go.umd.edu/smdlabraposition
http://go.umd.edu/smdlabraapplication
Description:
The Social and Moral Development Lab (directed by Dr. Melanie Killen) is looking for several undergraduate students to join our research group! The lab studies moral development and inter-group relations from young childhood through adolescence. Current projects focus on fairness, social inequality, prejudice, stereotyping, peer relationships, and exclusion. RAs will work closely with graduate students and the PI, gaining valuable research experience in developmental science. RA experience can be a beneficial addition to graduate school applications, and can provide an opportunity to earn letters of recommendation or references for positions post-graduation.
Responsibilities:
-Participant recruitment
-Data collection with children and adolescents
-Data entry, transcribing, and coding
-Regular lab group meetings
-Highly motivated
-Detail-oriented
-Interest in developmental and social psychology
How To Apply:
Please visit the Social and Moral Development Lab website to learn more about our research, and to download an RA application: http://go.umd.edu/smdlabraposition Please email your completed application, a copy of your unofficial transcript, and your resume to mtrizzo@umd.edu. The lab accept RAs for course credit or on a volunteer basis.
Social and Moral Development Lab
http://go.umd.edu/smdlabraposition
http://go.umd.edu/smdlabraapplication
Description:
The Social and Moral Development Lab (directed by Dr. Melanie Killen) is looking for several undergraduate students to join our research group! The lab studies moral development and inter-group relations from young childhood through adolescence. Current projects focus on fairness, social inequality, prejudice, stereotyping, peer relationships, and exclusion. RAs will work closely with graduate students and the PI, gaining valuable research experience in developmental science. RA experience can be a beneficial addition to graduate school applications, and can provide an opportunity to earn letters of recommendation or references for positions post-graduation.
-Participant recruitment
-Data collection with children and adolescents
-Data entry, transcribing, and coding
-Regular lab group meetings
Qualifications:
-3.0 minimum GPA-Highly motivated
-Detail-oriented
-Interest in developmental and social psychology
Please visit the Social and Moral Development Lab website to learn more about our research, and to download an RA application: http://go.umd.edu/smdlabraposition Please email your completed application, a copy of your unofficial transcript, and your resume to mtrizzo@umd.edu. The lab accept RAs for course credit or on a volunteer basis.
