Research Assistant PositionsDevelopmental Social Cognitive Neuroscience Lab (DSCN)
Fall 2016
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. 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. Class credit will also be made available to those interested and qualified. Initially, RAs will be involved in participant recruitment and data entry. Contingent upon performance, RAs will have the opportunity to become involved in more advanced research tasks in the lab.
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
-Participating in weekly lab meeting (one hour)
Qualifications:
-Academic background in psychology, neuroscience, or computer science
-Minimum GPA of 3.3
-Experience working with children
-Strong communication skills
-Must have experience working with AND a willingness to learn new technology programs
-Experience with MATLAB, Python, SPSS, or R is a strong PLUS
-Moderate comfort level working with Mac computers and their applications
-Detail-oriented
-Keenly interested in social development and developmental neuroscience
-Child friendly!
How To Apply:
Contact dscn.umd@gmail.com for an application.
