Summer Research Assistant PositionsCognition and Development Lab
Description:
The Cognition & Development Lab, co-directed by Dr. Lucas Butler and Dr. Richard Prather, is seeking highly motivated and dependable research assistants for Summer 2018. Research assistants will have the opportunity to work on several different projects investigating children's early social and cognitive development. Research assistants will be responsible for a variety of daily lab activities, including data coding and entry, participant recruitment, and data collection with 3 to 8 year old children. This opportunity is ideal for students interested in graduate school, or those interested in gaining valuable research experience. PSYC and EDHD course credit available. For more information on the work we do in the lab, please see: cogdevlab.umd.edu
Responsibilities:
-6 to 9 hours per week in lab
-Attend bi-weekly lab meetings
-Data coding and entry
-Participant recruitment
-Data collection (on campus and at the Port Discovery Museum in Baltimore)
Stimulus development
-Attend bi-weekly lab meetings
-Data coding and entry
-Participant recruitment
-Data collection (on campus and at the Port Discovery Museum in Baltimore)
Stimulus development
Qualifications:
-Minimum 3.2 GPA
-1 Semester commitment required (2 semesters preferred)
-Experience working with children
-Excellent oral and written communication skills
-Detail-oriented
-Strong organizational skills
-Completed PSYC 100 (preferred)
-1 Semester commitment required (2 semesters preferred)
-Experience working with children
-Excellent oral and written communication skills
-Detail-oriented
-Strong organizational skills
-Completed PSYC 100 (preferred)
How To Apply:
To apply, please send your resume and unofficial transcript to Nadia Tavassolie (ntavasso@umd.edu). Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis until all available positions are filled.
