Friday, April 30, 2010

Summer & Fall Internship Opportunities: Volunteers in Medicine (VIM)

The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences has partnered with
Volunteers in Medicine of Monroe County (VIM) to offer internship
opportunities for psychology and neuroscience majors.

As part of an internship with Volunteers in Medicine, you may greet
clients at the front desk, schedule appointments, help fill scripts
or stock shelves in the pharmacy, work as an interpreter (Spanish),
conduct eligibility interviews, or enter medical data.

Clinic hours and available shifts include M, T, W, Th, F; 8am to
noon; 1pm to 5 pm; M & Th; 5pm to 8 pm. For additional information
about VIM, you can visit the following website:
http://www.vimmonroecounty.org/

To apply for an internship: Submit a hard copy of your resume to
Linda Hoke-Sinex as soon as possible. Include a cover letter that
provides: a description of your current career goal(s), an
explanation of why you want to work with VIM, and a list relevant
coursework.

SUMMER 2010 INTERNSHIPS

If you are applying for a Summer 2010 internship, indicate this
clearly on your cover letter and describe exactly when you will be in
Bloomington during the summer months and when you will be gone.

Submit your application by Friday, May 7. Selected candidates will be
notified by Wednesday, May 12.

Internships with Volunteers in Medicine are unpaid, but students may
be able to earn 3 ASCS-Q 398 course credits by working a total of 150
hours over a 10-12 week period. ASCS-Q 398 is arranged through the
Career Development Center. We will provide guidance to students
selected for the internship on how to apply for the credits.


FALL 2010 INTERNSHIPS

If you are applying for a Fall 2010 internship, indicate this clearly
on your cover letter. Selected candidates will be notified by June 15.

Internships with Volunteers in Medicine are unpaid, but students may
be able to earn 3 credits under course number ASCS-Q 398 by working,
on average, 10 hours per week for 15 weeks. ASCS-Q 398 is arranged
through the Career Development Center. We will provide guidance to
students selected for the internship on how to apply for the credits.


If you have questions: Contact Dr. Hoke-Sinex (lsinex@indiana.edu) or
Dr. Cynthia Hoffman (hoffmanc@indiana.edu).

Submit your application to: Linda Hoke-Sinex
Office: A200D in the Psychology Building (or drop off your
application at the front office in the Psychology Building).

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Subject: Supervised Research in the Vocal Development Lab - Apply by May 4

The Vocal Development Lab is looking for motivated undergraduates interested in assisting graduate students in experimental psychology research for Summer and Fall 2010. Our lab studies how infants learn language during social interactions with their caregivers.

If you are interested in learning how to conduct research, and have at least 10 hours available per week during the fall or 20 hours a week during the summer, we are looking for you. In addition to valuable research experience, you will receive lab class credit. More importantly, if you are considering graduate school, this is a great opportunity to see what working in a lab is really like. You will attend weekly lab meetings, run subjects in experiments, score and analyze data, and help design new experiments.

No prior lab experience is necessary, but relevant skills such as experience working with infants may be considered.

Please include the following information:

Your Name

Year in School (freshman, sophomore, etc.)

Number of hours available to work and tentative time blocks available

Major (declared or undeclared)

GPA

Psychology/Cognitive Science/Computer Science classes (taken or will be taking)

Have you worked in any other labs?

Why are you interested in working in this lab?

Experience working with children?

Are you interested in working during the summer or fall or both?

Also, please attach a resume and a transcript.

Please send all applications to Jennifer Miller at jlm19@indiana.edu

We will begin reviewing applications on May 4, 2010. Any applications received after that may not receive full consideration.

Career Development Center Newsletter

IN THIS ISSUE:

* FEATURED JOB AND INTERNSHIP POSTINGS
* REPUBLIC AIRWAYS HOLDINGS INFORMATION SESSION
* FIND US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER!

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FEATURED JOB AND INTERNSHIP POSTINGS

Don't forget to check the full-time, part-time, and internship postings on myIUcareers. Below is a preview of what is currently available:

Full-time positions:

* The Indianapolis Star, Digital Strategist, Job ID 9126
* Iowa Civil Rights Commission, Civil Rights AmeriCorps VISTA, Job ID 9130
* Human Capital Research Corporation, Research Analyst, Job ID 9109
* Dow AgroSciences, Strategic Data Analyst - Seeds and Traits R&D, Job ID 9123
* McMaster-Carr Supply Co., Internal Auditor, Job ID 8705

Internships:

* Boys and Girls Clubs of Bloomington, Athletics Intern, Job ID 9143
* Roche Diagnostics, Intern - Product Marketing Applied Science, Job ID 9131
* Wolfram Research, Visualization Intern, Job ID 9136
* Daviess County Community Foundation, Administrative Support Intern, Job ID 9139
* Orange County Community Foundation, Marketing Intern, Job ID 9127

Part-time positions:

* IU Career Development Center, Technology Support Specialist (Non-Work Study), Job ID 9133
* IU School of Optometry, Financial Office Assistant (Non-Work Study), Job ID 9115
* Big Red Hot Air Balloons LLC, Hot Air Balloon Chase Team (Non-Work Study), Job ID 4961
* Stone Belt Arc, Inc., Direct Support Professional (Non-Work Study), Job ID 9129
* IU Medical Sciences Program Research Lab, Lab Assistant (Non-Work Study), Job ID 2550
* IU Mathers Museum of World Cultures, Visitor Services Specialist (Work Study), Job ID 9140

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REPUBLIC AIRWAYS HOLDINGS INFORMATION SESSION Tuesday, April 27, 10-11:30 a.m.
Career Development Center, 625 N. Jordan Ave.

Republic Airways Holdings will be holding a flight attendant information session. We will begin registration at 9:30am and the doors will close at promptly 10:00 am. If you meet all of the qualifications listed below please join us at this event. We ask that you bring a resume, two pieces of ID (one must be picture), and a five-year employment history. Please come dressed in professional attire and plan on spending the entire day with us. Please note, you do not need to attend if you have interviewed with us within the last six months.

Qualifications:
* Candidates must be 19 years old
* Excellent communication and customer service skills
* No visible tattoos or multiple piercings

To confirm to this event, please e-mail your name to: Dmoore@rjet.com

Please refer to Job ID 9087 for more information & to apply for immediate consideration. Serious students will be offered interview slots following the information session.

Registration required through your myIUcareers account.

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FIND US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER!

Join the Career Development Center's Fan page on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to receive updates on events and services, interesting career news, and much more.

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/IUCareers
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For more information on these and other events, visit www.iucareers.com and sign in to your myIUcareers account.

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When you're looking for jobs, be sure to check the job listings (by using the "search jobs" feature) as well as the Interviews and Events tabs to find jobs that will have on-campus interviews.

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BENEFITS OF myIUcareers:

Participate in on-campus interviews for internship and full-time employment/Access online postings for part-time, internship, fellowship, and full-time positions/View the IU Career Development Center and Arts and Sciences Career Services calendar of interviews and events and RSVP for workshops and employer information sessions/ Obtain contact information for employers actively partnered with the Career Development Center and Arts and Sciences Career Services

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Yale Infant Cognition Center Summer Internship

Yale Infant Cognition Center

The Infant Cognition Center at Yale University, directed by Karen Wynn, is accepting applications for a two-month summer internship program, which runs from June 1 to August 6, 2010 (flexible).

Interns will have the opportunity to work closely with graduate students on new and ongoing studies, participating fully in all aspects of the research process. Interns will become familiar with experimental methods used in infant studies, and will immediately become involved in recruiting and testing participants, study design and setup, and coding/analysis of results. Interns will also attend a weekly lab meeting where we discuss the theoretical motivation for our studies, experimental data, and relevant research findings from other labs. Information about our research can be found at www.yale.edu/infantlab.

In addition, interns will have the chance to learn about and interact with other developmental psychology labs at Yale, and attend sessions organized by professors and graduate students on topics such as applying to graduate school. Interns are encouraged to join graduate students and other researchers from across the department in fun activities such as kickball games, bowling, barbecues, and karaoke nights.

The internship will involve a commitment of 15 to 25 hours a week.
Undergraduate students at all stages are welcome to apply. The internship is best suited to students interested in pursuing graduate studies in developmental, social, or cognitive psychology.

To apply, please fill out an application form on our website at www.yale.edu/infantlab/Research_Opportunities.html. Please email Rita at yalebaby@yale.edu with any questions.


Infant Cognition Center
Yale University
203-436-1415
www.yale.edu/infantlab

Monday, April 26, 2010

Internship Opportunity: Volunteers in Medicine (VIM)

The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences has partnered with Volunteers in Medicine of Monroe County (VIM) to offer internship opportunities for psychology students. VIM is a medical clinic established in 2007 to provide free health care for some of the more than 13,000 uninsured children and adults in Monroe and Owen Counties.
As part of an internship with Volunteers in Medicine, you may greet clients at the front desk, schedule appointments, help fill scripts or stock shelves in the pharmacy, work as an interpreter (Spanish), conduct eligibility interviews, or enter medical data. Clinic hours and available shifts include M, T, W, Th, F; 8am to noon; 1pm to 5 pm; M & Th; 5pm to 8 pm. For additional information about VIM, you can visit the following website: http://www.vimmonroecounty.org/
To apply for an internship: Submit a hardcopy of your current resume to Linda Hoke-Sinex as soon as possible. Include a cover letter that provides: a description of current career goal(s), an explanation of why you want to work with VIM, and a list relevant coursework. Selected candidates will be notified by June 15, 2010.
Students may be able to earn 3 credits under course number ASCS-Q 398 by working 10 hours per week for 15 weeks during a semester. ASCS-Q 398 is arranged through the Career Development Center. We will provide guidance to students selected for the internship on how to apply for the credits.

If you have questions: Contact Dr. Hoke-Sinex (lsinex@indiana.edu) or Dr. Cynthia Hoffman (hoffmanc@indiana.edu).
Submit your application to:
Linda Hoke-Sinex
Office: A200D in the Psychology Building (or drop off your application at the front office in the Psychology Building).

Alpha Chi Sigma/NOBCChE Research Symposium on May 2

Alpha Chi Sigma and NOBCChE presents the 2010 Undergraduate and Graduate Research Symposium

Sunday, May 2, 2010
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Indiana Memorial Union Frangipani and Georgian Rooms


Join us as we recognize the wealth of academic research conducted by students at Indiana University. This year, AXE has partnered with NOBCChE (the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers) to host its first multidisciplinary research symposium. Students from all majors are invited to present a poster to present their research and vie for several cash awards. A complementary brunch catered by the Union is available for all who attend. This year, we are proud to host IU's Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs as our keynote speaker. This event is a great opportunity for students, and we hope to have a great student turnout for the VP.

Extended Abstract Deadline: Wednesday, April 28 To submit an abstract for the poster session, please fill out the attached form, and send by e-mail to axe.nobcche@gmail.com.

Share your research at a poster session and vie for one of several awards for outstanding presenters. Poster costs will be reimbursed. Graduate and Undergraduate Students can win up to $150.

Faculty, family, and friends are welcome. Complementary brunch catered by the Union for all attendees.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

CAPS "De-Stress Fest"

The IU Health Center’s Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) and Health & Wellness “De-Stress Fest” events include:

Monday April 26 @ 3:15pm – free relaxation skills workshop at IU Health Center, 4th floor

Wed April 28 and Thur April 29, 6-9pm- free seated chair massages, make-your-own stress balls,
and information about effective studying, stress management and relaxation @ Wells Library foyer.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Lab Manager Position at Brown University

Lab Manager for Dr. Dima Amso at Brown University

We are looking for a lab manager for a position beginning late summer, 2010. Highly motivated individuals interested in doing research on learning, memory, and attention in infants through adults, and using both behavioral and neuroimaging measures, are encouraged to apply. The position entails database organization, subject testing, data analysis, and subject recruitment. Excellent computer skills are a must. A two-year commitment is preferred.
Please contact Dr. Amso directly (dia2004@med.cornell.edu) with a statement describing research experience and goals, a resume, and names of three references.
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Thursday, April 15, 2010

Research Assistant Positions - Apply by April 26

The Computational Cognition and Learning Lab is looking for motivated undergraduates interested in assisting graduate students in experimental psychology research for Summer and Fall 2010.

Our lab studies human development and learning through both empirical studies and computational models. We are particularly interested in how language is grounded in sensorimotor experience and how language development depends on complex interactions among brain, body and environment. To learn more, please visit the lab website at http://www.indiana.edu/~dll/index.html

If you are interested in learning how to conduct research, and have at least 10 hours available per week, we are looking for you. In addition to valuable research experience, you will receive lab class credit. More importantly, if you are considering graduate school, this is a great opportunity to see what working in a lab is really like. You will attend weekly lab meetings, run subjects in experiments, score and analyze data, and help design new experiments.

No prior lab experience is necessary, but relevant skills such as experience working with children or some computer science background may be considered.

For more information, please contact Amanda Favata at afavata@indiana.edu

Please include the following information:
Your Name
Year in School (freshman, sophomore, etc.) Number of hours available to work and tentative time blocks available Major (declared or undeclared) GPA Psychology/Cognitive Science/Computer Science classes (taken or will be taking) Have you worked in any other labs?
Why are you interested in working in this lab?
Experience working with children?

Also, please attach a resume and a transcript.

We will begin reviewing applications on April 26, 2010. Any applications received after that may not receive full consideration.

Friday, April 9, 2010

Animal Behavior Society Film Competition ---Submit Now!

Submit your animal behavior film now to the Animal Behavior Society Film Festival Competition!

http://animalbehaviorsociety.org/absfilm/abs-film-committee-web-site/?searchterm=film

"Auto W" for Second Eight Week Courses

Dear Students,

Here is a friendly reminder for those of you taking Second Eight Week courses. If you need to withdraw from a Second Eight Week course, the Automatic W deadline is Tuesday, April 13.

For more information about Automatic W, please visit the Registrar's web site at:
http://registrar.indiana.edu/time_sensitive/offcalen4102.shtml

Sincerely,
The PSY Advising Team

Janis Bolling, Academic Advisor
Carlin C. Schrag, Academic Advisor
Nancy King, Administrative Assistant
Psychological and Brain Sciences
psyneuro@indiana.edu
http://iupsyneuro.blogspot.com/
Psychology Room 229 * 812-855-2151 * http://www.psych.indiana.edu/

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Student Academic Center Undergraduate Employment Opportunities

If you have a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or higher, you may be interested in the following Student Academic Center undergraduate employment opportunities for the academic year 2010-2011 ---


The Student Academic Center has several different employment possibilities for undergraduates during the academic year 2010-2011.

l. Supplemental Instruction Leader for Math courses: M014, M025, M027 and M119. This is a 10 hour a week position where SI leaders work two four-hour evening shifts from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Sunday through Thursday evenings within the residential halls facilitating collaborative learning sessions for the students enrolled in the above math classes. Two hours a week are spent in staff/training meetings with the SI coordinator, usually on Fridays. The pay is $9.00 per hour. Applicants must have earned a B+ or higher in M119 and/or M211 and taken the course at IUB.

2. Supplemental Instruction Leader for Economics E201 or Economics E202: This is a 10 hour a week position where SI leaders periodically attend two to three sections of Econ. E201 or Econ. E202; facilitate up to 6 hours of collaborative learning sessions; and attend 1 hour of staff/training meeting per week. The pay is $9.00 per hour. Applicants must have earned a B or higher in the following Economics courses preferably here at IUB: at least E201 and E202; and possibly a 300 level economics course such as E321 and E322.

3. Undergraduate Teaching Intern for Educ. X101: Learning Strategies for Finite Math (M118): This position is a 10 hour per week position. The UGTI attends a section of Educ X101 each week for approximately 3 hours total. The Educ X101 sections are scheduled to meet 9:30-10:15, MW and 1:00-2:15pm, MW. Each UGTI facilitates at least two 2-hour evening peer learning sessions. In addition there are 2 hours of staff meeting/training hours each week. Students must have earned at least a B+ in M118 or S118 here at IUB. The salary is $9.00 per hour.

4. Undergraduate Teaching Intern for Educ X156: College and Life Long Learning.
This position is a 10 hour per week position. The UGTI attends either the Tuesday evening or Wednesday evening weekly workshop from 7 to 8:00pm. Each UGTI is assigned up to 7 students to meet with individually for an hour weekly conference to discuss the workshop topic and to help each student become a more effective and efficient learner. The salary is $9.00 per hour.

Students interested in any one or more of these work positions should call the Student Academic Center at 855-7313 to set up an interview appointment with Sharon Chertkoff, Ph.D. Or the student may be able to accomplish setting such an interview appointment through e-mail with Sharon Chertkoff (schertko@indiana.edu).

Sharon Chertkoff, Ph.D.,
Basic Skills and Outreach Coordinator,
Student Academic Center,
Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education,
316 N. Jordan Ave.
Bloomington, IN 47405
(812) 855-7313 phone
(812) 855-5474 fax
http://sac.indiana.edu/

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Celebrate the launch of 2010's SustainIU series

April 11th at Dunn Meadow from 2:00-6:00.
Join us for an outdoor festival to celebrate the launch of 2010's SustainIU series of events as well as to showcase green initiatives and events on campus.

LIVE MUSIC and FREE FOOD all afternoon!! And we'll be selling some sweet shirts for $5

Musical Acts:

The Olympians
David Campbell II
Alexander the Great
White Roberts
On the House

Sponsored by RHA and Greeks Go Green

Asian American Studies Program Events

Thursday 4/8, 12:30 p.m., IMU Georgian Room Arc 2010! Panel for Part 3: "Cooperatively Building for the Future: Rethinking Paradigms"
John Bodnar (History, Institute for Advanced Study); Lillian Casillas (La Casa Latino Cultural Center); Hilary Kahn (Center for the Study of Globasl Change; Global Studies Minor)

Thursday 4/15, 3 p.m., IMU Georgian Room ARC 2010! Speaker for Part 3 Jack Tchen (NYU), "The Urgency of Knowing: building a Cross-Cultural Learning Commons"
Brief bio and description of talk provided below.

The Urgency of Knowing: Building a Cross-Cultural Learning Commons Jack (John Kuo Wei) Tchen

As the U.S. further “globalizes” and we respond to ever-diverse student populations, this nation’s research universities are clearly at a moment in need for more cross-cultural ways of knowing. This is a good time to ask some fundamental questions about our framings and practices. Reflecting on 30 years of work as a public and academic historian, “a curator of brainstorming,” and as a “re-organizer,” Jack Tchen will offer a vision of a cross-cultural learning commons and some thoughts on how we can collaboratively build such spaces at our research universities. The ideas are simple, but doing so does require some foundational reworking of how we do what we do. And this is the hard part. But it can be done and is already happening at our institutions, especially informally in the lives of our undergraduate and graduate students, and younger faculty. But do we recognize it? Do we value it?

Brief biographic profile:
Professor Tchen is the founding director of the A/P/A (Asian/Pacific /American) Studies Program and Institute at New York University and a co-founder of the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis, NYU. He co-founded the Museum of Chinese in America in 1979-80 where he continues to serve as senior historian. Jack was awarded the Charles S. Frankel Prize from the National Endowment for the Humanities (renamed The National Medal of Humanities). He is author of the award-winning books New York before Chinatown: Orientalism and the Shaping of American Culture, 1776-1882 and Genthe’s Photographs of San Francisco’s Old Chinatown, 1895-1905. And he is co-principle investigator of “Asian Americas and Pacific Islanders Facts, Not Fiction: Setting the Record Straight” produced with The College Board.

Professor Tchen has been building research collections of Asians in the Americas. In doing so, he has critically examined practices of collections and archives to make sense of how we come to know what we know, and don’t know.

Professor Tchen is now working on a book about New York City – focusing on the unrecognized tradition of the intermingling of people, creativity and improvisation of everyday residents. He is also editing The ‘Yellow Peril’ Reader: Understanding Xenophobia. He regularly collaborates with filmmakers and media producers, artists and collectors, and through the A/P/A Institute sponsors and produces hundreds of programs and performances. Most recently, he co-curated MoCA’s core exhibition: “With a single step: stories in the making of America” in a new space designed by Maya Lin.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Psychology Capstone and Neuroscience Laboratory Courses

Dear Psychology and Neuroscience Majors,

In order to count for the degree, Capstone courses for the Psychology degree and Laboratory courses for the Neuroscience degree must be three credit hours (3 cr). This three credit hour requirement includes enrollment in PSY-P 493 and PSY-P 494 (Supervised Research) in a faculty laboratory.

Please note that for the Neuroscience BS and the Neuroscience Certificate, PSY-P 493 and PSY-P 494 must be with approved Neuroscience faculty.

Sincerely,
The PSY Advising Team

Janis Bolling, Academic Advisor
Carlin C. Schrag, Academic Advisor
Nancy King, Administrative Assistant
Psychological and Brain Sciences
psyneuro@indiana.edu
http://iupsyneuro.blogspot.com/
Psychology Room 229 * 812-855-2151 * http://www.psych.indiana.edu/

Workshop for Undergrads at Northwestern University

Program at NU for Undergrads from Under-Represented Groups in Science

Northwestern's psychology department is hosting a program on June 4th and 5th for undergraduates who are members of traditionally underrepresented groups, and who are potentially interested in pursuing graduate study in psychology. Activities will include a workshop designed to help with the graduate school application process and opportunities to meet psychology department faculty members and graduate students to learn what graduate school is like and how they might fit into the graduate programs and laboratory groups at Northwestern. Travel and accommodation costs associated with participation will be covered, and the application process will be fast and free (applications are due by April 30). If you know of any relevant students who may be interested in this program, I would be very grateful if you could bring it to their attention! You can simply direct them to our website for more information:

http://www.wcas.northwestern.edu/psych/Documents/sneakpeek.html

Research Assistant/Lab Manager

Computational Psychiatry Unit
Department of Neuroscience and Menninger Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX

Applications are invited for a full-time research assistant / lab manager position in the labs of Dr. Pearl Chiu
(http://pchiu.cpu.bcm.edu) and Dr. Brooks King-Casas
(http://bkcasas.cpu.bcm.edu) in the Computational Psychiatry Unit, Departments of Neuroscience and Psychiatry, at Baylor College of Medicine. Projects in the labs are highly interdisciplinary and combine methods from experimental and clinical psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral economics with functional neuroimaging to investigate brain function in healthy and psychiatric populations. This position will provide an excellent opportunity to gain research experience in fMRI, neuroeconomics, cognitive / social neuroscience, or clinical psychology as preparation for graduate school or medical school.

Research assistants are an essential part of the scientific team and play a lead role in participant recruitment & assessment, study implementation & coordination, data processing, database management, and grant/manuscript preparation. Training and supervision are provided for all aspects of the job.

Minimum requirements for the position include 1) a BA/BS in psychology, biology, bioengineering, computer science, or related field, 2) attention to detail, and 3) two years’ research experience. Proficiency with MATLAB, statistical analysis, and/or experience with web development are a plus.

Required Application Materials: Cover letter, CV/resume, and at least two letters of reference. All materials may be sent via email.

Consideration of applicants will begin immediately, and will end when the position is filled. Salary is competitive and will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. Expected start dates are flexible around June 1, 2010. Baylor College of Medicine is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and is committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Address inquiries and applications to:
James Sharp
Computational Psychiatry Unit
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston TX 77030
jsharp@cpu.bcm.edu

Career Development Center Newsletter

IN THIS ISSUE:

* FEATURED JOB AND INTERNSHIP POSTINGS
* AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND CAREER NIGHT
* SUMMER JOBS FAIR
* HIRE BIG TEN PLUS SPRING CAREER FAIR
* DIRECT ACTION AND RESEARCH TRAINING CENTER (DART) INFORMATION SESSION
* FIND US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER!

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FEATURED JOB AND INTERNSHIP POSTINGS

Don't forget to check the full-time, part-time, and internship postings on myIUcareers. Below is a preview of what is currently available:

Full-time positions:

* YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago, Program Manager - Swim Team
* City of Urbana, Environmental Sustainability Manager
* Bloomberg L.P., 2010 Financial Software Developer (Full-Time)
* The Gallup Organization, Emerging Leader - Business Development Consultant
* Greenpeace - US, Greenpeace Field Organizer

Internships:

* Industry Entertainment, Industry Entertainment Summer Internship Program
* Surfing Goat Dairy, Dairy Internship
* Taxease, Financial Services - Clerical and Administrative Paid Summer Internship
* BigMachines, Inc., Business Analyst/ Sales Operations Intern
* Ryerson Inc., Financial Planning and Analysis Intern

Part-time positions:

* Friends of Art Bookshop, Sales Clerk (Work Study)
* Hoosier Hills Food Bank, Garden & Gleaning Programs Assistant (Work Study)
* Indiana Magazine of History, Editorial Assistant (Non-Work Study)
* US Army Corps of Engineers, Park Ranger (Non-Work Study)
* Indiana Institute on Disability & Community, Instructional Design Specialist (Non-Work Study)

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AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND CAREER NIGHT
Tuesday, April 6, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Career Development Center, 625 N. Jordan Ave.

Join IU Alumni and career professionals who have worked abroad in Australia and New Zealand! Panelists will share their experiences abroad; provide tips on how to maximize your time here at IU, and offer strategies for Americans seeking international work. There will be time set aside to network with the panelists and other students with similar goals and interests. This night should be especially useful for students in international studies, area studies, languages, journalism, and other majors focused on global careers.

Registration required through your myIUcareers account.

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SUMMER JOBS FAIR
Wednesday, April 7, 1-4 p.m.
Alumni Hall, Indiana Memorial Union

Students...Looking for a summer job? IU's Summer Jobs Fair is an excellent opportunity for students who are staying in the Bloomington area over the summer. Over 75 employers will be on hand to recruit summer employees to fill full and part-time vacancies on and off campus. If you are looking for a summer job, you will not want to miss this event! Students who are eligible for work-study are encouraged to apply as soon as they receive a job offer.

Learn more about participating employers through your myIUcareers account.

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HIRE BIG TEN PLUS SPRING CAREER FAIR
Friday, April 9, 1-4 p.m.
The DePaul Center, 1 East Jackson Street, Chicago, IL

Each April, the Hire Big Ten Plus Consortium hosts a Spring Career Fair and this year the fair will be located in Downtown Chicago. Over 60 employers from a wide range of industries attend this fair to recruit undergraduate, graduate students and alumni from all of the consortium member institutions.

There is no registration required for students or alumni; if interested, please contact your career services office for more information.

For more information, visit
http://www.hirebig10plus.org/bigtenpluscareerfair.html.

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DIRECT ACTION AND RESEARCH TRAINING CENTER (DART) INFORMATION SESSION Monday, April 12, 7-8 p.m.
Career Development Center, 625 N. Jordan Ave.

Learn more about opportunities to become an Organizer Trainee. DART is a nonprofit network of affiliates, founded in 1982 to assist in the development of strong, congregation-based, grassroots community organizations committed to democratic principles and values of justice and fairness. The DART Network currently consists of 20 affiliates spread throughout Florida, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, Indiana, and Kentucky, each with their own leaders, staff, funding base, and accomplishments toward justice at the local level. DART has fought and won across the country on a broad set of issues like joblessness, access to health care, living wage and job source agreements, police misconduct, improved public education, quality affordable housing, fair immigration practices, and dozens of others. We are broadening our power into new communities throughout the country by training a new generation of community organizers.

Registration required through your myIUcareers account.

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Neurons, Mechanism,and Freedom of the Will

"Neurons, Mechanism, and Freedom of the Will"
Adina Roskies, Dartmouth College
Friday, April 9, 2010
Ballantine Hall 003, 4-6 p.m.
IU Bloomington Campus

The public is invited.

What can neuroscience tell us about free will? Professor Roskies, who has pursued a career in both philosophy and neuroscience, will discuss the traditional problem of free will and the limitations of neuroscience in addressing it. She argues neuroscience can contribute positively to the discussion. She will discuss some neuroscientific data from monkeys that illuminates the neural basis of decision-making, and argue that this simple model can be generalized to a picture that can accommodate complex decisions made for reasons. This picture accords well with some compatibilist views on free will, and may provide the first steps of a synthetic approach to a theory of freedom.
This presentation is part of the History and Philosophy of Science Colloquium, as well as one of a series of lectures on "Neuroethics:
Ethical and Social Implications of Neuroscience." The lecture is funded by New Frontiers in Arts and Humanities grant from the IU Office of the Vice Provost for Research to explore the ethics issues raised by the new research in neuroscience. It is co-sponsored by the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, the History and Philosophy of Science Department, and the Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions.

Friday, April 2, 2010

RA Position at Stanford

Please bring this announcement to the attention of talented and highly motivated students you know who are looking for a research position studying language processing by infants and young children:

Lab manager In Anne Fernald's research group at Stanford University Social Science RA position in the Department of Psychology to conduct research on the development of spoken language understanding by infants and young children. Primary responsibilities include running experiments with children from 6 months to 5 years of age; coding and analyzing data; maintaining detailed research records; developing experimental stimuli; training and supervising undergraduates who help with testing and coding. This position is centered at our main lab on the Stanford campus where studies with English-learning children are the focus. However, our research group also runs a flourishing community lab where we work with Spanish-learning children, and a mobile lab van in which we conduct outreach studies with English-learning children living in diverse circumstances.

This is a full-time position with excellent benefits. Minimum two-year commitment. Start date: Spring 2010

Qualifications: Recommended background and skills include B.A. degree in Psychology or related field; previous research experience working with children; strong organizational and interpersonal skills; meticulous attention to detail; facility with computers and software such as Excel, Photoshop, SPSS. This is an excellent training opportunity for an energetic and highly motivated person interested in early language development who would like to join a dynamic research group.

Please send a letter describing your research experience and goals, a resume and unofficial college transcript, and a list of references to
Chris Potter cepotter@stanford.edu. Review of applications will
begin immediately, and we are hoping to fill this position as soon as possible.

Community Organizing for Social Justice

Careers in Community Organizing for Social Justice Available to IU graduating students and alumni.

The Direct Action & Research Training (DART) Center will be on the IU campus on Mon., April 12 at 7:00 p.m. in the Career Development Center, 625 N. Jordan Avenue, to discuss careers in the field of community organizing, and to schedule interviews with students interested in empowering their communities and working for social change.

Please RSVP if you are interested by contacting Sunil Joy at sunil@thedartcenter.org or calling 785-841-2680 with your name, phone number, e-mail address, and school.

After years of research into best practices, experimentation, evaluation, and refinement, the Organizers Institute has become the elite field school in the training of grassroots community organizers in the country.

DART is now accepting applications for the 2010 DART Organizers Institute, the paid, four-month field school for people interested in launching a career in community organizing. Participants will undergo a combined classroom and field training covering such topics as:

• Entering a community
• Identifying and training local leaders • Strategic planning and issue cutting • Relationship and community building • Direct Action on community issues • Fundraising

To find out more about DART or to apply, we encourage you to contact: Sunil Joy, DART Network, 820 New York Street Lawrence, KS 66044 or by email: sunil@thedartcenter.org. If you have any questions, please call: (785) 841-2680. Also, you can download applications or view profiles from previous OTs at the DART website: www.thedartcenter.org.

An Evening with Richard Lui, CNN News Anchor on April 7

An Evening with Richard Lui, CNN News Anchor on April 7


Sharing news about ACC Programs, Student Organization Events, Employment/Internship/Scholarship opportunities and other related events with the IUB campus and the greater Monroe County Community!

"Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month 2010- Lighting the Past, Present and Future"
Did you Know?

May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month. However, IU recognizes this celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States in April to allow students to celebrate the commemorative month. See below for a list of this year's APA Heritage Month events.
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2010 Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month Events A complete list and descriptions of APA Heritage Month events can be found at http://www.indiana.edu/~acc/asianheritagemonth/events.html
Keynote Lecture by Richard Lui, CNN Newscaster
Hosted by IU School of Journalism, Asian American Studies Program and IU Asian Culture Center's Over a Cup of Tea
Date: April 6
Time: 7:00p.m.
Venue: School of Journalism Auditorium, Rm. 220
CNN news anchor Richard Lui will be giving the APA Heritage Month keynote address

Asian Cultures Around Campus featuring Calligraphy Lessons
Date: Every Tuesday, April 6, 13, 20, 27
Time: 5:30-7:00p.m.
Venue: Asian Culture Center, 807 E 10th St.
Learn and practice the ancient art of East Asian calligraphy. Lessons are free and open to the public.

ACC's Monday Table Topics presents "Images of China, A Cultural Kaleidoscope"
by Xin Fan, Doctoral Student, History Department, IUB
Date: April 12
Time: 12:00-1:00p.m.
Venue: Asian Culture Center, 807 E 10th St.
We will focus on questions such as: What are the images of China in the United States? How and why have these images of China changed? How much do we care?

Asian Cultures Around Campus featuring Free Henna Lessons 101
Dates: April 12, 26
Time: 5:00-6:30p.m.
Venue: Asian Culture Center, 807 E 10th St.
Come to the ACC to learn the ancient Indian art of henna designs. Questions, please e-mail Priyanka Dube at acc@indiana.edu.

"Chinese Landscape Painting and Landscapes in Our Own Backyards Children's Art Contest"
with support from the Felix Chen Memorial Fund
This contest is open to children in grades K through 6 in Monroe County. Prizes and certificates of recognition will be given to first, second, third place students.
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Regular ACC Events

Weekly Asian Games featuring GO & Mahjong
Every Friday
Time: Mahjong 2:00-4:00p.m. and GO Game 4:00-7:00p.m.
Venue: Asian Culture Center, 807 E 10th St.
Come to unwind, play, learn, or teach these wonderful games.
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Student Organization Events

Japan Night
Date: April 2
Time: 6:00-9:00p.m.
Venue: Willkie Auditorium
This year, the Japanese Student Association is having Omatsuri which is a Japanese Traditional Festival! This event is totally FREE!
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News Around Campus and Bloomington

ARC 2010: Part III
Part III: Connection: cooperatively building for the future
Date: Panel and speakers, April 8 and 15
Are existing paradigms adequate to our diversity mission? How do we rethink paradigms in response to the needs and vision of our diversity mission? How do individuals and units collaborate to make the best use of our talents and resources?

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Lecture on Empathy and Neuroethics - April 5

The IU Institute for Advanced Study and the Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions present the following lecture.

Jean Decety will lecture on "Evolutionary and Neurobiological Mechanisms of Empathy: What Makes Humans Special?"

Monday, April 5, 2010
4:00 p.m.
Georgian Room, Indiana Memorial Union

The lecture is free and open to the public.

Decety is the Irving B. Harris Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Chicago. He is also co-director of the Brain Research Imaging Center at the University of Chicago Medical Center.

The lecture is part of a year-long Interdisciplinary Faculty Workshop on Empathy led by John Bodnar, director of the IU Institute for Advanced Study, and Richard Miller, director of the Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions. See http://www.indiana.edu/~ias/empathy/ for more details about the workshop.

Neurophysiology of Cognition Lecture on April 13

You are cordially invited to the following lecture.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010
9:30 a.m.
Lilly Auditorium, University Library

Christopher C. Lapish, Ph.D.
Brain Research Center
University of British Columbia

“The neurophysiology of cognition and cognitive deficits, what can we learn from targeting the dopamine system?”

Abstract:
Cognitive deficits are observed in numerous mental illnesses. In this talk, I explore the neurophysiology of cognition and how it is compromised in an animal model of drug abuse. I address this question by employing cutting-edge analysis techniques to multielectrode recordings in freely moving rodents. Moreover, I examine how the dopamine releasing psychostimulant, d-Amphetamine, modulates prefrontal cortex networks from a behavioral and electrophysiological perspective. I characterize how the transient formation of cell assemblies subserves cognition and how they are impaired by d-Amphetamine in the service of creating accessible metrics which characterize the addicted brain.