Trailblazers and Innovators

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The GMC is happy to welcome Dr. Kevin Cokley from the University of Texas at Austin as our 2017 Innovators and Trailblazers scholar. On both campuses, Dr. Cokley will meet with students for small group discussions about mentoring and navigating the academy. He will meet with faculty and staff to discuss his current research on impostor phenomenon and mental health. Finally, he will offer a public talk and book signing.   NOTE: Due to our annual Trailblazers and Innovators Scholar-in-Residence, The Center will not host the programs below during the week of April 17th.  Drop-In, Write On April 19, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. April 20, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m Please consider joining us for Dr. Kevin Cokley's visit! SCHEDULE April 19, IUB Morning Lecture 9:45-11 a.m. @ IMU University Club, President's Room "Who Are You? A Conversation on Imposter Phenomena" Lunch Workshop with Graduate Students 12-1:30 p.m. @ Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, Bridgwaters Lounge  "Navigate the Academy: Can I Get a Seat at the Table?" Reception & Book Signing 4-5 p.m. @ NMBCC Bridgwaters Lounge Public Talk 5-6:30 p.m. @ NMBCC Grand Hall "From Theory to Practice: Community Engagement in the Academy"   April 20, IUPUI Individual Meetings with Faculty and Staff (please contact Dr. Tabitha Hardy at tamhardy@iupui.edu) Conversation with Graduate Students (Lunch will be provided) 12-1:30 p.m. @ University Library 1170 Conference Room (755 W Michigan st, Indianapolis, IN 46202) "Discussion on your Path to Success" Reception 3:30-4 p.m. @ University Hall (AD) 2041/2043 Public Talk 4-5 p.m. @ University Hall (AD) 2041/2043 (420 University Blvd, Indianapolis, IN 46202) "Engaging Race & Education. Past, Present, Future"   CLICK HERE TO RSVP Dr. Cokley's research can be broadly categorized in the area of African American psychology, with a focus on racial and ethnic identity development, academic motivation and academic achievement. A theme of much of his research is understanding the psychological and environmental factors that impact African American student achievement. Dr. Cokley's research and scholarship have led him to challenge the notion that African American students are anti-intellectual, and to critically re-examine the impact of racial and ethnic identity and gender on academic achievement. Recently Dr. Cokley has started exploring the impostor phenomenon and its relationship to mental health and academic outcomes among ethnic minority students. To learn more about Dr. Cokley’s work, visit: https://education.utexas.edu/faculty/kevin_cokley or Perceived Discrimination, Imposter Feelings, and the Mental Health of High-Achieving Students of Color: https://youtu.be/0IIwjaeeso0​ For more information and questions, please email The Graduate Mentoring Center at gmcgaops@iu.edu.

Research Assistant Position at Dartmouth

The Center for Technology and Behavioral Health (CTBH: http://www.c4tbh.org/) at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth currently has a new position open to assist Drs. Alan Budney and Catherine Stanger in research on the development and evaluation of psychosocial treatments for adolescents.  The primary focus of this position will be an NIH funded project involving a randomized trial of an intervention for adolescent substance use. This position provides excellent experience for persons seeking to build skills necessary for conducting clinical research, and for those planning to apply to graduate or medical school.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The research assistant will monitor ongoing data collection at the clinical site, preparing reports for the PI, the IRB, and the funding agency and working with the remote research team to ensure high quality data collection. There will also be opportunities to work with senior investigators and postdoctoral fellows on data analyses, manuscript preparation, and grant writing.  

REQUIREMENTS One year of experience in research with human subjects, and previous project-related work involving complex project design and communications is preferred.  Bachelor’s degree in human services related field, a social science, or the equivalent.  Experience with Redcap and other database, data management, and statistics is highly desirable.

A 1-year commitment to the position is preferred. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, responsible, able to work independently, and have great interpersonal and communication skills as well as meticulous attention to detail.

The position is open immediately and will start as soon as the selected candidate is available.

Please email resume to Dr. Budney to apply: alan.budney@dartmouth.edu

Internship in New Zealand

The New Zealand Labour Party has recently launched a fellowship program for international students. Our election is on September 23rd this year. Fellows will not be compensated financially, but it should prove an interesting experience and it will be a boon for their CVs. Fellows will be expected to stay for a minimum of six weeks, at any time between mid-May and election day itself. Fellows may stay for longer should they wish. We can provide housing free-of-charge for fellows, in addition to basic groceries. We will also pay for all fellowship-related travel.

Fellows will also receive lectures from:

1) NZLP Leader and Deputy Leader

2) Former NZ Prime Minister Helen Clark

3) Current ambassadors to NZ

4) Senior NZLP stakeholders and party staff, including the President and the Chief of Staff

5) Teleconferences with senior Democratic Party and UK Labour Party staff (my colleague and I previously worked for these organisations)

As I'm sure you appreciate, it is quite hard to get a career in politics, and this fellowship offers able students the chance to get a foot in the door. I personally studied Psychology at a British university and then interned on a campaign in Australia, and it was thanks to the latter that I ultimately got a job working in a foreign policy think tank and subsequently for a political party.

Lab Manager Position at Carnegie Mellon University

David Creswell’s lab is hiring a full time lab manager in the Department of Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. Ideally, we aim to hire someone for a two-year position (or longer) starting around June 1, 2017. Our lab works at the interface between health psychology, social psychology, clinical psychology, and health neuroscience. We study stress and coping, focusing on stress management strategies (e.g., self-affirmation, cognitive reappraisal) and interventions (e.g., mindfulness meditation) for understanding stress resilience processes. You can find out more about our research here: http://www.psy.cmu.edu/~creswell/index.html.

The lab manager we seek must be comfortable supporting multiple ongoing projects and a multidisciplinary team, including a large NIH-funded trial of mindfulness meditation training for older adults. Lab manager responsibilities include: implementation of community intervention studies, coordination of NIH and IRB protocols, facilitating collaborative research across institutions, recruiting new research participants, running behavioral sessions, assisting instructors with intervention implementation, coordinating assessments and monitoring incoming data, and assisting with preparation of manuscripts, presentations and data analyses. The lab manager will also be heavily involved in the mentoring and coordination of undergraduate and post-baccalaureate research assistants. This job certainly involves a lot but offers lots of opportunities for making an impact at multiple levels. 

Applicants should have a B.A. or B. S. degree in psychology, statistics, neuroscience, decision science, or other related fields. The ideal candidate will have excellent leadership skills, prior research experience, strong interpersonal skills, exemplary written and oral communication, and the ability to work independently and as a member of a team. Data analysis experience is a plus, but not required.

Interested applicants are encouraged to contact lab manager Hayley Rahl (hrahl@andrew.cmu.edu) or Dr. David Creswell (creswell@cmu.edu) with questions. This is a full time paid position with benefits. Pittsburgh is surprisingly awesome. If you would like to apply for the position, please email Hayley with your CV and cover letter describing your interests in this job and contact information for at least three references.  

Lab Manager Position: Georgetown Early Learning Project

Research Assistant, Department of Psychology – Georgetown College

Georgetown’s Department of Psychology  is home to a diverse and collaborative community of scholars who conduct research in psychology, neuroscience, and public policy, and who teach courses at the undergraduate and graduate level. Research by Faculty in the Department of Psychology - from basic science investigations of behavior and brain function to applications for public policy - is directed at Georgetown University’s goal of creating and communicating knowledge in the service of the common good. 

Our Undergraduate Program offers a Major and a Minor in Psychology and provides a variety of opportunities for scholarship and extracurricular enrichment. Our Graduate Program offers a five-year program of study in developmental science leading to a Ph.D. in Psychology, with concentrations in Human Development and Public Policy and Lifespan Cognitive Neuroscience, as well as a dual degree combining a Ph.D. in Psychology and a Master of Public Policy degree in collaboration with the McCourt School of Public Policy.

The Research Assistant provides administrative and research support to Georgetown’s Early Learning Project.  S/he assists with laboratory as well as with recruiting and testing of study participants. S/he will be trained to run memory flexibility, memory interference and cognitive flexibility studies and collect data in the field and code data in the laboratory. Reporting to the Principal Investigator (PI) and working with a PhD student, the Research 

Assistant has duties that include but are not limited to:

•      Participates in field visits to the participants’ homes to collect data.
•      Performs coding and collation of data – and trains team members on coding practice
•      Performs administrative duties – for example, preparation of materials for families, and maintenance of records.
•      Participates in team meetings and answers logistical questions.

Requirements

•     Bachelor’s degree from a 4-year  college
•     Preference for Spanish speaking skills
•     Current driver’s license
•     Preference for prior research experience working directly with young children

Please apply here

https://georgetown.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Georgetown_Admin_Careers/job/Main-Campus/Research-Assistant--Department-of-Psychology---Georgetown-College_JR01260-1

Lab Manager/Research Assistant Position - NYU Applied Psychology Department

Lab Manager/Research Assistant Position – NYU Applied Psychology Department

Dr. Natalie H. Brito is seeking a full-time (40 hours/week) Lab Manager/Research Assistant to work on studies examining the development of language and memory during infancy and early childhood. The expected start data is August or September 2017. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual who would like to gain research experience in preparation for a graduate career.

Responsibilities include: (1) conducting experiments with young children (including: recruiting, scheduling, and data collection); (2) processing and analyzing data; (3) training and supervising undergraduate research assistants; (4) performing general administrative duties, including data management, lab web pages and participant recruiting systems; (5) programming scientific experiments and developing experimental stimuli, (6) assisting with IRB protocol creation and compliance, (7) conducting literature searches and reviews to assist in manuscript preparation; and (8) providing general support for the PI including, but not limited to, purchasing and maintaining lab equipment.

Recommended background and skills include: a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Neuroscience or other related fields, the ability to work independently, keen attention to detail, and the ability to interact warmly and professionally with parents and children. Strong organizational, managerial, problem-solving, and analytic skills are essential.

Additional highly desired qualifications include:

-        Fluency in Spanish

-        Strong computational, statistical, or technical skills (e.g., Matlab, R, SPSS)

-        Experience with EEG/ERP

-        Research experience with infants and young children

A 2-year commitment is preferred, but 1-year commitments will be considered. Review of applications will begin May 1, 2017 and continue until the position is filled. Interested individuals should email a cover letter describing their interests and relevant experience, CV, and names and contact information of two references to Natalie H. Brito at natalie.brito@nyu.edu.  Please include all documents in a single PDF file.

New York University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. NYU is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its hiring and promotion process without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy or childbirth (or related medical condition), sexual orientation, partnership status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital, parental or familial status, caregiver status, national origin, ethnicity, alienage or citizenship status, veteran or military unemployment status, or any other legally protected basis. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons of minority sexual orientation or gender identity, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply for vacant positions at all levels. 

Lab Manager Position at the University of Delaware

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE

Dr. Roberta M. Golinkoff

POSITION AVAILABLE FOR START DATE AROUND JUNE 1, 2017

FULL-TIME LABORATORY MANAGER

The Child's Play, Learning and Development Lab at the University of Delaware needs a highly capable, eager, and well-spoken individual to serve as a full-time laboratory manager and project coordinator for an IES-funded project to develop a language assessment for toddlers. A recent college graduate having majored in psychology or a related field and looking for additional research experience before going on to graduate school would be ideal. Former laboratory coordinators have accumulated paper presentations and publications and then gone on to the graduate schools of their choice.

The laboratory is extremely active and highly collaborative with a focus on language acquisition, spatial skills, and learning through play. Strong writing skills are essential as the lab manager collaborates on publications, writes grant reports, and presents at conferences. Attention to detail, the ability to multi-task, and organizational skills are a must as the lab manager connects the lab to the University IRB office, manages participant recruitment, and oversees purchasing equipment and supplies. As the project coordinator for the IES language grant, the lab manager organizes meetings between the different sites, collects data at local preschools and daycares, and plays a strong role in the development of the assessment.

The lab manager must also have excellent social skills. In addition to training and supervising undergraduate research assistants, the lab manager cultivates a team orientation and fosters a high degree of professionalism among laboratory members. The applicant must be excellent with young children and their parents as well as with the staff they interface with at the University and in the field. Previous research experience in a psychology or related laboratory is required and an interest and background in how young children learn is desirable.

Upon mutual satisfaction, you would be asked to make a commitment to remain for a two-year term that offers full, excellent benefits (including dental and vision) and an exciting working environment. Preferred start date is June 1, 2017.

Materials: please send a CV, cover letter, and the names and contact information for your three recommenders to the current Laboratory Manager, Tara Saunders, at tsaund@udel.edu.  Please also have your three recommenders send their letters there as well. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Delaware is an Equal Opportunity Employer which encourages applications from minority group members, women, individuals with a disability and veterans. The University's Notice of Non-Discrimination can be found at http://www.udel.edu/home/legal-notices. Employment offers will be conditioned upon successful completion of a criminal background check.