Month: September 2017
Looking for Research Assistants!
The Organizational Behaviour at the Rotman School of Management is currently looking for volunteer research assistants for this term (starting immediately) to help design and run studies on gender and self-presentation in the job search process. They are looking for students with strong academic records, and who are reliable, conscientious, and capable of independent work. Relevant lab experience (e.g. running participants, knowledge of Qualtrics) is an asset but not required. Applicants should be able to commit at least six hours to lab work each week, and will have the opportunity to engage with multiple stages of the experimental process (e.g., study […]
Recruiting Research Assistants!
The MacDonald Social Psychology Research Laboratory at the University of Toronto St. George is currently seeking reliable and conscientious volunteer research assistants for the 17-18 school year. Students interested in this position must: – have a strong academic record (cGPA of 3.5 is preferred) – be available to volunteer 6-8 hours a week (starting immediately) and into the 2017-2018 school term – be attentive to detail and able to work independently – previous lab experience an asset but not required If interested in volunteering, please email your CV and unofficial transcripts to Kaz Laird at maclab.manager@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing […]
Research Assistant Needed!
The Psychology of Emerging Adulthood Research Lab (PEARL) is seeking an undergraduate Research Assistant to assist with a multi-site SSHRC-funded study on family relationships, risk, wellness and well-being in emerging adulthood. The RA will assist with participant recruitment, screening, and scheduling; data collection with parents and young adults using an online survey and a daily survey app; database management; and preliminary data analysis (using SPSS). In addition, the RA will provide some support around knowledge transfer using social media. Applicants should: – Be able to commit to up to 8 hours per week, with some flexibility in times (e.g., checking […]
Research Assistant Needed!
We are looking for motivated Cognitive Science students who are interested in obtaining research experience in computational cognitive modeling. What are we studying? Languages differ in how they express the same situation. Where English has one preposition on (the cup is on the table, the coat is on the hook), Dutch uses two: op and aan (the cup is *op* the table, the coat is *aan* the hook). Having the same text translated into multiple languages (a parallel corpus) gives us a rich source of information about the between-language variation in how objects and events are labeled. In our research, we explore computational linguistic and cognitive modelling techniques […]