Volunteer for the Eating Disorders Program (SickKids)
The Eating Disorders program at Sick Kids is looking for volunteers! More information below:
Day: January 9, 2020
Part-time Paid Research Assistant at the SCS Lab
The SCS Lab (Social Cognitive Science Lab) at the University of Toronto St. George is looking for two passionate and dedicated part-time paid Research Assistants to work on various new studies in the lab. Specifically, the RA’s will assist with scheduling, recruiting, and running behavioural and fMRI participants for a variety of studies. Depending on your skillset, the tasks will include: – contacting patient and non-patient populations to confirm their availability and schedule fMRI time slots– preliminary fMRI screening– running behavioural studies and assisting with neuroimaging studies– obtaining consent and debriefing participants on the study – recruiting research participants– potentially assisting with neuroimaging analyses– […]
Volunteer Research Assistant at the Bariatric Surgery Program (Toronto Western Hospital)
Volunteer research assistant needed: I am currently seeking an energetic and enthusiastic volunteer research assistant to help with phone calls, data entry, and administrative tasks in the Bariatric Surgery Program at the Toronto Western Hospital. The Bariatric Surgery Program is a dynamic department consisting of a team of health professionals from a variety of disciplines including psychologists, psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, social workers, surgeons and dietitians. The team conducts pre-surgical assessments of patients considering bariatric surgery and post-surgical follow-up for five years after surgery. The eligible candidate will be a responsible, conscientious and quick-learning individual with excellent communication skills who has […]
Vision and Cognition Conference (CASA)
Please see below a message from CASA: — The Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence Students’ Association (CASA) is pleased to announce the 9th iteration of the University of Toronto Interdisciplinary Symposium on the Mind (UTism). The theme of this year’s conference is Vision, addressing the question, How does vision affect cognition? On February 1-2, 2020, this idea will be explored from an interdisciplinary perspective. Specifically, speakers from local and international universities will be discussing groundbreaking research on vision from multiple academic disciplines (psychology, computer vision, philosophy, etc.). All interested in vision and the interdisciplinary study of cognitive science are welcome! […]