Job Opportunity

The CAN Lab (Computational Affective Neuroscience Lab) at the University of Toronto St. George is looking for a team of passionate and dedicated Research Assistants to work on various new studies in the lab. Current projects investigate topics such as 1) emotion and cognition, 2) attitudes and preferences, 3) goal setting and 4) stereotyping and prejudice. Successful applicants will be responsible for participant recruitment, data collection, and preparing the necessary materials to run studies. This is a great opportunity for students to become immersed in learning new affective neuroscience techniques and become involved in complex study designs. Research Assistants will […]

The Duncan Lab is looking for a volunteer to gain research experience! We are looking to accept a volunteer who is willing to contribute 8 hours a week gaining research experience in our lab over the summer. You will gain direct experience in participant recruitment, assessment, and data collection. Interested applicants should fill out the application form on our website (duncanlab.org), and submit it along with a resume, unofficial transcript, and cover letter to duncanlabuoft@gmail.com

Dr. Kang Lee’s Development Lab is looking for highly dedicated and enthusiastic students to volunteer with us! You will be involved in a study examining how children’s emotion expressions can be used to understand lie-telling behaviours. Our goal is to offer volunteers many opportunities to develop their research skills. Thus, as a volunteer, you will; – Be involved in computer-based data preparation tasks – Code and record results – Perform other administrative tasks in the laboratory – Other tasks/opportunities depend on prior experience and on length of stay in the lab, including the opportunity to be involved in other, on-going […]

The START Clinic for Mood and Anxiety Disorders is currently seeking highly qualified applicants for a full time Research Assistant position. Typical responsibilities include but are not limited to: administration and scoring of patient assessments, supervised exposure therapy for individual patients, writing protocol and grant applications for clinical trials, assessing patient eligibility for clinical trials, literature searches and data analysis for empirical publications. The new hire will receive extensive training on all duties. Required RA Qualifications:  Mature individual comfortable handling confidential information;  Ability to work in a fast-paced, professional environment;  Demonstrated ability to work both independently and […]

The Computational Cognitive Development Lab is looking for students who are interested in a voluntary research position in a developmental psychology lab! As a research assistant, you will have the opportunity to help with coding of behavioural experiments, inputting and assisting with data collection, and recruitment of children participants (aged 3 – 7) on campus and at the local museums like the Ontario Science Centre and the Royal Ontario Museum. Ideally, applicants should have the following: – Be in good academic standing – Be able to commit at least 8-10 hours (including weekends) a week – Be available and willing […]

The Learning and Neural Development Lab is looking for students who are interested in a voluntary research position in the lab to help prepare and run experiments! As part of the lab, you will have the opportunity to prepare visual and auditory stimuli, run the experiments on both children (aged 5-9) and adult participants to collect behavioural data, help with the recruitment of participants on campus and at the local museums such as the Ontario Science Centre, and assist with inputting the data collected. Ideally, applicants should have the following: – Be in good academic standing – Be able to […]

Kang Lee’s Development Lab is looking for motivated individuals to join our team! You will be involved in a series of studies examining emotion detection. We will be examining the ways in which changes in facial blood flow contributes to the detection of emotions. You will be involved in recruiting participants, running the experiments, coding data, preparing stimuli, and recording the results. You will also participate in training sessions to acquire the necessary skills for the current project. Requirements: Be punctual Ability to work independently Excellent communication (both written and verbal) skills Problem solving skills Strong computer and technical skills is an […]

The Fraud Research team studies scam detection and victimization in participants ages 18-30 and 60-90. These research assistant position is ideal for an undergraduate student in their 2nd or 3rd year of psychology or a related field. Research assistants are responsible for recruiting participants for our research studies including making connections with community organizations to find interested participants, advertising our studies, and sharing our findings with community members. You will also run studies with participants (data collection) and complete data entry tasks. This position is ideal for someone who is considering careers both in academic research environments and in more […]