Research Assistant

Position: Volunteer Research Assistant Commitment: 12 – 15 hours/month (approximately 3.5 hours a week), for at least 1 year Qualifications: Students in their 3rd or 4th year of a BSc in Psychology with some research experience, or individuals having completed their undergraduate studies and wishing to gain research experience prior to graduate studies. Setting: Sick Kids Centre for Community Mental Health helps more than 8,000 children and families each year through a combination of prevention, treatment, research, and education activities. Located in Toronto, Ontario, we are a community affiliate of the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of […]

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 on weekends […]

The Mood Disorders Program and the Centre for Mobile Computing in Mental Health at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced individual with the following qualifications to work as a Research Assistant on a study using electronic mood diaries in adults and teens with mood disorders. Qualifications: University degree (minimum BA/BS/BSc or equivalent) in a healthcare-related area Excellent organization & communication skills. Ability to work as part of a team. Self-motivated with ability to take an active role in project planning. General computer skills and some experience with statistics. Experience coding with MATLAB an asset. Experience in […]

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 on an eye-tracking study. 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  

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 […]

We are seeking a senior undergraduate psychology student to volunteer as a psychology assistant in the Eating Disorder Program at the Hospital for Sick Children. We are an interdisciplinary service providing psychosocial, medical and nutritional care to children and adolescents suffering with anorexic and bulimic forms of eating disorders across inpatient, day treatment and outpatient programs. You will be providing research and administrative support to our ongoing program evaluation initiatives. You will be trained in test scoring and data entry of psychometric measures and other psychosocial assessments. We require a minimum time commitment of 8 hours per week (flexible hours) […]

The Brain, Cognition and Language Lab at OISE is currently recruiting research assistants! This current research project is investigating the effectiveness of an evidence‐based reading fluency intervention called Reading Acceleration Program (RAP). Language and literacy data, cognitive data, and demographic information were gathered. The collected data will be analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively at pre, post, and follow‐up test. They are looking for responsible students who are Native Chinese speakers and can help with data scoring and entry. If interested, please contact Yueming Xi (y.xi@mail.utoronto.ca).

The Social Psychophysiological Research & Quantitative Methods Lab (SPRQL) at the University of Toronto St. George is looking for a team of passionate and dedicated Research Assistants to work on various studies in the lab. This is a great opportunity for students to gain experience in psychophysiological measurement techniques, data coding, and become involved in complex study designs.  This is also a great opportunity to receive an excellent letter of recommendation. Students interested in this position should: –    Have a strong academic background, particularly in Psychology. –    Be able to commit until Summer 2018. –    Be able […]

Job Description: The Helwig Lab of the Psychological Department at theUniversity of Toronto is currently recruiting research volunteers to assist 2 cross-cultural psychological research projects. Project 1 examines Chinese adolescents’ views about parenting and their psychological well-being and academic achievement. Duties may include assisting with data organization, data entry, and supervised assistance with data analysis. Project 2 is an exploratory and comparative study which took place this summer in Beijing and rural Xi’an. The format of the study consists of in-depth interviews on high school graduates’ perceptions towards the examination as well as the Chinese higher education system in general. Duties […]