Volunteer
Mentorship Opportunity
The Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) Section for Students in Psychology is launching the fourth edition of its Mentorship Program to promote leadership and mentorship among student affiliates. Their program offers undergraduate students the opportunity to engage in peer-mentorship relationships with graduate student mentors. Graduate student mentors will provide mentorship in the form of guidance, advice, information, and support to undergraduate students looking for direction within the domain of psychology. This is a great opportunity for undergraduate students in your association to connect with a mentor who is pursuing similar interests and career goals. For more information or application materials, visit […]
Volunteer Research Position Starting in September
Plaks lab is currently looking for students who are interested in a volunteer research position. Students will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience on operating eeg equipments and running a social psychology experiment. Students interested in this position should: • have a strong academic background, particularly in psychology • be able to commit throughout 2018-19 school year • be able to commit at least 8 hours a week • previous lab experience is an asset but not required To apply, please submit your resume and unofficial transcript to jianing.lv@mail.utoronto.ca
Marijuana Users Needed for Brainwave Research Study
Do you smoke marijuana regularly? We are looking for healthy volunteers who smoke cannabis to participate in a research study to help us understand brain activity in mental illness. Do you meet the following criteria? 16-35 years old Have learned English before age 5 Use cannabis regularly never have had a psychiatric or neurological disorder never have had any other drug or alcohol problem CAMH provides other treatment options for mental illness & addictions. CAMH is a research and teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto and is a Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization Collaborating Centre. […]
Are you interested in a research position?
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 […]
fMRI Experiment Participation
Research Assistants Needed
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 2019. – […]
CALL FOR STUDENT VOLUNTEERS! SEXposium 2018 Science Outreach Conference at the ROM
* Call for Abstracts* *Deadline*: June 18th, 2018 *SEXposium 2018: The Science of Love and Sex* Love, Sex & Gender Science Outreach Conference *www.SEXposium.ca* <http://www.sexposium.ca/> *Where:* Royal Ontario Museum <https://www.rom.on.ca/en#/gallery/recent>, Toronto, CA *When:* Friday June 29th, 2018 *Registration: *$40 SEXposium is a day where sex and science converge, bringing academic and community audiences together to exchange ideas on love and sex. Serving students, researchers, and the incurably curious, our mission is to spark conversation, connection, and curiosity about love, sex, and gender, and apply the latest research findings to improve relationships, health and well-being. We also serve up-and-coming scholars- giving […]
Volunteer Opportunity!
Study Recruitment
Hi everyone! I’m recruiting participants for an fMRI study at ToNI (near the Sidney Smith at St. George)! To participate this study, you should be: – healthy adults (19-35 years old) – no claustrophobia – normal color vision and normal hearing – correct vision (without or with glasses/contacts) – no sign of neurologic or psychological disease – right-handedness It’s a two-session MRI study, one for 1.5 hours scan and the other for one hour scan following a 15min behavioral test. You’ll get paid $20 per hour. During the scan, you will see many beautiful images as well as hear and touch different kinds of stimuli. […]