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Volunteer Research Assistant You will be involved in a study examining older adults’ vulnerability to fraud, conducted in Kang Lee’s Development Lab (kangleelab.com). Our goal is to offer volunteers many opportunities to develop their research skills. Thus, as a volunteer, you will; – Act as the main experimenter in conducting the experimental sessions with adults aged 18-95 – Recruit and schedule participants – Code and record results – Perform other administrative tasks in the lab This position is ideally suited for students from St George campus or who live downtown, and who will be in their 2nd or 3rd year in September. Those who are studying […]

Volunteer Research Assistant Volunteer Position Research Assistant Requirements Previous experience coding or willingness to be trained Responsibilities Coding qualitative data, maintaining website, weekly meetings Number of Positions 4 What Does a Volunteer Research Assistant Do? Volunteer Research Assistants are academic student volunteers hired by principal researchers (also known as principal investigators (PI), or project directors) to assist in carrying out a particular research project. Research assistantships are intended to provide students the opportunity to learn proper research procedures and techniques.   Volunteer Research Assistant Responsibilities Volunteer Research Assistants will be responsible for assisting the principal researcher (Sasha Reid, M.A.) in a […]

Student volunteers wanted for developmental neuroimaging research at SickKids We would like to recruit 3rd or 4th year students to volunteer for our ongoing developmental cognitive neuroscience studies in the lab of Dr. Margot Taylor, Director of Functional Neuroimaging at the Hospital for Sick Children.  Interested students should have an appreciation or background in psychology, clinical psychology, development, data organization and/or neuroimaging.  Advantages of volunteering in the lab include learning about neuropsychological / behavioural assessments, various approaches to  studying brain structure and function, as well as being part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team. Interested students should contact Julie Lu (julie.lu@sickkids.ca) […]

Interested in gaining research experience AND course credit at the same time? Apply to work in the Geva Lab through the Research Opportunity Program! New postings have been added to the Research Opportunity Program listings, including positions in the Geva Lab. You could be a part of a research study examining the effectiveness of a reading intervention program with children (project code LTE 18), or a study helping to identify English Language Learners who are at risk for learning disabilities (project code LTE 18). These listings are offered under the Applied Psychology & Human Development section. More information and application […]