The Organizational Behaviour at the Rotman School of Management is currently looking for volunteer research assistants for this term (starting immediately) to help design and run studies on gender and self-presentation in the job search process. They are looking for students with strong academic records, and who are reliable, conscientious, and capable of independent work. Relevant lab experience (e.g. running participants, knowledge of Qualtrics) is an asset but not required. Applicants should be able to commit at least six hours to lab work each week, and will have the opportunity to engage with multiple stages of the experimental process (e.g., study […]

The MacDonald Social Psychology Research Laboratory at the University of Toronto St. George is currently seeking reliable and conscientious volunteer research assistants for the 17-18 school year. Students interested in this position must: – have a strong academic record (cGPA of 3.5 is preferred) – be available to volunteer 6-8 hours a week (starting immediately) and into the 2017-2018 school term – be attentive to detail and able to work independently – previous lab experience an asset but not required If interested in volunteering, please email your CV and unofficial transcripts to Kaz Laird at maclab.manager@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing […]

We are looking for motivated Cognitive Science students who are interested in obtaining research experience in computational cognitive modeling. What are we studying? Languages differ in how they express the same situation. Where English has one preposition on (the cup is on the table, the coat is on the hook), Dutch uses two: op and aan (the cup is *op* the table, the coat is *aan* the hook). Having the same text translated into multiple languages (a parallel corpus) gives us a rich source of information about the between-language variation in how objects and events are labeled. In our research, we explore computational linguistic and cognitive modelling techniques […]

The Collaborative for South Asian Mental Health is composed of researchers from various organizations across the Greater Toronto Area who come together to focus on how research can contribute to improving the mental health of South Asian communities in Toronto. They are currently looking for volunteers! Please email your application to southasianmentalhealth1@gmail.com and indicate which position you’re applying for in the subject line.