2012 University of Virginia Summer Research Internship

The University of Virginia has exciting opportunities for those interested in summer research experiences.  Please review the brief description below.  We sincerely hope you will consider joining us as we strive to provide students with the requisite knowledge and skills to lead efforts to cure and/or better treat human disease in the 21st Century.

 

21st Annual University of Virginia Summer Research Internship Program (SRIP)
Ten week summer research internships are available for qualified undergraduates considering a career in biomedical research. We provide a generous stipend, round-trip travel, and housing to those accepted. Supported by peer-reviewed NIH grants and other extramural organizations, SRIP exposes a diverse group of students to current biomedical research. SRIP alumni have had great success at starting their research careers and many have enrolled in our graduate programs at UVA.  Follow the links to our website below for full information about our summer program and how to complete our brief online application process.  Those admitted receive a generous stipend, travel reimbursements and free housing.

 

SRIP Homepage

 

http://www.medicine.virginia.edu/education/phd/gpo/srip

 

SRIP Alumni Journals

 

http://www.medicine.virginia.edu/education/phd/gpo/srip/2011-alumni-journals.html

 

http://www.medicine.virginia.edu/education/phd/gpo/srip/2010-alumni-journals.html

 

SRIP Outcomes

 

http://www.medicine.virginia.edu/education/phd/gpo/srip/alumni-information

 

How to Apply

 

http://www.medicine.virginia.edu/education/phd/gpo/srip/apply-to-srip

NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program Deadline 02-01-12

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is now actively recruiting candidates for the NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP) for the 2012-2013 academic year. The NIH UGSP offers competitive scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are committed to careers in biomedical, behavioral, and social science health-related research. The NIH UGSP Scholarship will pay up to $20,000 per academic year in tuition, educational expenses and reasonable living expenses.

Eligibility Requirements

• U.S. citizen, national, or qualified non-citizen. (See web site for more information.)
• Enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full-time student for the 2011-2012 academic year at an accredited undergraduate institution.
• From a disadvantaged background. Disadvantaged background means that your financial aid office has certified you as having “exceptional financial need.” (See attached flyer for more information.)
• 3.5 GPA or higher (on a 4.0 scale) or within the top 5 percent of your class.
  

We encourage students to apply online at https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/ugsp

In addition to our online application, the UGSP web site contains detailed information about the UGSP, as well as downloadable application forms. The UGSP application is for online submission only and will open October 15^th 2011. The deadline for receipt of complete applications is February 1, 2012.

Thank you in advance for interest in the UGSP and feel free to contact us at 301-594-3318 or ugsp AT nih DOT gov if you have any questions the program.

Sincerely,

Darryl M. Murray, Ph.D.

Director, Undergraduate Scholarship Program

National Institutes of Health

2011 NIH Community College Day October 11, 2011

The 2011 NIH Community College Day–free and public event to all Community College Students and Faculty will take place on October 11, 2011 at the NIH, Bethesday MD. The goal is to share information about the training/career opportunities at the NIH and highlight the CCSEP. For additional information; contact Erika Barr, barrel AT mail DOT nih DOT gov or visit http://www.training.nih.gov/communitycollegeday

Registration deadline: October 1, 2011

Tri-C Bridges Summer Research Symposium

Cuyahoga Community College and Bridges to Success in the Sciences will host its annual

SUMMER RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM

Thursday, July 28^th, 2011

1-4PM at the Metropolitan Campus

Unified Technologies Center Room 229.

Tri-C Bridges Scholars will present their research conducted in biology, chemistry, psychology, and nursing during the Bridges Summer Research Experience at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland State University, John Carroll University, and University Hospitals/Case Medical Center. Please join us in celebrating and recognizing these accomplishments.

Light refreshments will be served.

This event is free and open to the public.

No advance registration is required.

For more information contact bridges AT tri DASH c DOT edu

Download the flyer here: 2011SUResearchSymposiumBSRE

Bridges Scholars Undergraduate Research Experience

Have you ever been curious about applying BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, PSYCHOLOGY or other sciences outside of the classroom? Motivated students, just like you from Tri-C, worked with experts on finding a cure for malaria, reducing stress in premature babies, and working on one of the leading causes of blindness!

Want to learn more about how to JUMP-START your career in SCIENCE?

Bridges to Success in the Sciences seeks students to work with scientists for $12/hour. Minority students interested in BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, PSYCHOLOGY, and other biomedical and behavioral sciences are encouraged to apply now for the Bridges Research Experience! For more info visit: http://www.tri-c.edu/bridges

For more information on the Bridges Scholar’s Research download our flyer at: 2011SP_BSRE_Final

Tri-C Lecture: Pathways to a Public Health Career

Bridges to Success in the Sciences presents a lecture by:

Thomas Brewer, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, College of Public Health
Assistant Professor, Social & Behavioral Science
Kent State University

PATHWAYS TO A PUBLIC HEALTH CAREER

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 10:30AM-12:00PM
Cuyahoga Community College
Metropolitan Campus, Wi-Fi Café

This event is free and open to the public.
Refreshments will be served.

For more information:

http://www.tri-c.edu/bridges

bridges AT tri-c DOT <edu
216-987-5621

Download flyer here

2011 Minority Fellowship Program Psychology Summer Institute

Dear Colleagues;

We are now accepting applications for our 2011 Minority Fellowship Program Psychology Summer Institute. Please see the attached flyer for more details which includes how to apply, or visit our website at www.apa.org/pi/mfp. The deadline is May 1, 2011. Please distribute to any applicable listserv. Thank you for your cooperation in advance.

PSI provides educational, professional development, and mentoring experiences to advanced doctoral students of psychology and psychologists who are in the early stage of their careers. Participants are guided toward developing a grant proposal, postdoctoral fellowship, dissertation, treatment program, publication, or program evaluation project. All projects must focus on issues affecting ethnic minority communities.

Participants will receive one-on-one mentoring on their projects by a consultant. Expert faculty will present seminars on selected topics such as grant writing, publishing, and specific areas of research or service delivery. There will also be opportunities to network with representatives from federal agencies and foundations.

If you have any questions, please contact Kyra Kissam, Professional Development Specialist, at 202-336-6127 or via email at mfp //AT// apa //DOT// org.

We apology for any cross posting.

Best regards

Sharlita Ford | Administrative Assistant
Minority Fellowship Program
American Psychological Association
750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242
Tel: (202) 336-6028 | Fax: (202) 336-6012
email: sford //AT// apa //DOT// org | www.apa.org
Hours: 8:30am-5:00pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

Research Assistant Position Implicit Social Cognition Lab at Harvard University

Implicit Social Cognition Lab at Harvard University (PI: Mahzarin R. Banaji)

Research Assistant Position

The Implicit Social Cognition Lab at Harvard University is seeking a qualified and motivated individual for a full-time Research Assistant (RA) position.

Working closely with the Principal Investigator, her graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and research staff, the candidate will manage the laboratory to facilitate research on social cognition and institutional corruption. The RA will assist lab members with research-related duties, and will conduct and coordinate research projects involving basic social cognition and moral cognition in adults and children as well as its applications to law, education, medicine, and business. The RA will be responsible for recruiting subjects, building experiments, collecting data, performing statistical analyses, providing administrative support, assisting with lab coordination, interacting with off-site collaborators, and other tasks as needed.

A bachelor’s degree in psychology or neuroscience is expected, but candidates with other degrees may be considered if they show evidence of substantial knowledge or coursework in Psychology. One year of related research experience is desired. The qualified candidate will have excellent technical and computer skills, be able to creatively translate ideas into experiments, and will thrive on the challenges of a demanding and fast-paced research environment. The ability to communicate clearly in writing and speech, and particularly to understand and produce science writing is absolutely essential. Candidates should also be highly organized and able to work both independently and collaboratively. Consideration will be given to candidates who show a motivation to use this position as a stepping stone to graduate school. The position has been approved for two years and the expectation is that the candidate will remain in it for that entire duration.

If you wish to be considered for this position, please send a vita/resume and brief cover letter (including names of references) to Steve Lehr (lehr AT wjh DOT harvard DOT edu) before April 15th 2011.

Yale School of Management Lab Manager Position

Yale School of Management

Job Title: Lab Manager

Grade: ME

General Purpose: Develop and manage the experimental infrastructure for research conducted in the Decision Lab at the Yale School of Management.

Essential Duties:
Evaluate and recommend experimental infrastructure and facilitate the collection of experimental data by faculty and graduate students.
Serve as project manager for organizational behavior research activities. Recruit and schedule research participants. Prepare human subject protocols and assist in preparation of study materials.
Recruit, hire, train and manage undergraduate research assistants. Independently determine the scheduling of all resources necessary to deliver the required research data.
Recruit and supervise computer programmers (graduate students) for advanced web-based experiments.
Conduct computer programming for web-based experiments.
Serve as interface with the Internal Review Board (IRB). Describe and interpret studies in context and prepare and submit required documents to the IRB.
Manage the lab website. Develop and maintain web content to support the lab, using Dreamweaver or other specialized software.
Conduct literature reviews and consolidate relevant information.
Act as liaison for SOM faculty members and secure space from Department of Psychology and other Yale departments as needed.
Data-base management.
Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of experience and education. Psychology, computer science, cognitive science, or experimental economics degree preferred. Experience in research laboratory preferred.
Excellent organizational skills and enjoy the challenges of a demanding work load involving simultaneous involvement in multiple research projects and with multiple research assistants.
Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact effectively with faculty, research assistants, and experimental participants.
Sufficient computer literacy to easily learn how to program experiments in the laboratory and on the web.
Preferred: At least one year’s experience running experiments and testing human participants in a psychology laboratory Familiarity with human-subject protocols
Experience with SPSS (or comparable statistics software), Excel, and web-design is desirable. Basic Dreamweaver and experience with survey software. Basic computer programming experience also desired.

Note: This is an ideal position for a student looking for quality research experience before applying to graduate programs in social, clinical, cognitive, developmental, or health psychology.

Questions? Email rob DOT bartholomew AT yale DOT edu

Center for Human Science Summer Internship

letsKNOW (letsknow.org), creator of an innovative series of interactive online supplements for college courses, is offering an exciting eight-week internship opportunity (running from May 29th to July 22nd) for qualified undergraduate and graduate applicants from behavioral and social science disciplines.

The internship program will be conducted at two locations this summer – the Center for Human Science in Chapel Hill, NC and the Sea Frolic in Boca Raton, FL. Interns can choose to reside at one location or to split their time between the two. These programs are designed to help interns develop important knowledge, skills, and abilities that will benefit them in pursuing a career in behavioral and social science. Interns at both locations will have similar opportunities to participate in the research process as well as take part in courses and workshops conducted by Research Fellows from the Center for Human Science.

There is no tuition or related program fee for this internship. Resident interns will only pay for personal transportation and their share of the expenses of room and board at either location. A limited number of scholarships will be available to partially cover these expenses for interested graduate students.

For more information, visit humanscience.org and click on the “Summer Internship” link. Applications are currently being accepted online.