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Research Assistant: Development of Moral Psychology

Research Assistant: Development of Moral Psychology
Dr. Sydney Levine, Harvard Department of Psychology and MIT Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Summer 2019


Dr. Sydney Levine is currently seeking summer research assistants to work on studies of developmental moral psychology. Duties: RAs will be expected to work 10-20 hours/week in the Boston/Cambridge area. Responsibilities will mostly involve running studies with preschool-aged children, preparing and setting up testing materials, data entry, and helping to pilot new...

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Research Assistant: Behavioral and Development Economics

Research Assistant: Behavioral and Development Economics
Mattie Toma and Prof. Gautam Rao, Economics/FAS
Summer 2019

Mattie Toma (PhD student) and Gautam Rao (faculty sponsor) in the Harvard Economics Department are looking for a motivated and conscientious summer Research Assistant to work on projects in behavioral and development economics. Duties: You will spend half of your time involved with data analysis work on a large-scale randomized controlled trial examining the impact of improved sleep on...

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Research Assistant Position: Computational Neuroimaging

 

Research Assistant Position: Computational Neuroimaging
Prof. Anastasia Yendiki, Laboratory for Computational Neuroimaging, Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School
Summer 2019

The student researcher will contribute to a project that aims to map connections in the human brain, based on a combination of in vivo diffusion MRI brain scans with prior information from microscopic resolution ex vivo MRI and optical imaging. Brain pathways will be...

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Laboratory Research Technician: Movement and the Brain

Laboratory Research Technician: Movement and the Brain
Economo Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, Prof. Michael Economo, Boston University
Full-Time, Post-Graduation

The Economo Lab at Boston University has an open position for a Laboratory Research Technician. The Economo Lab uses cutting edge experimental, analytical, and theoretical approaches to study how the brain controls movement using the mouse as a model system. Requirements and Expectations: We are seeking motivated individuals with strong...

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Research Assistants: Human Connectome Project in Development (full-time)

Research Assistants: Human Connectome Project in Development
Prof. Leah Somerville, Affective Neuroscience and Develompental Lab (Psychology/FAS)
full-time, post graduation

 

The Affective Neuroscience & Development Lab at Harvard University, directed by Professor Leah Somerville, is seeking two (2) full-time (35 hours) Research Assistants (RAs). The RAs will conduct the Lifespan Human Connectome Project in Development (HCP-D), a multimodal brain imaging study of developmental changes in brain connectivity and...

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Lab Manager/Research Assistant: Affective Neuroscience and Development (full-time)

 

Lab Manager/Research Assistant: Affective Neuroscience and Development
Prof. Leah Somerville, Affective Neuroscience and Development Lab (Psychology/FAS)
full-time, post graduation

 

The Affective Neuroscience & Development Lab at Harvard University, led by Professor Leah Somerville, is seeking a full-time (35 weekly hours) Lab Manager/Research Assistant (RA) to work on a series of projects aimed at understanding how brain development shapes changes in cognition, emotion, motivation, and decision making...

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Laboratory Research Coordinator Position: Computational Cognitive Neuroscience and Machine Learning (full-time post graduation)

Laboratory Research Coordinator Position: Computational Cognitive Neuroscience and Machine Learning
Laboratories of Computational Cognitive Neuroscience (Dr. Leyla Isik) and of Cognitive Neuroscience and Machine Learning (Dr. Michael Bonner), Department of Cognitive Science, Johns Hopkins University
full-time post graduation


The Department of Cognitive Science at Johns Hopkins University is seeking a full-time Laboratory Research Coordinator to work in the labs of Dr. Leyla Isik (Computational...

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Research Coordinator Position: Cognitive Deficits in Neuropsychiatric Disorders

Research Assistant Position: Cognitive Deficits in Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Prof. Dara Manoach, Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School
full-time post-graduation

The Manoach Lab is looking to hire a college graduate with strong organizational and interpersonal skills as a full-time research coordinator for several projects investigating the neural basis and nature of cognitive deficits in neuropsychiatric disorders. The primary line of investigation focuses on the contribution of abnormal sleep to impaired memory...

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Research Assistants: Genetic Neurodevelopmental Disease

Research Assistants: Genetic Neurodevelopmental Disease
Dr. Mustafa Sahin, Neurology Department, Center for Life Science, Boston Children's Hospital / Harvard Medical School
full-time, post-graduation (starting Spring 2019)


We are looking for two talented and motivated research assistants to join Dr. Mustafa Sahin’s laboratory in the Neurology Department at the Boston Children’s Hospital - a Harvard Medical School affiliated teaching hospital. You will be working with a research...

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Research Technician / Lab Manager: Sleep Neuroscience (full-time) Laura Lewis, Lewis Lab, Biomedical Engineering, Boston University full-time post-graduation (start date between January and July 2019)

Research Technician / Lab Manager: Sleep Neuroscience (full-time)
Prof. Laura Lewis, Lewis Lab, Biomedical Engineering, Boston University
full-time post-graduation (start date between January and July 2019)


Position: We are seeking a highly motivated and organized candidate to work as a research technician and lab...

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Internship: Life, Physical, Engineering Sciences (summer)

Internship: Life, Physical, Engineering Sciences
Japan Summer Science Undergraduate Research Program, Edward O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, Harvard
summer 2018 – early decision application deadline 5 December 2018, regular application deadline 7 January 2018


The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies (RIJS) provides opportunities for Harvard College students in life, physical/natural, engineering and applied sciences to conduct research in a...

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Internship: Cognitive Neuroscience of Autism

Internship: Cognitive Neuroscience of Autism
Professors Susan Faja and Charles Nelson, Laboratories of Cognitive Neuroscience, Boston Children’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School
summer 2017

The Faja and Nelson Labs at the Labs of Cognitive Neuroscience at Boston Children’s Hospital have a student intern position open to assist on a multisite project with 6- to 11-year-old children on the autism spectrum. Responsibilities will include assisting in study visits, behaviorally supporting children on the autism spectrum, collecting surveys from parents, data entry and lab...

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