Opportunity Description
The UConn Child Language Lab (CLL) is seeking SEVERAL undergraduate research assistants (RAs) to join our team this fall. The CLL is headed by Dr. Letitia Naigles (Psychological Sciences), a foremost expert in child development, language acquisition, and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Students spend 9h/week in the lab for course credit (3 credits) in PSYC 3889 or COGS 3589, and participation in our lab is not limited to only the fall semester (many RAs continue indefinitely if they would like). Our RAs have the opportunity to collaborate with senior members of the team on research, contribute to our data analysis process, and even attend data collection visits at participants’ homes.
Research at the CLL primarily focuses on language acquisition, language use, and narrative story-telling in typically developing and autistic populations. If you are interested in autism, language acquisition, psychology, linguistics, developmental research, or cognitive science, you would be a great fit for one of our RA positions.
Student Qualifications
We do require that students have taken at least one course in Psychology, Linguistics, or SLHS; however, you do not need to be a major in one of these departments to be considered. Some experience with children is required. Experience with autistic populations is HELPFUL but not required.
How to Apply
To apply, please send an email to Grace Corrigan (grace.corrigan@uconn.edu), the CLL’s lab coordinator. In your email, please list any and all relevant courses you have taken, provide your availability and schedule for the fall semester, and include a brief explanation of why you are interested in joining our team and why you feel you would be a good fit (i.e., experience with children and/or autism, interest in developmental psychology, etc.).
We are looking to hire at least THREE undergraduate RAs this fall. Keep in mind as well that RAs are welcome to stay on indefinitely to continue working with us and earning PSYC 3889 or COGS 3589 course credit. Many of our past RAs worked with us for several semesters in a row and were extremely well-prepared to enter graduate school and other career paths.
There is not a hard deadline for application submission, but applications will be reviewed on a first-come, first-serve basis and we are certainly hoping to have these positions filled by the start of the fall semester.
Mentor: Letitia Naigles, Professor
Department: Psychological Sciences
Email: letitia.naigles@uconn.edu
Timing: Fall 2022, Ongoing
Campus: Storrs