humanities

Research Assistant in Child/Adolescent and Mood Program (CAMP) Lab

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Opportunity Description

Researchers in the Child/Adolescent and Mood Program (CAMP) Lab in the Department of Psychiatry at UConn Health are seeking undergraduate students to assist with their on-going research studies.

Primary responsibilities include:
➢ Participant Recruitment
➢ Helping study coordinators with administrative duties
➢ Contact with families and school personnel
➢ Data entry
➢ Scholarship opportunities
➢ Other duties assigned by the CAMP Lab

Student Qualifications
We are looking for volunteers who can commit to work a minimum of 8-10 hours per week for 1 year, which includes 1 in-person workday at our West Hartford location. This can be taken for course credit (PSYC 3889/3899).

How to Apply
Students should send an email describing their interest in working in our lab, their CV with current GPA, and a list of two references to Emilie Butler (ebutler@uchc.edu).

Mentor: Emilie Butler, Postdoctoral Fellow
Department: UConn School of Medicine
Email: ebutler@uchc.edu
Timing: Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Ongoing
Campus: Remote opportunity with a commitment of 1 in-person workday in West Hartford, CT

Research Assistant Needed for a Weight Loss Research Study

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Opportunity Description: We are seeking undergraduate student(s) to assist with a digital behavioral weight loss intervention targeting postpartum Black women. The study focuses on promoting changes in dietary and physical activity behaviors, with social support delivered through a private Facebook group. The undergraduate research assistant will be involved in managing REDCap surveys, creating infographics using Canva, and designing PowerPoint presentations. All duties will be conducted online, and weekly progress updates will be expected. This position offers a valuable opportunity for students interested in digital health, behavioral interventions, and health equity research. 

Student Qualifications

  • Students from any discipline with an interest in health research may apply
  • Must be available to work during summer
  • Remote work
  • Biweekly meetings
  • Basic knowledge of Canva
  • Interest in learning new technology

    How to Apply
    Please email your interest or any questions to Snehaa Ray at snehaa.ray@uconn.edu

    Mentor: Snehaa Ray, Doctoral Candidate
    Department: Department of Nutritional Sciences
    Email: snehaa.ray@uconn.edu
    Timing: Summer 2025, Ongoing
    Campus: All campuses (remote work)

    Research Opportunity – Neurolinguistics and Neurocomputational Work

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    Opportunity Description

    The BrainLens Lab invites applications for research assistant positions focused on exploring the neural mechanisms underlying naturalistic language comprehension across populations with diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds. This project employs a combination of behavioral and neural methodologies to enhance our understanding of how the brain processes language in real-world scenarios.

    Students are expected to conduct literature reviews, participate in data collection, and manage and analyze research data. The position requires less than 9 hours per week, with weekly to biweekly team meetings for progress updates. Course credits are available, and opportunities for publication involvement may arise based on progress and interest.

    Student Qualifications
    Background or strong interest in cognitive neuroscience, psychology, linguistics, or a related field.
    Basic knowledge of statistical approaches and data analysis tools (e.g., R or Python) is a plus.
    Attention to detail and consistency is important.

    How to Apply
    If you are interested, please send an email to Dr. Chanyuan Gu (kmw24003@uconn.edu) with your resume.

    Mentor: Chanyuan Gu, Postdoctoral Fellow
    Department: Psychological Sciences
    Email: kmw24003@uconn.edu
    Timing: Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Ongoing
    Campus: Storrs

    Social Media and Marketing Strategist

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    Opportunity Description

    This position will support the publication of a book on the topic of the politics of disability and the US care crisis. The writing relates to the ways ableism (or the devaluation of disability) is embedded into every aspect of our culture and society, which then translates into such things as a lack of care infrastructure and the resulting dependence on the unpaid care work of family members.

    I am looking for a student who can assist with social media and marketing. The student will conduct social media research (reviewing and compiling social media accounts and content related to topics covered in the book), navigate social media platforms, organize information gleaned from social media thematically in spreadsheets, synthesize broad trends, and advise on social media plans for the book, all while learning about the nonfiction trade book publishing process.

    Student Qualifications
    Required:
    – Social media literacy with IG, TikTok, and Twitter, and other platforms
    – Completed coursework in marketing/publicity, business/communications, and/or journalism

    Preferred:
    – Experience working in publicity, marketing, or advertising
    – Have interest in topics related to disability and/or caregiving

    How to Apply
    Please submit a resume and brief write up of why you are a fit for the position.

    Mentor: Laura Mauldin, Associate Professor
    Department: WGSS/SCI
    Email: laura.mauldin@uconn.edu
    Timing: Fall 2024, Spring 2025
    Campus: Storrs

    Research Assistant Opportunity – Fact Checker

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    Opportunity Description

    This position will support the publication of a book on the topic of the politics of disability and the US care crisis. The writing relates to the ways ableism (or the devaluation of disability) is embedded into every aspect of our culture and society, which then translates into such things as a lack of care infrastructure and the resulting dependence on the unpaid care work of family members. I am looking for a student who can assist with fact checking for the book, which is an important process in all researched/journalistic writing. Duties will include but aren’t limited to:

    • Checking cited references
    • Cross checking field notes
    • Learning how to use citation software
    • Creating bibliographies
    • General support

    Student Qualifications
    Qualifications:

    • Experience with research
    • Knowledge of fact checking processes

    Preferred Qualifications:

    • Experience working for the school newspaper or in other journalistic endeavors

    How to Apply
    Please email your resume and a brief write up of why you think you are a good fit for this opportunity to Professor Laura Mauldin (laura.mauldin@uconn.edu.

    Mentor: Laura Mauldin, Associate Professor
    Department: WGSS/SCI
    Email: laura.mauldin@uconn.edu
    Timing: Fall 2024, Spring 2025
    Campus: Storrs

    Research Assistant at ECOM (Expression, Communication, and the Origins of Meaning) Research Group

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    Opportunity Description

    As an undergraduate research assistant at ECOM (Expression, Communication, and the Origins of Meaning Research Group), you will play a key role in organizing conferences and talks, contributing to the smooth execution of these academic events. You will also assist with research activities, particularly in conducting literature reviews to support ongoing projects. Additionally, if you have skills in website design, you will help maintain and update the ECOM website, ensuring it effectively communicates our work and events to the academic community. We are especially interested in students from philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, or related fields, as this role offers valuable experience in both research and event coordination, along with the opportunity to enhance your digital skills.

    Availability: Must be available to work approximately 9 hours per week, with some flexibility to accommodate key event dates. Specific times will be discussed during the interview process.

    Student Qualifications
    Academic Background: Must be an undergraduate student majoring in philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, or a related field.

    Research Skills: Ability to conduct thorough literature reviews, with a strong emphasis on critical thinking and synthesis of academic materials.

    Event Coordination: Interest in or experience with organizing academic events, such as conferences and talks, is preferred.

    Technical Skills: Basic proficiency in website design and maintenance is desirable but not required.

    Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential for coordinating with event speakers, team members, and managing public-facing content.

    Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively in a team setting, as well as independently on assigned tasks.

    Attention to Detail: Must be detail-oriented, especially in tasks related to research, event planning, and website content management

    How to Apply
    Interested students should submit the following materials to apply for this research opportunity:

    • CV/Resume: Include relevant academic background, coursework, and any previous research or event coordination experience.
    • Short Statement: Provide a brief statement (no more than 300 words) explaining your interest in this position, any relevant skills or experience you bring, and your availability.

    Please send your application materials to Utku Sonsayar utku.sonsayar@uconn.edu

    Mentor: Dorit Bar-On, Professor
    Department: Philosophy
    Email: dorit.bar-on@uconn.edu
    Timing: Fall 2024, Spring 2025
    Campus: Storrs

    Research Assistant in Accent/Dialect Study

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    Opportunity Description

    Are you interested in accents or phonetics? Are you great with computers or music theory? This position involves assisting with research into the intonation patterns of various accents, specifically finding pitch relationships in particular speech utterances. There is also an opportunity to attend regular meetings with a faculty mentor and discuss relevant literature and research experiences in order to foster your education in the field.

    This opportunity can be taken for course credit, or as a Work Study position (only for students with a federal Work-Study award), and runs in Spring Semester 2019. Students earning course credit can negotiate weekly hours (3 hours for 1 credit, 6 hours for 2 credits, 9 hours for 3 credits). Work-study students work 8-10 hours per week.

    The role includes:
    * Helping to recruit volunteer speakers of specific accents and request accent samples
    * Assisting with recording sound samples from on-campus volunteers
    * Orthographic (not phonetic) transcription of spoken samples from sound files
    * Analyzing sound samples for fundamental frequency and musical interval relationships using appropriate software (e.g. Adobe Audition). Take screenshots and annotate with appropriate information. Record and organize this data.
    * Assist in gathering and organizing related literature for review
    * Read and summarize related literature
    * Undergo online CITI Program Training Course (if required by IRB). This is online and takes less than 2 hours.
    * Perform miscellaneous duties as directed

    Student Qualifications
    Skills/Qualifications required:
    * Have excellent computer skills
    * Have excellent communication skills
    * Have great organizational skills and motivation

    Preferred qualifications:
    * Experience/education in any or all of phonetics, accents, linguistics, speech, music, sound engineering, computer science.

    How to Apply
    Please email your application to jennifer.scapetis@uconn.edu and include:
    * Cover Letter (please write about why you would be good at the job and why it interests you)
    * Resume
    * References (Email or telephone numbers)

    Looking to fill this position ASAP. Open until filled.

    Mentor: Jennifer Scapetis-Tycer, Assistant Professor
    Department: Drama
    Email: jennifer.scapetis@uconn.edu
    Timing: Spring 2019
    Campus: Storrs

    • Research Assistant in Experimental Anthropology Lab

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    Opportunity Description

    We have a summer opportunity for students to be research assistants in the project Dynamics of fan’s experience during games.
    The task includes editing videos and coding research material.
    It will be developed in our lab at Storrs campus.
    This unpaid opportunity is ideal for students that have time during the summer from May to August. The desired working time is part time during week days, but it is flexible and can be discussed.
    There is a chance the student can extend his/her involvement and become a research assistant for the fall, being registered in a course and getting credits for dedication in the research project.

    Student Qualifications
    Previous Knowledge and experience in editing videos in iMovies and QuickTime software are required (other editing and viewing programs might be considered).
    Excel experience.

    How to Apply
    The students interested should email us (xygalatas@uconn.edu) until May 15, 2017, listing:
    1) previous experience in editing videos, including for personal reasons, and the programs used,
    2) previous experience in coding videos, programs used,
    3) previous experience in research,
    4) availability to dedicate to this project from May-August 2017, and
    5) why he/she is interested in this particular project.

    Mentor: Dimitris Xygalatas, Professor
    Department: Anthropology
    Email: xygalatas@uconn.edu
    Timing: Ongoing
    Campus: Storrs

    • Call for Proposals: Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts Research Experience (SHARE) Awards

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    The Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts Research Experience (SHARE) Award is a research apprenticeship program designed especially for students in the earlier stages of their college careers. A SHARE project serves as an introduction to research in a chosen field and helps students develop the skills they will need for further research projects. SHARE awardees spend 10 hours per week during the Spring semester working on a faculty project.

    SHARE provides faculty members with eager assistants for their projects, allowing faculty members to focus on their own research interests while introducing future researchers to the realities of research in their discipline. Examples of SHARE apprentice duties include, but are not limited to, performing library research, assisting with experiments, coding and/or analyzing data, and conducting and/or transcribing interviews.

    Funding: During the spring semester, student apprentices will receive a $1,500 stipend (paid out as an hourly wage) and faculty mentors will receive a $500 professional development stipend.

    SHARE Teams: SHARE teams consist of a faculty mentor and a student apprentice who apply jointly for the program.  Faculty members are encouraged to recruit student apprentices to work with them on a potential SHARE project, and students interested in the program may also approach faculty members to express their interest in a potential project.

    Deadline: SHARE Applications (both the Faculty and Student applications) must be submitted by 4:00 pm on October 28, 2013. Additional program details and a link to the Faculty and Student Applications are available online at: http://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/share/.

     

     

    2013 Frontiers Program Now Available

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    We hope that you’re planning to attend the Frontiers exhibition this Friday afternoon or Saturday!

    Here’s a link to the program. We have 218 undergraduate students presenting posters for 175 research projects. STEM fields, social science, humanities, and the arts are all well represented. Many students who are presenting their research have received SURF, SHARE, and other Office of Undergraduate Research awards.

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    The artwork for the Frontiers poster was produced by talented Holster Scholars, Kaitrin Acuna and Julianne Norton. The poster was designed by Mallory Matula. Thank you all!