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We have a new posting for a Clinical Research Assistant position at Rhode Island Hospital. Please see the attached for more information.

Childhood Asthma Research Program at Rhode Island Hospital/Brown Medical School seeks a full-time clinical research assistant for studies focused on asthma. 

Developing Minds Therapy Services is looking for psychology students who may be interested in working with children who have a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Please see the flyer, which contains more information about this opportunity and contact information.

The Anxiety, Stress & Prolonged Grief Program led by Dr. Naomi Simon at NYU School of Medicine is seeking applicants for a Research Data Associate position to start in Fall 2021. I wanted to pass along the job description for the recruiting position and my contact information for any recent graduates that might be interested in applying to work at the program.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is hosting a webinar on this topic with Dr. Despina Stavrinos, a psychologist and Chair of the Lifespan Developmental Program, and a panel of graduate students to address application tips and usual requirements. Below is an advertisement for the event and the link for students to register for the Zoom-based webinar. We also hope other experts participate in the discussion with their tips. Registration link: https://uab.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TKEPe1tqT82AZ0nyeOX_Sg

We’re hiring a Research Assistant and figured some recent WashU graduates might be interested. This position is ideal for someone who’s interested in going to graduate school, either medical school or a Ph.D. in psychology or neuroscience in ~2-3 years but wants some research experience/to get on some publications.

A TRIPLL mentee is currently seeking a full-time research assistant for their projects. Dr. Daniel Shalev is a palliative care psychiatrist that will be working on projects relating to the palliative care needs of individuals with serious mental illnesses like schizophrenia and serious medical illnesses like cancer. If you know of any recent college graduates that are searching for a research assistant position, please have them contact me at pak2020@med.cornell.eduto request more information or they can also send a resume and cover letter to this same email address.

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is seeking a full-time Research Program Coordinator at the Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit (BPRU) within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. The Research Program Coordinator would work closely with BPRU faculty and postdoctoral fellows to implement research in the clinical pharmacology of substance use including human laboratory and clinical research studies.

The Mood and Cognition Lab directed by Dr. Lauren B. Alloy in the Department of Psychology at Temple University is hiring both a Project Coordinator and several Research Assistants starting Summer 2021. The positions primarily will support a new NIMH-funded R01 grant on an integrative reward-inflammation model of first onset of major depression in adolescence. The project includes monetary and social reward function (self-report, behavioral, fMRI), inflammation (serological assays), diagnostic and symptom measures of depression, life events, early adversity, cognitive styles and function, actigraphy, substance use, diet, and sleep assessments. Successful candidates for both positions will have the opportunity to engage in every stage of the research process, including initiation and implementation of new research protocols, recruitment and screening of potential adolescent participants, collecting, managing, and analyzing data, as well as co-authoring publications and conference presentations (including with already collected data from Dr. Alloy’s previous NIMH-funded mood disorder projects). These positions are excellent opportunities for individuals seeking to gain research and clinical experience prior to graduate study in clinical psychology or related programs.  

Dear graduating seniors, Please see below for information regarding a full-time Research Coordinator position at Rutgers University starting Summer 2021. I would appreciate it if you would share with anyone you think might be interested!

We are looking for a FULL TIME research assistant to work on the project described below. The person must be able to start FULL TIME by June 1st, 2021, and ideally part time prior to that. YOU MUST HAVE PRIOR HUMAN SUBJECT RESEARCH EXPERIENCE.

A full-time Research Assistant is being sought to support multiple NIH-funded projects in the labs of Dr. Pearl Chiuand Dr. Brooks King-Casas (https://fbri.vtc.vt.edu/research/labs) at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion in Roanoke, Virginia.