Outside Employment Opportunities
Lab Manager
The Yale Cognition and Development Lab, under the direction of Professor Frank Keil, anticipates a Lab Manager position opening beginning in July 2008. The position involves hands-on research and training opportunities in the fields of cognitive and developmental psychology.
Responsibilities:
The Lab Manager (i.e., RA) conducts research-related tasks for projects investigating cognition and development in preschoolers, school aged children, and adults. Additionally, the RA sets up and maintains liaisons with greater New Haven are schools and preschools, interviews children in those settings according to research protocols, recruits children and their parents, ensures they arrive to the research center at Yale, and interviews them. Furthermore, the RA aids in the design of stimuli, the scoring and entering of research data on computer, and in the analysis of collected data.
Experience and Training:
Competitive applicants will have a bachelor's degree in either a natural or social science area. Prior experience in experimental psychology research, especially with children, is an asset. Course experience in cognitive psychology or cognitive science is preferred. A genuine interest in the lab's research questions is highly desired. A current summary of our research projects may be found online at http://www.yale.edu/cogdevlab/newResearch_Overview.html.
Benefits:
The full-time position carries a competitive salary as well as health care benefits. It also provides excellent experience for students considering attending graduate school in psychology.
Application:
Please include a cover letter, CV, three letters of recommendation with signatures across seals, and official transcripts from all colleges attended. If possible, we ask that all applicants make an effort to submit all of the aforementioned materials together. Materials submitted via email will not be accepted. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
Send completed application materials to:
Yale Cognition and Development Lab
c/o Eric Smith
Department of Psychology
Yale University
PO Box 208205
New Haven, CT 06520
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at cogdevlab@yale.edu
St Lukes House
Students—looking for a fulfilling and exciting job? Want to use your background and skills from college to truly make a difference in people’s lives? St. Luke’s House could be for you!
St. Luke's House, Inc. is a local non-profit, with offices in Bethesda and Silver Spring, that helps people live, learn, and work successfully in their communities by offering mental health services and community resources.
Our agency is continuing to grow, due to our recognition as being one of the best mental health service providers in the nation, and we are always looking to hire promising recent college grads who demonstrate an interest in working within the mental health community. We have many exciting opportunities here at St. Luke's House, including providing Supported Employment to adults with mental health disabilities, as well as helping Severely Emotionally Disabled (SED) youth transition from high school into the college or working community, to name a few. St. Luke’s House also offers an extensive benefits package including health insurance, tuition assistance, paid holidays/vacations and more!
Our agency is very supportive of students pursuing their education and therefore is willing to accept resumes from recent grads, as well as students with an anticipated graduation date of May 2008. We also have an extensive internship program that allows students to gain experience in the mental health field and perspective on their individual employment goals.
For more information about our organization and a comprehensive list of our current job opportunities please visit our website at www.stlukeshouse.org or send a resume or cover letter to Helen Gillespie, Professional Recruiter, at HelenG@stlukeshouse.com.
We look forward to hearing from you!
