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Deadline: December 13, 2024

The Cognition and Decision Modeling Lab, led by Dr. Peter Kvam, is seeking SP25 Research Assistants for research understanding decision making in humans and machines. The lab seeks to understand how people think and make decisions, and especially how these decisions unfold in time, such as when options change over time in competitive markets like housing. It uses computational modeling and AI to better understand the decision process.

Lab duties involve carrying out studies of human behavior, attending lab meetings, collecting and analyzing different types of data (behavior, eye tracking) and discussing and/or disseminating the results of studies in collaboration with other lab members.

Required student qualifications: 

• 3.0 GPA (3.5 preferred)
• Students with previous experience/coursework in statistics, programming or coding preferred
• One semester commitment 

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The Clinical Neuroscience Laboratory, led by Dr. Ruchika Prakash, is seeking research assistants (RAs) for SP25, SU25 and AU25. Common RA duties may include, but are not limited to: Data entry, organization and coding, conducting participant assessment sessions and developing research materials. 

Required student qualifications:

• 3.5 GPA
• Weekly 9-hour time commitment
• Two semester minimum commitment
• An interest in clinical and/or cognitive psychology, neuroscience, neuropsychology, and/or neuroimaging.

Apply by completing the form linked above and emailing it to ra_cnl@osu.edu with a copy of your updated CV or resume. Forms will be accepted through the first week of the semester in which you wish to join the lab.

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Join the Ohio State College of Medicine Associate Dean of Admissions and the Director of Admissions for group Q&A sessions regarding medical school admissions. Get answers to your questions about the application process, MCATs, personal statements, AAMC's holistic review of applicants and much more! 

Sessions are held the second Tuesday of each month (3:30 pm to 4:30 pm) and the third Wednesday of each month (9:00 am to 10:00 am). 

Questions? Call 614-292-7137 or email medicine@osu.edu.

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Deadline: 5:00 pm on January 17, 2025

SPHINX celebrates the contributions of 24 senior students to Ohio State. SPHINX is a community dedicated to building friendship and fellowship between our members, known as links. We support each other’s events on campus, travel together, and build relationships with each other. The application period for the 119th Class of Sphinx (2025 – 2026) is November 15th, 2024 through 5:00p.m. Friday, January 17, 2025. Please follow on Instagram @sphinxosu or check out the SPHINX website to learn more and apply!

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Buckeye Pen Pals, sponsored by the Ohio State Student-Alumni Council, helps connect Buckeyes old and new. For years, the Student-Alumni Council has paired current Ohio State students with alumni and given them resources to build meaningful relationships. If you are interested in receiving advice from alumni in your career field about resumes and internships, then this is the program for you!

All future communications about the Buckeye Pen Pals program will occur via email. You may receive your pairing as early as late January. Please reach out to Jared Agoston through the program email with any questions or comments.

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Deadline: Unknown

Dr. Nik Allan and Dr. Melanie Bozzay are faculty in the Department of Psychiatry at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center who specialize in brief intervention development and delivery and research examining mechanisms of suicide risk. They are currently hiring 2 paid, full-time research assistant (RA) positions for a project examining strategies to improve brief interventions amongst individuals recently discharged from inpatient psychiatric care. 

The position itself is great for new graduates (or soon to be new graduates) who are interested in pursuing graduate training in the field of Psychology or in mental health care more broadly. Dr. Allan and Dr. Bozzay also have a strong track record of helping prior RAs obtain admission into highly competitive Clinical Psychology Ph.D. programs. 

RAs will be trained in administering structured clinical interviews to patients representing a range of diagnostic presentations who are at high risk for suicide. Patients will be recruited from a psychiatric inpatient unit. RAs will be trained in risk assessment procedures and collection of real-world experience data using ecological momentary assessment procedures and wearable technology and will learn the rigorous procedures needed to oversee NIMH-funded studies. There are also opportunities for RAs to develop research projects that can result in conference presentations and potentially publications. 

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Deadline: January 6, 2025

The Marcus Autism Center, in conjunction with the Emory University School of Medicine and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, is offering five fellowships. Students who will receive a bachelor's degree by June 2025 will be eligible for the positions. The fellowships will commence in July 2025, and they are two years in duration. 
 

Donald J. Cohen Fellowship in Developmental Social Neuroscience

This fellowship will involve cutting-edge social neuroscience and/or neuroimaging research in infants, toddlers and adolescents. Fellows will work to further the understanding of autism through eye-tracking research, guiding a project from the point of data collection to publication of results. Learn more about the Cohen Fellowship.
 

Simons Fellowship in Computational Neuroscience 

This fellowship will involve integrating computational strategies with clinical research goals. Fellows will develop methods for the analysis of visual scanning and eye-tracking data, computational models of visual salience, and data visualization techniques, all with the aim of advancing the understanding of autism and efforts at early diagnosis. Learn more about the Simons Fellowship. 
 

Louise and Brett Samsky Fellowship in Educational Science and Practice

This fellowship will involve research in educational innovations in autism. Fellows will learn about classroom-based interventions to increase social emotional engagement and inclusion, gaining experiences with observational research methods, practical experience through direct classroom responsibilities, cutting edge intervention research, and implementation science approaches. Learn more about the Samsky Fellowship.
 

Sally Provence Fellowship in Clinical Research 

This fellowship will select fellows for a two-year training in clinical assessment measures and research methodologies to better understand Autism Spectrum Disorder and related disabilities. Learn more about the Provence Fellowship.
 

ACCESS Fellowship in Implementation Science 

This fellowship will select fellows for a two-year training in research focused on community engagement participatory methods, translating evidence-based treatments for autism into community settings, as well as the processes and partnerships that support these efforts. Learn more about the ACCESS Fellowship.

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Deadline: January 18, 2025

The Department of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in NYC is looking to fill several full-time Clinical Research Coordinator positions at the Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment, run by renowned researchers in the field of autism. The Seaver Autism Center leads a progressive research program while providing comprehensive, personalized care to children, adolescents and adults with neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder and related genetic syndromes. Our multidisciplinary team of preclinical and clinical faculty seek to identify the causes of autism and advance effective treatments.

We are looking for highly responsible, organized individuals who are interested in continuing in a medical, psychology, clinical genetics or professional clinical research career. Areas for which these individuals would be responsible include interacting with patients, families, and clinicians seeking our services; study initiation and management including regulatory (IRB), patient scheduling, data entry and biomarker (EEG, VEP, eye tracking) collection for a diverse portfolio of research studies; and assistance with grant preparation, presentations and publications. Our research coordinators have the opportunity to observe clinical and research assessments conducted by our interdisciplinary team of psychiatrists, psychologists, a neurologist, and genetic counselor.

Interested applicants should hold a Bachelor's degree; be highly familiar and comfortable with widely available computer programs (i.e., Microsoft word, Excel, PowerPoint); have a background in psychology, biological sciences, and research design; have experience or strong interest in working with children and adults with neurodevelopmental disorders in a research setting; and be able and willing to work with psychiatric patients in a professional and compassionate manner.

Potential opportunities available to successful applicants include presentations at international conferences; publication in major medical journals; networking among distinguished individuals within and outside the medical/psychology fields; exposure to a range of psychiatric disorders and treatments; close collaboration with experienced research psychiatrists, psychologists, neurologists, and statisticians.

Spanish speaking applicants are encouraged to apply and should include language proficiency in application materials.

The ideal start date for interested candidates is June 2025, and the position requires a two-year commitment. 

Interested applicants may email cover letter, resume or CV, two letters of recommendation, a transcript (unofficial is acceptable) and writing sample by January 18 to:

Tess Levy, CGC Assistant Professor & Clinical Trials Manager
tess.levy@mssm.edu 

Paige Siper, PhD Associate Professor & Chief Psychologist
paige.siper@mssm.edu 

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Deadline: January 15, 2025

Dr. Selena Wang, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Health Data Science at the Indiana University School of Medicine, seeks summer interns who are interested in working on biomedical networks. Interns will be housed within the Stark Neuroscience Institute and mentored directly by Dr. Wang in biomedical data science. The internship program will run from June 2 to July 25, 2025. Students receive a $4000 stipend from the Stark Neuroscience Institute and housing if they live outside of the Indianapolis area.

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Deadline: April 1, 2025