Research Student PD
About The Position
This is a summer research assistant position focused on behavioral sciences research, specifically studying sleep and circadian rhythms in children and adolescents. The role involves a formal training program covering sleep science, polysomnography techniques, data analysis, and research presentation skills. Apprentices will gain hands-on experience in data collection, reduction, and entry for a major research project assessing circadian rhythms and sleep homeostatic processes. The position requires flexibility in working schedules, including potential overnight and weekend shifts, to accommodate the research protocols.
Requirements
- Undergraduate students with a strong interest in behavioral sciences research.
- Demonstrated enthusiasm for, commitment to, and availability for the full program.
- Ability and willingness to work on schedules that circle the clock, including owl, lark, and neither shifts.
- Must reside in or near Providence for the summer.
- Successful applicants are required to apply for student membership in the Sleep Research Society ($45 Fee).
Nice To Haves
- Previous courses or lab work in sleep or circadian rhythms are helpful but not required.
- Students from local institutions are asked to maintain participation in sleep lab activities beyond the summer by working on the lab's sleep studies during the school year.
- Graduate students may be accepted under special circumstances.
- Students may apply for a repeat summer experience as a Senior Research Apprentice.
Responsibilities
- Conduct data collection, including electrode application, one-to-one work with research participants, and administration of forms and tests.
- Perform data reduction and data entry.
- Participate in a formal training program covering normal human sleep and circadian rhythms, polysomnographic recording techniques, and data analysis.
- Learn and apply ethical conduct of research principles.
- Assist with experimental hypotheses, rationale, and methods for the laboratory's summer research project.
- Develop presentation skills for scientific meetings.
- Work on research protocols that involve unusual schedules, potentially including overnight and weekend shifts.
Benefits
- Stipend
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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