Neuroscience
Whether you're a prospective student, incoming freshman, or rising senior you've benefited from the findings and discoveries that research can produce. Just look at the many electronic devices you use to communicate with the rest of the world on a daily basis!
Psychological research, focusing on behavior and quality of life issues, is abundant here at the University of Maryland. You have many options to be a research participant, pursue an independent research project, or serve as a research assistant under the expert tutelage of a faculty mentor. Its this last option that if marketed effectively to graduate schools and employers can help you to become a more appealing candidate for an advanced degree or entry level career.
What are the benefits of being a Research Assistant?
There are many positives to the Research Assistant experience. These include:
The duties of a Research Assistant will vary depending on the project and lab within which you work. Generally speaking, here are some common functions of Research Assistants:
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Neuroscience
Researching becoming a Research Assistant! Why this experience is important and how to get one!
Psychological research, focusing on behavior and quality of life issues, is abundant here at the University of Maryland. You have many options to be a research participant, pursue an independent research project, or serve as a research assistant under the expert tutelage of a faculty mentor. Its this last option that if marketed effectively to graduate schools and employers can help you to become a more appealing candidate for an advanced degree or entry level career.
What are the benefits of being a Research Assistant?
There are many positives to the Research Assistant experience. These include:
- Acquiring an understanding of the scientific process
- Learning how to communicate and disseminate research findings through journal article submissions and professional conference presentations
- Building a mentoring relationship with a faculty member
- Generating new knowledge that will help impact the field of psychology
- Developing communication skills, statistical skills, and problem solving skills that will enhance your grad school school and/or employment applications
The duties of a Research Assistant will vary depending on the project and lab within which you work. Generally speaking, here are some common functions of Research Assistants:
- Recruiting and screening study participants
- Data collection and analysis (scoring, coding, and processing data)
- Conducting literature reviews
- Using statistical analysis programs
- Assisting with writing up research findings for submission to professional journals and conferences
- Help faculty develop new research ideas
- Approach your professors about your interest in being a Research Assistant
- Learn about the research professors are doing
- Go to http://psychology.umd.edu/research/labs.html to learn more about the psychology department labs.
- Peruse the PSYC E-News Blog for Research Assistant opportunities
- Once you've identified a lab you'd like to work in contact the professor and articulate why you'd be a good fit for that particular lab/research project as well as how you hope to contribute to their research
- Schedule a time to meet with the faculty mentor overseeing your research lab of interest
- Ask questions of the faculty mentor including the hours of the research project, responsibilities you'd be performing, how you'll be evaluated, and the commitment length of the position.
- If you're looking to receive academic course credit for being a Research Assistant complete the PSYC 489 contract at the following link http://psychology.umd.edu/ugrad/documents/PSYC_479_Contract.pdf and e-mail it to [email protected]
- Once approved you'll receive an e-mail to then log into Testudo and register for PSYC 479
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