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Thank you for your interest in joining our lab! As an undergraduate research assistant, you would play a crucial role in developing a brand-new lab and contributing to lab culture. A commitment to fostering an equitable and inclusive lab environment is critical – we expect lab to be a positive, fun place where people with diverse backgrounds and experiences can learn from each other and support each other with utmost respect and openness to growth. We welcome motivated undergraduate research assistants (RAs) from a diversity of majors who believe the lab is an ideal fit for their learning goals. You can expect hands-on training in running experiments with teens and families, conducting literature reviews, running focus groups and recruiting study participants, and data collection and analysis. RAs are expected to attend regular lab and team meetings, and will work closely with the lab’s research staff. RAs who show high engagement and independence will also have the opportunity to propose and/or lead research projects.

Our lab studies adolescent social, emotional, and neurobiological development. Applicants should be interested in working with children, teens, and families. One primary goal of the lab is to better understand factors that contribute to the development of anxiety disorders and suicidal thoughts and behaviors in youth with primary anxiety disorders. Thus, applicants should also be interested in mental health. Finally, we use multiple methods in this work, and applicants should have an interest in one of the following methods: functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study brain function, ecological momentary assessment (EMA) to study emotions and social experiences in daily life, and/or social media data collection to study teens’ experiences on social media. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Please note: To be considered for the Fall semester, you must apply by March 15th of the previous spring semester. To be considered for the Spring semester, you must apply by October 15th of the previous Fall semester. Applications submitted after these deadlines will be considered for the following year (i.e., if you submit your application on March 16th of the current spring semester, you would be considered for the following spring semester).

If this sounds exciting to you, please proceed to the following pages to complete the application!

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Name (First and Last)

Year

Major(s)/Minor(s)

Email Address

Please briefly describe your previous research experience in psychology (if any).

Please briefly describe any additional skills or experiences you have that you believe would help you succeed as a research assistant:

Please briefly describe your relevant coursework in Psychology and how it would help you succeed in this lab.

Please briefly describe why you are interested in working in Dr. Sequeira’s lab (for more information on the lab’s research interests and projects, please see our lab website: (https://bearlab0.wixsite.com/mysite). When answering this question, please consider how this experience might align with your long-term goals:

Please select all that apply:

I am looking to volunteer in-person during the academic school year.
I am looking to work for 2/3 credits in-person during the academic school year.
I am looking to volunteer remotely during the academic school year.
I am looking to work for 2/3 credits remotely during the academic school year.

Please attach your current resume or CV.

Please attach the most recent version of your transcript.

Please provide an email address for a reference we could contact about your application. If you've worked in a lab before, please provide the email of the professor of that lab (or graduate student/post-doctoral supervisor). If you haven't worked in another lab, don't worry, somebody who is familiar with your skills and work ethic would also be a helpful reference.