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Graduate students
Dr. Jara-Ettinger will likely be accepting a graduate student to begin their doctoral studies in Fall 2025. Applications should be submitted directly to Yale's psychology department and are due on December 1st, 2024. You can find more information about our admissions here.
Undergraduate students
Yale undergraduatesThe Computational Social Cognition Lab at Yale University, under the direction of Dr. Julian Jara-Ettinger, is currently hiring research assistants who are interested in developmental psychology research. Research assistants will have the opportunity to be involved in all aspects of the research process, including recruiting participants, running experiments, collecting and entering data, analyzing data, and presenting results.
Requirements:
- Minimum commitment of 6 hours/week
- Must be available for blocks of time during the weekend or weekday to collect data
- Must be comfortable interacting with children 4-10 years of age, as well as parents
We are particularly interested in RAs who can commit for at least two semesters or more.
To apply, please send your resume/CV to Rui Zhang at rui.zhang.rz378@yale.edu.
Undergraduates at other institutions Undergraduate students who are not at Yale can join the lab through Yale's SURF program, or Yale's ESI-PREP postbac program. All of these programs include funding during your stay. Please contact Rui Zhang (rui.zhang.rz378@yale.edu) first if you are interested in these opportunities.