Subject: [AUDITORY] Fwd: Research Assistant position at Harvard Music Lab From: Samuel Mehr <sam@xxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 17:44:47 -0500 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--0000000000002fbcaf059ef58b68 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Dear AUDITORY, please circulate the below posting to any students looking for a full-time RA position. thanks! Sam -- Samuel Mehr Department of Psychology Harvard University *Be a citizen scientist at themusiclab.org <http://themusiclab.org/>!* CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, Harvard University The Harvard Music Lab (PI Samuel Mehr) is hiring a full-time Research Assistant to contribute to any part of our research on music perception and cognition. Possible focus areas include cross-sectional and longitudinal studies of infants and families, web-based citizen science, data science, cross-cultural studies, and more. Candidates with interests in any of these areas are encouraged to apply, but it is not necessary to have experience in more than one. Regardless of academic background, we encourage anyone who is interested in the scientific study of music to apply. Applicants can read more about our work at http://themusiclab.org. The RA will join any/all aspects of our research, including creating experiment stimuli with video and audio editing tools; designing experiments; working in jsPsych, HTML, and/or CSS (with our supervision and training); assisting with data collection and analysis; setting up and maintaining equipment; helping to carry out in-lab experiments with people of all ages, including infants, children, and their parents; and working on social media and web-based participant recruitment. The RA will attend and participate in lab meetings and work with the PI to develop independent research projects. This position is ideal for people interested in developing their research interests before applying to graduate school, but this is not a requirement. An undergraduate degree in cognitive science, psychology, or a related field is preferred, though candidates with other backgrounds will also be considered. Experience with some of the software packages and programming languages we use may be helpful (R, Stata, javascript, CSS, HTML, Python, SQL, AWS, Audition, Premiere, MTurk, Qualtrics, etc) but is not required. We are committed to increasing diversity in scientific and health-related research and especially encourage applications from individuals who identify as members of one or more ethnic groups that have been shown by the National Science Foundation to be under-represented in health-related sciences on a national basis. All formal offers will be made by FAS Human Resources. This is a one-year salaried position, with benefits including health and tuition assistance, and with the possibility of renewal. The planned start date of 1 September 2020 but is negotiable. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position; candidates must be eligible to work in the US in order to be considered. Please apply at http://tinyurl.com/musiclabRA20 by 31 March 2020 and direct any questions about this posting to musiclab+RA20@xxxxxxxx --0000000000002fbcaf059ef58b68 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">Dear AUDITORY,= please circulate the below posting to any students=C2=A0looking for a full= -time RA position.<div><br></div><div>thanks!</div><div>Sam</div><div><br c= lear=3D"all"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><= div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir= =3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr= "><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div = dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"= ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><d= iv style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><div style=3D= "font-size:12.8px"><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><div style=3D"font-size:= 12.8px"><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><di= v style=3D"color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px"><div dir=3D"ltr" style= =3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.8px"><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-si= ze:12.8px"><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><div dir=3D"ltr" sty= le=3D"font-size:12.8px"><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><div di= r=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:12= .8px"><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D= "font-size:12.8px"><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><div dir=3D"= ltr" style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><font color=3D"#666666">--</font></div></di= v><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><font color=3D"#666666">Samue= l Mehr</font></div><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><font color=3D"#666666">= Department of Psychology</font></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:12= .8px"><span style=3D"color:rgb(102,102,102);font-size:12.8px">Harvard Unive= rsity</span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><span style= =3D"color:rgb(102,102,102);font-size:12.8px"><b>Be a citizen scientist at= =C2=A0<a href=3D"http://themusiclab.org/" target=3D"_blank">themusiclab.org= </a>!</b></span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><span sty= le=3D"color:rgb(102,102,102);font-size:12.8px"><b><br></b></span></div></di= v></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><= /div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></di= v></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><= /div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div>CALL FOR APPLI= CATIONS</div><div>Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, Harvard Uni= versity</div><div><br>The Harvard Music Lab (PI Samuel Mehr) is hiring a fu= ll-time Research Assistant to contribute to any part of our research on mus= ic perception and cognition. Possible focus areas include cross-sectional a= nd longitudinal studies of infants and families, web-based citizen science,= data science, cross-cultural studies, and more.<br><br>Candidates with int= erests in any of these areas are encouraged to apply, but it is not necessa= ry to have experience in more than one. Regardless of academic background, = we encourage anyone who is interested in the scientific study of music to a= pply. Applicants can read more about our work at <a href=3D"http://themusic= lab.org" target=3D"_blank">http://themusiclab.org</a>.<br><br>The RA will j= oin any/all aspects of our research, including creating experiment stimuli = with video and audio editing tools; designing experiments; working in jsPsy= ch, HTML, and/or CSS (with our supervision and training); assisting with da= ta collection and analysis; setting up and maintaining equipment; helping t= o carry out in-lab experiments with people of all ages, including infants, = children, and their parents; and working on social media and web-based part= icipant recruitment. The RA will attend and participate in lab meetings and= work with the PI to develop independent research projects. This position i= s ideal for people interested in developing their research interests before= applying to graduate school, but this is not a requirement.<br><br>An unde= rgraduate degree in cognitive science, psychology, or a related field is pr= eferred, though candidates with other backgrounds will also be considered. = Experience with some of the software packages and programming languages we = use may be helpful (R, Stata, javascript, CSS, HTML, Python, SQL, AWS, Audi= tion, Premiere, MTurk, Qualtrics, etc) but is not required.<br><br>We are c= ommitted to increasing diversity in scientific and health-related research = and especially encourage applications from individuals who identify as memb= ers of one or more ethnic groups that have been shown by the National Scien= ce Foundation to be under-represented in health-related sciences on a natio= nal basis.<br><br>All formal offers will be made by FAS Human Resources. Th= is is a one-year salaried position, with benefits including health and tuit= ion assistance, and with the possibility of renewal. The planned start date= of 1 September 2020 but is negotiable. Unfortunately, we are unable to off= er visa sponsorship for this position; candidates must be eligible to work = in the US in order to be considered. Please apply at=C2=A0<a href=3D"http:/= /tinyurl.com/musiclabRA20" target=3D"_blank">http://tinyurl.com/musiclabRA2= 0</a>=C2=A0by 31 March 2020 and direct any questions about this posting to = <a href=3D"mailto:musiclab%2BRA20@xxxxxxxx" target=3D"_blank">musiclab= +RA20@xxxxxxxx</a>.</div></div> </div></div> --0000000000002fbcaf059ef58b68--