Department of Psychology
Undergraduate Advising Office

The Psychology Department will host a celebratory reception for candidates on Friday, April 26th (late afternoon; exact time TBD). December 2023 graduates and August 2024 candidates are invited to attend. This is not a formal graduation ceremony, but a reception with food and music where you and your family can celebrate with faculty and other students. Invitations and updates will be sent via your Pitt email as they are available.

Details will be sent to the Pitt email address of those psychology majors who have applied to graduate as soon as they become available. 

Updates can also be found on our website. 

BHHEP is a tuition reimbursement program designed by BHARP and its member counties to increase the availability of high-quality candidates for the behavioral health HealthChoices provider network. The ultimate goal is to increase access to behavioral health services for our members by increasing provider staffing levels.

BHHEP is designed to provide prospective bachelors-level college students in Pennsylvania with the opportunity to have the program pay for their entire senior year of classes. In exchange, students would complete an internship with a provider during college and be placed with the same provider for two years of employment after graduation.

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The Mood and Cognition Lab directed by Dr. Lauren B. Alloy in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Temple University is hiring several Research Assistants starting Spring or Summer 2024. The positions primarily will support two NIMH-funded R01 grants on an integrative reward-inflammation model of first onset of major depression in adolescence and an integrative reward-circadian rhythm dysregulation model of first onset of bipolar spectrum disorder in adolescence. The projects include monetary and social reward function (self-report, behavioral, fMRI), inflammation (serological assays) or melatonin (saliva assays), diagnostic and symptom measures of depression and mania/hypomania and other psychopathology, life events, early adversity, cognitive styles and function, emotion regulation, actigraphy, substance use, diet, sleep, and ecological momentary assessments. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to engage in every stage of the research process, including recruitment and screening of potential adolescent participants, collecting, managing, and analyzing data, as well as co-authoring publications and conference presentations (including with already collected data from Dr. Alloy’s previous NIMH-funded mood disorder projects). These positions are excellent opportunities for individuals seeking to gain research and clinical experience prior to graduate study in clinical psychology or related programs.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the positions have been filled. Successful candidates must be able to conduct in-person research.  
 
Interested applicants should apply via Temple University’s career search page:  
https://careers.temple.edu/careers-temple/search-and-apply-jobs
Select the appropriate candidate link (Internal vs. External candidate) and job type (Staff), then enter Requisition #24000002 into the Keyword search engine.

The Neuroscience of Mind & Behavior Lab (PI: Dr. Anne Krendl; https://krendlab.sitehost.iu.edu) at Indiana University, Bloomington is seeking a full-time lab manager to work on NIA-funded research on social cognition and aging.
The project incorporates behavioral and neuroimaging methodologies. The lab manager will be primarily responsible for recruiting and testing healthy older adults, helping to conduct neuroimaging research, supervising undergraduate research assistants, and coordinating research efforts with our team in Indianapolis. The lab manager will receive formal training in administering neuropsychological assessments, and learn how to conduct fMRI research. The lab manager will have opportunities to earn authorship on publications and present posters at scientific meetings. 

This is an ideal position for a candidate looking to gain research experience before applying to graduate or medical school. The position requires a bachelor’s degree in psychology, neuroscience, or a related field.  The ideal candidate will have experience working with people either in research or more applied settings, good interpersonal and organizational skills, interests in conducting aging research, and the ability work independently. No licenses or certificates are necessary. Applicants who intend to spend a minimum of 2 years in the position will be preferred.

To apply, please submit a CV, a cover letter that includes a proposed start date, and the names and contact information for 3 references to https://hrms.indiana.edu under job posting 309287. Questions should be directed to Dr. Krendl at akrendl@indiana.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Spring/Summer - 2024

Consider joining our team to train on NIH-funded child/adolescent/family health psychology and behavioral medicine research projects. We study lifestyle-based cancer risks, prevention, behavior change, and psychological aspects of cancer risk, treatment, and survivorship. We are hiring a full-time entry-level research staff member in spring/summer 2024, with a post-baccalaureate salary and benefits package. If you are interested in a career as a health professional (e.g.,  psychology, public health, medicine) and looking for ways to help you prepare for graduate or medical school, then consider becoming part of our multidisciplinary research team at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.

How to Apply:
Please complete an online interest form (PDFs of a cover letter and a resume are required). Review will begin immediately. Questions? Contact us by email: habit@georgetown.edu. https://forms.gle/zQdBudgbeJrDqCxZ7

Computational Clinical Science Lab, Department of Psychology, Yale University

The Computational Clinical Science Lab at Yale, directed by Shirley Wang, is hiring a full-time post-baccalaureate Lab Manager/Research Coordinator to begin in Summer 2024. Our lab aims to advance the understanding, prediction, and prevention of suicide, nonsuicidal self-injury, and eating disorders. We integrate methods from across the clinical and computational sciences, including machine learning, mathematical modeling, and real-time monitoring (e.g., via smartphones and wearable biosensors). The lab is opening in July 2024 and will be located in the Department of Psychology at Yale University, which provides an excellent research and training environment. For more information, please visit our website: https://ccslab.yale.edu/.

This position is ideal for individuals interested in pursuing a PhD in clinical psychology or a related field. The lab manager will work closely with the PI (Shirley Wang) to manage daily activities of the lab and assist with all aspects of the research process on multiple projects. We strongly value mentorship and professional development, and the lab manager will have opportunities to lead independent projects, co-author publications, and present at conferences. A 2-year commitment is strongly preferred, with an initial appointment of one year (renewable with satisfactory progress).

To apply, please email the following materials as a single PDF to shirley.wang@yale.edu with the subject “CCS Lab Manager/Research Coordinator Application”: a cover letter (describing your research experiences, interests, and long-term goals); your CV; contact information for 2 – 3 references; and undergraduate transcript (unofficial copies are acceptable). Review of applications will start immediately and continue until the position is filled.