The Infant and Child Cognition Lab headed by Dr. Sara Cordes at Boston
College is now accepting applications for a laboratory assistant
beginning June, 2011. Research in the lab focuses on how infants,
children, and adults keep track of number and other quantities.
Duties include managing research projects in the lab, creating
stimuli, programming experiments, recruiting participants, and testing
infant, child, and adult subjects, with the possibility of becoming a
co-author on manuscripts submitted for publication. Administrative
duties include recruiting, hiring, and training undergraduate
volunteers, managing subject recruitment, purchasing equipment,
coordinating lab events and meetings, and general faculty support.

Preferred qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field

- Experience working with infants and/or children

- Experience assisting or conducting psychology-related research,
ideally in a developmental laboratory

- Knowledge of Microsoft Office, prior programming experience preferred

- Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills

- Minimum 1-year commitment, 2 years preferred.



Please send a cover letter describing research experiences and career
goals, resume, and contact information for 2 or more references to Liz
Heller at BCbabylab@gmail.com



Boston College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.