Prospective Undergraduate Research Assistants

We are currently accepting applications for the Spring 2019 semester. We are seeking RAs to help with experiments that examine eyewitness memory. We are especially looking for Caucasian and African American women to serve as a target individual that participants will try to remember. This experiment will involve semi-regular evening and/or weekend availability. Applications for non-field experiment in-lab positions are also welcomed.

The link to the application is below. Applications are due Nov 30th, 2018.

During the academic year, research assistants may work in the lab for 3 credit hours (120 hours/semester, which is approximately 10 hours/week) or 2 credit hours (80 hours/semester, which is approximately 7 hours/week). Tasks may include assisting graduate students with literature reviews, helping to create stimuli (lineups, mock-crime scenarios, etc), and running participants in experiments both in the lab and around the Charlottesville community. We often use Qualtrics and participant pool for our projects. Research assistants will receive training in the programs and protocols used in the lab. Students who work on the project for multiple semesters have the opportunity to take on higher level responsibilities such as leading other RAs on projects and writing a distinguished majors thesis.

You must be a UVA student to be eligible for a Research Assistant position. We give preference to Psychology majors with a GPA greater than a 3.0 and to those who can commit to the lab for more than one semester. While we value prior work experience, we also welcome those who are new to research.

If you are interested in joining us, please fill out this application. We look forward to hearing from you!

Xiaoqi Li
Lab Manger
xl4aa@virginia.edu