[CogSci] UC Berkeley Language and Cognitive Development Lab 2020 Summer Internship

[Jon Wehry]

Hi all,

Just a quick reminder that the application deadline for our summer
internship program is coming up on the *15th*.

An important addendum is that *we have decided to increase our stipend to
$3000*.

Sincerely,
Jon

On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 1:00 PM Jon Wehry <lcdmanager at berkeley.edu> wrote:

> UC Berkeley
> Language and Cognitive Development Lab 2020 Summer Internship
> Prof. Mahesh Srinivasan
>
> The Language and Cognitive Development Lab at UC Berkeley, under the
> direction of Prof. Mahesh Srinivasan, is now accepting applications for
> their summer internship. The goal of this program is to provide a
> comprehensive, hands-on research experience to highly motivated students,
> while making valuable contributions to cognitive science.
>
> Our lab explores how linguistic, cognitive, and social abilities arise
> during human development. A central goal of our research is exploring how
> these different aspects of development interact with one another. Interns
> will work closely with the lab manager, graduate students, postdoctoral
> fellows, and each other, and will have the chance to meet with Professor
> Srinivasan to discuss their research. Interns will be involved in many
> facets of the research process, such as: assisting with data collection,
> working on stimuli creation and preparation of study materials, reading
> relevant theoretical and empirical papers, recruiting participants, and
> processing or analyzing data. Interns will also have the opportunity to
> test participants at preschools or children's museums in the Bay Area.
> Lastly, interns will attend weekly lab meetings and reading groups to
> discuss the theory behind research projects, and will have the opportunity
> to present on the projects they are assigned during the internship. We hope
> that interns will come away from these activities with an enriched
> understanding of language and cognitive development.
>
> This internship will run from June 1st, 2020 – July 31st, 2020 and
> requires 30 hours of work per week.  We recommend applicants apply for
> outside funding, but will provide a stipend of $1500 to those who are not
> able to secure funding. For more information, please see our website
> http://lcdlab.berkeley.edu/summer-internship/. Please submit all
> application materials (found on our website) by March 15th at 8:00 AM PST.
>
> If you have any questions about the program or our lab, please refer to
> our website (http://lcdlab.berkeley.edu/) or contact us at
> lcdmanager at berkeley.edu.
>
> Please feel free to share with any students or recent graduates you think
> may be interested.
>
> --
> Jon Wehry
> LCD Lab Manager
> UC Berkeley
>


-- 
Jon Wehry
LCD Lab Manager
UC Berkeley
https://lcdlab.berkeley.edu/
*he/him/his*
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