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<b>Harvard Lab for Developmental Studies seeking Research Assistant in Language Development</b></div>
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</b>Professor Jesse Snedeker is seeking an energetic and intellectually engaged research assistant for studies of language comprehension in children and adults at the Harvard Lab for Developmental Studies.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">This is a one-year, full-time, limited-term position with the possibility of renewal. Review
of applications will begin immediately for a flexible start date between June 1st and July 1st, 2026.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Responsibilities include:</b> Training and supervising undergraduate assistants, managing
a summer internship program, preparing study stimuli, testing child and adult participants for a variety of studies, cleaning/coding data, assisting with data analysis, contacting families, maintaining equipment, coordinating the use of space, organizing meetings/events,
and assisting with grant management and IRB protocols.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <b>Necessary qualifications:</b></span></p>
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An undergraduate degree in psychology, linguistics, or cognitive science</li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;">
Availability for flexible scheduling, including evenings and weekends, to facilitate data collection</li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;">
A strong interest in language development, language comprehension and conceptual development</li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;">
Prior experience working with young children</li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;">
Comfortable with technical troubleshooting</li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;">
<div role="presentation">Well-organized, attentive to detail, calm under pressure, and comfortable juggling half a dozen things at once</div>
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Experience with EEG</li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;">
Experience with R, Matlab, and Eprime</li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;">
Experience with eye tracking</li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;">
Coursework in semantics, pragmatics and syntax</li><li style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in;">
A sense of humor</li></ul>
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which offer rich resources for students interested in developmental psychology, psycholinguistics, and linguistics. Research assistants are encouraged to make use of these resources. Folks who have held this position in the past have gone on to graduate programs
in psychology, linguistics, speech and hearing sciences, school psychology, and clinical linguistics.</span></p>
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<b><u>hshine@fas.harvard.edu</u> </b>a letter of interest, a CV/resume, and contact information for three references (email addresses and phone numbers). Please feel free to write with questions as well.</span></p>
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