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Research Assistant Internship

Quantified Citizen

Quantified Citizen

Canada
Posted on Friday, June 2, 2023

Research Assistant Internship

What You’ll Be Doing

Internal testing and QA for research studies prior to public launch
Support in scale and task development as well as study releases
Help maintain and update the library of assessments
Create JSON files for new assessments (both scales and active tasks) using existing task schema (experience with JSON and/or Survey JS preferred or willingness to learn)
Improve the existing library of assessments by updating it according to standard implementation practices
Prepare studies for release: create research protocols using our online platform, test studies in our mobile application, implement fixes in the study JSON
Collect information and prepare descriptive summaries of standardized scales and scoring protocols
Literature reviews and/or research into appropriate assessments/scales/measures for protocols related to psychology/neuroscience and other topics
Research protocol design and/or edits including methodology
Supporting data analysis and/or visualizations
Science communication (in layperson terms) for public research studies
Possible coding related to data analysis and/or software development for students with such skills
Gather, understand and summarize research data from scholarly sources
General research and summary reports into various subject areas to support the research team

What We Expect From You

Excellent writing and communication skills
Be in a research-oriented undergraduate, Master’s, or Ph.D. program related to mental health, cognitive science, or psychology
A team-oriented attitude where no task is too small or too big
Some technical background or willingness to learn
Basic knowledge of statistics (familiarity with Python is a plus)