Internships

The Boston College Developmental Psychology program is now accepting applications for our NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates summer internship. Summer interns will gain hands-on experience in all aspects of socio-cognitive developmental psychology research while also participating in professional development meetings and learning computer programming. This is an excellent program for students who want to learn more about research and/or who may be interested in pursuing graduate school. Successful applicants will work full-time for 10 weeks from June 3 – August 9, 2024. Students will receive a $6000 stipend and will be provided on-campus housing to participate.

This internship will take place in-person on Boston College’s campus. Students will be provided with on-campus housing in addition to their stipend.

There are two participating developmental psychology labs. Students will be accepted to primarily work within one of these labs for the duration of the summer. Students will indicate their lab preference in the application.

THE CANINE COGNITION LAB (Dr. Angie Johnston) investigates the evolutionary origins of human social learning by comparing human children and pet dogs. Building off of traditional developmental methods used with infants and children, interns will have the opportunity to gain new perspectives on classic developmental questions by investigating which aspects of human social learning are shared with dogs and which may be unique to humans.

THE COOPERATION LAB (Dr. Katherine McAuliffe) studies the development of cooperation in childhood, how the development of cooperation varies across different social and cultural contexts, and how an emerging psychology of cooperation in children interfaces with other aspects of conceptual development like perspective taking and group bias.

Eligibility requirements: Students who are from underrepresented minority groups (Hispanics or Latinos, Blacks or African Americans, and American Indians or Alaska Natives), are first generation college students, are members of the LGBTQ+ community, or are veterans and who have had little or no research experience will be given priority. Additionally, applicants must be enrolled in an American undergraduate program and be entering their sophomore, junior, or senior years.

How to apply: Please complete this application form: https://forms.gle/TdguFzb4jbUt6ZN39. Note that you will be asked to upload your CV/resume as part of the application. You may also submit an unofficial transcript via email to allbcdev@gmail.com, but this is optional. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue on a rolling basis until the positions are filled.

The Diversity and Equity Initiative in the Mind Sciences (DivE In) is now accepting applications (deadline is May 31). This initiative is geared towards serving undergraduate students from marginalized groups that are traditionally underrepresented in graduate school and involves a weekend at Penn devoted to discussing graduate school and the application process. We also have a strong focus on mentoring and networking: students get connected with a mentor, have mock interviews with Penn faculty, and have opportunities to informally network with members of the Penn community. Travel to Penn and expenses are fully paid for admitted students to reduce barriers to engaging with faculty and trainee mentors.

We encourage rising juniors, seniors, and recent or not-so-recent graduates from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Applications will be evaluated on the basis of need (e.g., lack of access to mentorship), fit (e.g., interest in pursuing graduate programs in the mind sciences) and merit (e.g., quality of written responses). We will prioritize applications from students that are not already affiliated with Penn.

DivE In 2024 will be October 18-20.

Email for questions: minddivein@sas.upenn.edu

Website: https://web.sas.upenn.edu/dive/

X: https://twitter.com/mindDivEIn

Best,

Natalia Aponte Borges

MindCORE DivE In

Communications Lead

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Natalia Enid Aponte Borges (she)
Biology PhD Candidate

Songbird Neuroethology
Schmidt Lab | Biology Dept.