Serving Low-income Children!
Dr. Brenda Jones Harden, at the University of Maryland College Park
(UMD), is seeking an undergraduate research assistant (URA) to work in
the Prevention and Early Adversity Research Lab (PEARL) in UMD’s College of Education. The URA position is
related to a contracted research project with an early care and education
center in Northeast Washington, DC (about 15-20 minutes from UMD) serving young
children ages 0-5.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- develop relationships
with parents and school personnel to build rapport and conduct
good-quality research
- conduct child
assessments including measures of language, cognition, and school
readiness, as well as parent interviews
- enter data
- review relevant
literature
- help with the
organization of the project.
This center is metro-accessible; however, it is easier if the URA has
their own transportation. Ideally, students should have availability some
weekday mornings, from 8am-12pm. Applications will be accepted on a rolling
basis. There are options to work in the lab for credit or volunteer.
Qualifications:
- Major in psychology,
education, child development, family science, or a related discipline
- Some experience
working with children and families
- Background using SPSS
or other data entry programs is a plus, but not required
- Excellent
interpersonal, collaborative, and organizational skills are required
- Minimum 6 hours per
week preferred
To apply: Please send the following in one pdf file Tanya
Tavassolie (ttavasso@umd.edu)-
- Resume or Curriculum
Vita (CV)
- Half page
(double-spaced) letter of interest describing the applicant’s related
experiences, interest in the position, and future career aspirations
- Names and contact
information for 1-2 references (references can come from work or
volunteer experience or academic advisors or
instructors)
- An unofficial transcript for any undergraduate work completed
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