Resources

Research Fellowships

  • The Psychological and Brian Sciences department at Dartmouth College has two undergraduate research fellowships available to Dartmouth students.  The Lincoln Filene Undergraduate Fellowship in Human Relations and the Benjamin J. Benner '69 Undergraduate Research Fellowship each pay a stipend of between $3,500 and $5,000 to support a psychology or neuroscience major during an off-term (three months) of engagement in full-time research.  For more information, including application instructions and deadlines, see Undergraduate Research.

Jobs & Internships

The department periodically receives job or internship postings from organizations interested in recruiting current students or recent graduates and we'll post those here as they are received.  Many positions are advertised in the spring to attract recent graduates.

  • Hands of Hope AmeriCorps is currently accepting applications for the September 2024-August 2025 service year, caring for infants and children up to age six who are at risk for abuse and neglect in Houston, TX. Hands of Hope AmeriCorps Members will serve these vulnerable children throughout a 12-month commitment, living in a private, gated community (at no cost) and receiving a living allowance. Please find more information in this flyer. (Posted March 11, 2024)

  • The Neuroscience Research Associates Program at the Neuroscience Institute at NYU/ NYULH is currently seeking to hire outstanding college graduates as research associates, with positions starting Summer 2024. The Research Associate position is a paid, full-time position with benefits and RAs typically work in a lab for 2 years in preparation for applying to graduate school (PhD and MD PhD programs). More detailed information and the link to the application portal along with labs participating this cycle can be found on the program's webpage. The application deadline is 4/19/24 and applications are shared with our faculty on a rolling basis. (Posted February 2, 2024)

  • The Triumph Center is seeking skilled undergraduate and graduate students for counselor positions at our therapeutic day camp, Camp Triumph. Located in North Reading, MA, Camp Triumph serves children ages 6-16 who present with a wide range of neurodevelopmental and mental health challenges. Counselor responsibilities include facilitating cooperative activities designed to enhance social skills, working with campers on specific behavior goals, and running camp activities like arts and crafts and interactive games. For more information about the job and Camp Triumph, please see this flyer and visit our website(Posted January 30, 2024)

  • The labs of Drs. Pearl Chiu and Brooks Casas at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute in Roanoke, Virginia seekse  a new full-time research technician. Projects in the labs are highly interdisciplinary and combine methods from experimental and clinical psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral economics with functional neuroimaging and electrochemistry to investigate decision-making in healthy and clinical populations. The research technician will be responsible for in-vitro data collection to inform in-vivo models of human neurochemistry. This is an excellent opportunity for those interested in graduate school in biomedical science or neuroscience. The job posting can be found on the Virginia Tech website. (Posted September 11, 2023, Updated January 24, 2024)

Master's and Ph.D. Programs

  • Application for admission to HKU LKS Faculty of Medicine Master of Medical Sciences (MMedSc) program for 2024-2025 is now open.  The program provides structured training in the basic medical and clinical disciplines to enable postgraduates to embark on specialists studies, practice or teaching for career and personal development. Details of the curriculum can be found on the HKU website

Other Opportunities

  • UT Austin is recruiting graduating seniors who want to use science and technology to make a positive impact on the world. Come spend next year contributing to a fast-paced, mission-driven effort to improve the focus and emotional resilience of teens across the country in this Post-Baccalaureate Program in Applied Psychology(Posted January 30, 2024)