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Research assistant position with Prevention Research Lab

The Prevention Research Lab, operated by Dr. Keryn E. Pasch in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, is searching for an undergraduate research assistant for the Spring 2013 semester. The focus of our lab is on understanding, preventing, and reducing youth risk behaviors.

An undergraduate research assistant is needed to create stimuli and contribute in the overall design of an upcoming study that involves children’s and adolescent’s attention to television commercials.

REQUIREMENTS:

  • Fluency in video editing software
  • Knowledge of recording and transferring recorded television or YouTube commercials to video files for use on a computer
  • Prior research experience is a plus but not necessary

BENEFITS:

  • Hands- on experience with the research process, with an emphasis on the relationship media has with health among youth
  • Potentially assisting with research sessions to gain hands on experience working with youth
  • Gain knowledge of eye-tracking equipment and software

If you are interested in joining the Prevention Research Lab as an undergraduate research assistant, please contact the Prevention Research Lab (preventionresearchlab@gmail.com) for additional information.

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McNair Scholars Program – Application Deadline: November 16th

Are you a current sophomore, junior or senior graduating in December 2013 or later? Do you want to get involved in undergraduate research? Are you looking to go to graduate school and earn a doctoral degree? Need scholarship money?
If you answered yes to any of those questions, then the McNair Scholars Program is right for you!
The Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program is a federally funded program mandated by Congress. The goal of the program is to increase the number of students in doctoral degree programs who are low-income and first-generation undergraduates or students who come from groups underrepresented in graduate education, particularly African American, Hispanic/Latino, and American Indian/Alaska Natives. The McNair Scholars Program will serve 25 students each year. An integral component of the program is the Summer Research Institute (SRI) Internship at UT Austin. Each summer, up to 13 students will be selected for this ten-week paid internship. Program participants must be committed to enrolling in graduate programs. The program will track progress towards the successful completion of a doctoral degree.

Benefits of being a McNair Scholar:

·         GRE and Graduate School Preparation

·         Paid research internship

·         Mentorship from university faculty and current graduate students

·         Paid graduate school visit

·         Opportunities to present research at national conferences

·         Teaching skills from our McNair Teaching Academy

·         Eligibility to receive McNair Fellowships for graduate study at various institutions

·         Graduate school application fee waivers at over 200 schools nationwide

McNair also offers scholarships of up to $2,000 per year for all active participants in the program.

Applications for McNair are currently being accepted and the deadline to submit is November 16thby 5 PM.

Go to utmcnairscholars.com for more information, eligibility details, and application instructions.

Questions? 512-471-1205 or  mcnairprogram@austin.utexas.edu

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Apply for Undergraduate Research Grant

The Senate of College Councils and the School of Undergraduate Studies invite you to apply for this semester’s Undergraduate Research Grant (URG). The URG seeks to encourage students to become actively involved with research in their undergraduate experience by providing funding to a deserving applicant.

Eligible applicants include students assisting a faculty member with a research project, as well as students conducting independent or partnered research. Applicants must be enrolled for 12 hours of coursework at the University of Texas at Austin and be considered an undergraduate student by the UT Office of the Registrar.

One winner will receive a $1,000 prize from the Senate of College Councils in order to be used toward funding of his or her research. The grant recipient will be expected to compose a brief paper reflecting on the subsequent research experience at the end of the academic year.

The deadline for all materials is Friday, November 2nd by 5 pm. Submit your application in person to Becky Carreon in the Senate of College Councils’ office in a manila envelope, located in SAC 2.102. It is preferred however that you submit the application electronically to senateurc@gmail.com

Please contact Geetika Jerath and Joey Dominguez at senateurc@gmail.com with any questions regarding the application.