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Special Project using Eye Tracking and Virtual Reality (VR) to measure conscious awareness is looking for advanced RAs!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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We have a special project where we aim to measure conscious awareness by doing pupillometry (the measure of small, but quite meaningful, changes in pupil size). We plan to use advanced eye tracking and virtual reality (VR) equipment that requires intermediate to advanced knowledge of Python. The VR component is simple, but some familiarity with C# and\/or Unity could be useful. Experience doing eye tracking or using VR is not necessary, but it would of course be useful. Initially RA-ship can start on a voluntary basis and based on progress and compatibility it can turn into a full-time paid co-op opportunity. Students from all majors and backgrounds are encouraged to apply (e.g. psychology with coding skills, computer science, engineering, etc.).<\/p>\n

If you are interested in knowing more about this project and you think you have the required qualifications, please\u00a0get in touch<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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General\u00a0RA Opportunities<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Working in a lab as an undergraduate is a fantastic way to get research experience, which can be useful not only for preparing yourself for the next steps of a career in science, but also finding out whether you enjoy doing research in the first place. More importantly, research is interesting!<\/p>\n

Most of our research is done via online experiments. This approach offers fantastic opportunities for research, but it also means that RAs cannot merely “help out” with other tasks that traditionally would have been done in person. At the same time, this opens a fantastic opportunity for self-driven and creative undergraduates: To join our lab you need to lead your own project!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ideally, you should come to us with a specific scientific question or idea<\/strong> you are intrigued about. This question or idea should be related to the topics we study in our lab: (visual) perception, consciousness, or introspection. Don’t worry if you don’t know specifically how you’d test your question, we can help with that (but if you have specific ideas of how to implement things out, we’d love to hear them!).<\/p>\n

As you may tell, this is not the kind of RA position where you would be one small cog in a big machine.\u00a0For this reason, we are interested in especially dedicated undergraduates who can devote at least 8 hours or more per week to research in the lab. You should also expect to lead your own project, which requires dedication and having or developing technical expertise<\/strong>. Initially RAs start on a part-time volunteer basis. Funding and compatibility permitting, you may also become a full-time co-op student (if you have work-study financial aid you may be eligible for co-op funding too).<\/p>\n

Ideally, a research assistant in our lab would:<\/p>\n

(1) be excited about cognitive science in general, and the topics we study such as visual perception, consciousness and introspection, in particular;<\/p>\n

(2) have some basic familiarity with research methods in psychology (no prior research experience is required though); and<\/p>\n

(3) be very comfortable working with computers<\/strong> (including spreadsheets, graphics programs, etc.); some familiarity with computer programming (e.g., HTML\/CSS\/JS, Matlab or Python) is ideal. It’s ok if you don’t know how to code, but then part of you joining the lab is that you learn how to code your own experiments (typically in HTML\/CSS\/JS, but Python (e.g. PsychoPy) or Matlab may be useful too). Learning how to code is easier than you think, but most people stop trying early on because of the learning curve. Coding can be fun and we have set up a coding challenge to help you teach yourself how to code if you don’t know yet (more about the challenge below).<\/p>\n

If you are interested in joining our lab, you should e-mail us<\/a><\/strong><\/span> with answers to the following questions:<\/p>\n

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• Do you have any experience with computer programming? If yes, what languages and at what level. If not and you’re willing to learn, please create a GitHub account and send us your user name so that we can add you to the coding challenge. There you’ll find resources and a self-paced challenge, to help you learn to code in HTML\/CSS\/JS.<\/li>\n
• How many hours a week can you commit to working in the lab? For how long can you commit to volunteer (e.g., a semester, a summer, a year)?<\/li>\n
• Why are you interested in getting research experience?<\/li>\n
• What interests you have about psychology, perception and consciousness? Broadly speaking, what would you like to study here in the lab? To answer this question, you could share a thought about one of our recent papers, or even propose a new study (whether based off a paper you read, or just out of the blue!).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  Note that we are interested in having all sorts of students with different skills \/ backgrounds \/ experience. Even (or especially!) if you’re a first year student with no experience in a lab, we want to hear from you!<\/p>","tablet":"

  AJC Merit Research Scholar Co-op Position Available!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

  Talented candidates who are members of the following under-represented groups in science<\/strong> and engineering as defined by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics are particularly encouraged to apply: American Indian\/Native, African American\/Black, Hispanic American\/Latino.<\/em><\/p>\n\n

  Our laboratory is looking to host an AJC Merit Research Scholar for a co-op position in January-June 2023. The AJC Merit Research Scholarship provides academically talented undergraduates in the STEM fields with the opportunity to participate in a full-time, research co-op in the lab of a Northeastern University faculty member \u2013 at a wage comparable to what they might earn in industry<\/p>\n

  The ideal co-op candidate for our lab is someone who is really excited by these questions, who wants to learn how to do careful, slow and (sometimes painstakingly detailed) science. The questions we ask are directed at the most basic way our minds work, and to get answers, we do very controlled experiments with very simple stimuli. The co-op student would focus either in running online experi- ments about the perception of absences or eye tracking in the lab (with regular displays and VR headsets) to discover physiological markers of conscious awareness. Because our experiments are code-based-only we do not offer positions to just \u201chelp around\u201d since there isn\u2019t much to do in that respect. Rather, we require co-op students to fully lead their own project. This means, however, that some experience coding is required (e.g., Python, HTML\/CSS\/JS)<\/strong> since otherwise there would not be much for them to do in our lab. The ideal co-op student does not need to be acquainted with psychological research methods, but some knack for numerical reasoning, coding, scientific rea- soning and philosophical inquiry would be quite helpful. Co-op students can be from any major, but students with training in computer science, data science or engineering might be best suited for this co-op.<\/p>\n

  For more information about how to apply, visit the AJC Merit Research Scholars Award website<\/a>. The deadline to receive applications is October 23, 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  Special Project using Eye Tracking and Virtual Reality (VR) to measure conscious awareness is looking for advanced RAs!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

  \n<\/p>

  <\/p>\n\n

  We have a special project where we aim to measure conscious awareness by doing pupillometry (the measure of small, but quite meaningful, changes in pupil size). We plan to use advanced eye tracking and virtual reality (VR) equipment that requires intermediate to advanced knowledge of Python. The VR component is simple, but some familiarity with C# and\/or Unreal Engine is desirable. Experience doing eye tracking or using VR is not necessary. Initially RA-ship can start on a voluntary basis and based on progress and compatibility it can turn into a full-time paid co-op opportunity. Students from all majors and backgrounds are encouraged to apply (e.g. psychology with coding skills, computer science, engineering, etc.).<\/p>\n

  If you are interested in knowing more about this project and you think you have the required qualifications, please get in touch<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n

  General RA Opportunities<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

  <\/p>\n\n

  Working in a lab as an undergraduate is a fantastic way to get research experience, which can be useful not only for preparing yourself for the next steps of a career in science, but also finding out whether you enjoy doing research in the first place. More importantly, research is interesting!<\/p>\n

  Most of our research is done via online experiments. This approach offers fantastic opportunities for research, but it also means that RAs cannot merely \"help out\" with other tasks that traditionally would have been done in person. At the same time, this opens a fantastic opportunity for self-driven and creative undergraduates: To join our lab you need to lead your own project! <\/strong><\/p>\n

  Ideally, you should come to us with a specific scientific question or idea<\/strong> you are intrigued about. This question or idea should be related to the topics we study in our lab: (visual) perception, consciousness, or introspection. Don't worry if you don't know specifically how you'd test your question, we can help with that (but if you have specific ideas of how to implement things out, we'd love to hear them!).<\/p>\n

  As you may tell, this is not the kind of RA position where you would be one small cog in a big machine. For this reason, we are interested in especially dedicated undergraduates who can devote at least 8 hours or more per week to research in the lab. You should also expect to lead your own project, which requires dedication and having or developing technical expertise<\/strong>. Initially RAs start on a part-time volunteer basis. Funding and compatibility permitting, you may also become a full-time co-op student (if you have work-study financial aid you may be eligible for co-op funding too).<\/p>\n

  Ideally, a research assistant in our lab would:<\/p>\n

  (1) be excited about cognitive science in general, and the topics we study such as visual perception, consciousness and introspection, in particular;<\/p>\n

  (2) have some basic familiarity with research methods in psychology (no prior research experience is required though); and<\/p>\n

  (3) be very comfortable working with computers<\/strong> (including spreadsheets, graphics programs, etc.); some familiarity with computer programming (e.g., HTML\/CSS\/JS, Matlab or Python) is ideal. It's ok if you don't know how to code, but then part of you joining the lab is that you learn how to code your own experiments (typically in HTML\/CSS\/JS, but Python (e.g. PsychoPy) or Matlab may be useful too). Learning how to code is easier than you think, but most people stop trying early on because of the learning curve. Coding can be fun and we have set up a coding challenge to help you teach yourself how to code if you don't know yet (more about the challenge below).<\/p>\n

  If you are interested in joining our lab, you should e-mail us<\/a><\/strong><\/span> with answers to the following questions:<\/p>\n

  \n
  • Do you have any experience with computer programming? If yes, what languages and at what level. If not and you're willing to learn, please create a GitHub account and send us your user name so that we can add you to the coding challenge. There you'll find resources and a self-paced challenge, to help you learn to code in HTML\/CSS\/JS.<\/li>\n
  • How many hours a week can you commit to working in the lab? For how long can you commit to volunteer (e.g., a semester, a summer, a year)?<\/li>\n
  • Why are you interested in getting research experience?<\/li>\n
  • What interests you have about psychology, perception and consciousness? Broadly speaking, what would you like to study here in the lab? To answer this question, you could share a thought about one of our recent papers, or even propose a new study (whether based off a paper you read, or just out of the blue!).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Note that we are interested in having all sorts of students with different skills \/ backgrounds \/ experience. Even (or especially!) if you're a first year student with no experience in a lab, we want to hear from you!<\/p>","phone":"

    AJC Merit Research Scholar Co-op Position Available!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Talented candidates who are members of the following under-represented groups in science<\/strong> and engineering as defined by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics are particularly encouraged to apply: American Indian\/Native, African American\/Black, Hispanic American\/Latino.<\/em><\/p>\n\n

    Our laboratory is looking to host an AJC Merit Research Scholar for a co-op position in January-June 2023. The AJC Merit Research Scholarship provides academically talented undergraduates in the STEM fields with the opportunity to participate in a full-time, research co-op in the lab of a Northeastern University faculty member \u2013 at a wage comparable to what they might earn in industry<\/p>\n

    The ideal co-op candidate for our lab is someone who is really excited by these questions, who wants to learn how to do careful, slow and (sometimes painstakingly detailed) science. The questions we ask are directed at the most basic way our minds work, and to get answers, we do very controlled experiments with very simple stimuli. The co-op student would focus either in running online experi- ments about the perception of absences or eye tracking in the lab (with regular displays and VR headsets) to discover physiological markers of conscious awareness. Because our experiments are code-based-only we do not offer positions to just \u201chelp around\u201d since there isn\u2019t much to do in that respect. Rather, we require co-op students to fully lead their own project. This means, however, that some experience coding is required (e.g., Python, HTML\/CSS\/JS)<\/strong> since otherwise there would not be much for them to do in our lab. The ideal co-op student does not need to be acquainted with psychological research methods, but some knack for numerical reasoning, coding, scientific rea- soning and philosophical inquiry would be quite helpful. Co-op students can be from any major, but students with training in computer science, data science or engineering might be best suited for this co-op.<\/p>\n

    For more information about how to apply, visit the AJC Merit Research Scholars Award website<\/a>. The deadline to receive applications is October 23, 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    Special Project using Eye Tracking and Virtual Reality (VR) to measure conscious awareness is looking for advanced RAs!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    \n<\/p>

    <\/p>\n

    We have a special project where we aim to measure conscious awareness by doing pupillometry (the measure of small, but quite meaningful, changes in pupil size). We plan to use advanced eye tracking and virtual reality (VR) equipment that requires intermediate to advanced knowledge of Python. The VR component is simple, but some familiarity with C# and\/or Unreal Engine is desirable. Experience doing eye tracking or using VR is not necessary. Initially RA-ship can start on a voluntary basis and based on progress and compatibility it can turn into a full-time paid co-op opportunity. Students from all majors and backgrounds are encouraged to apply (e.g. psychology with coding skills, computer science, engineering, etc.).<\/p>\n

    If you are interested in knowing more about this project and you think you have the required qualifications, please get in touch<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n

    General RA Opportunities<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    <\/p>\n\n

    Working in a lab as an undergraduate is a fantastic way to get research experience, which can be useful not only for preparing yourself for the next steps of a career in science, but also finding out whether you enjoy doing research in the first place. More importantly, research is interesting!<\/p>\n

    Most of our research is done via online experiments. This approach offers fantastic opportunities for research, but it also means that RAs cannot merely \"help out\" with other tasks that traditionally would have been done in person. At the same time, this opens a fantastic opportunity for self-driven and creative undergraduates: To join our lab you need to lead your own project! <\/strong><\/p>\n

    Ideally, you should come to us with a specific scientific question or idea<\/strong> you are intrigued about. This question or idea should be related to the topics we study in our lab: (visual) perception, consciousness, or introspection. Don't worry if you don't know specifically how you'd test your question, we can help with that (but if you have specific ideas of how to implement things out, we'd love to hear them!).<\/p>\n

    As you may tell, this is not the kind of RA position where you would be one small cog in a big machine. For this reason, we are interested in especially dedicated undergraduates who can devote at least 8 hours or more per week to research in the lab. You should also expect to lead your own project, which requires dedication and having or developing technical expertise<\/strong>. Initially RAs start on a part-time volunteer basis. Funding and compatibility permitting, you may also become a full-time co-op student (if you have work-study financial aid you may be eligible for co-op funding too).<\/p>\n

    Ideally, a research assistant in our lab would:<\/p>\n

    (1) be excited about cognitive science in general, and the topics we study such as visual perception, consciousness and introspection, in particular;<\/p>\n

    (2) have some basic familiarity with research methods in psychology (no prior research experience is required though); and<\/p>\n

    (3) be very comfortable working with computers<\/strong> (including spreadsheets, graphics programs, etc.); some familiarity with computer programming (e.g., HTML\/CSS\/JS, Matlab or Python) is ideal. It's ok if you don't know how to code, but then part of you joining the lab is that you learn how to code your own experiments (typically in HTML\/CSS\/JS, but Python (e.g. PsychoPy) or Matlab may be useful too). Learning how to code is easier than you think, but most people stop trying early on because of the learning curve. Coding can be fun and we have set up a coding challenge to help you teach yourself how to code if you don't know yet (more about the challenge below).<\/p>\n

    If you are interested in joining our lab, you should e-mail us<\/a><\/strong><\/span> with answers to the following questions:<\/p>\n

    \n
    • Do you have any experience with computer programming? If yes, what languages and at what level. If not and you're willing to learn, please create a GitHub account and send us your user name so that we can add you to the coding challenge. There you'll find resources and a self-paced challenge, to help you learn to code in HTML\/CSS\/JS.<\/li>\n
    • How many hours a week can you commit to working in the lab? For how long can you commit to volunteer (e.g., a semester, a summer, a year)?<\/li>\n
    • Why are you interested in getting research experience?<\/li>\n
    • What interests you have about psychology, perception and consciousness? Broadly speaking, what would you like to study here in the lab? To answer this question, you could share a thought about one of our recent papers, or even propose a new study (whether based off a paper you read, or just out of the blue!).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Note that we are interested in having all sorts of students with different skills \/ backgrounds \/ experience. Even (or especially!) if you're a first year student with no experience in a lab, we want to hear from you!<\/p>"}},"slug":"et_pb_blurb"}" data-et-multi-view-load-tablet-hidden="true" data-et-multi-view-load-phone-hidden="true">

      特殊项目使用眼动跟踪和虚拟现实(VR)来衡量意识正在寻找先进的拉!

      

      我们有一个特殊的项目,我们的目标是通过瞳孔测量法测量意识(的小,但是很有意义,瞳孔大小的变化)。我们计划使用先进的眼动跟踪和虚拟现实(VR)设备要求中级到高级Python的知识。VR组件很简单,但是一些熟悉c#和/或统一可能是有用的。体验做眼跟踪或使用虚拟现实并不是必须的,但它当然会是有用的。最初RA-ship可以在自愿的基础上,根据进度和兼容性可以变成一个全职的合作机会。鼓励所有专业和背景的学生申请(如心理学与编码技能,计算机科学,工程,等等)。

      如果你有兴趣了解更多有关这个项目和你认为你所需的资格,请取得联系。

      一般RA的机会

      

      工作在实验室本科是一个很好的办法的研究经验,这不仅可以是有用的准备自己的下一步事业在科学,但也发现你是否喜欢做研究的。更重要的是,研究是有趣!

      我们大部分的研究是通过在线实验。这种方法为研究提供了很棒的机会,但它也意味着RAs不能仅仅是“帮助”与其他传统将已经完成的任务。与此同时,这将打开一个绝佳的机会自励的和创造性的本科生:加入我们实验室需要领导自己的项目!

      在理想情况下,您应该来我们一个具体的科学问题或想法你在好奇什么。这个问题或想法应该与主题我们在实验室研究:(视觉)感知、意识、自省。不要担心如果你不知道具体如何测试你的问题,我们可以帮助(但是如果你有特定的想法如何实现,我们很想听听他们!)。

      您可能告诉,这不是RA的位置你会大机器中的一个小齿轮。出于这个原因,我们感兴趣特别是专门的大学生可以每周花至少8小时以上在实验室里研究。你也应该希望领导您自己的项目,这需要奉献,或开发技术专长。最初RAs开始兼职志愿者的基础上。资金和兼容性允许的话,你也可以成为一个全职的合作社学生(如果你有勤工助学资助你可能有资格得到合作社资金)。

      理想情况下,我们的实验室研究助理会:

      (1)认知科学是兴奋一般来说,和我们研究的主题,如视觉感知,意识和内省,特别是;

      (2)有一些基本熟悉心理学研究方法(不需要研究经验);和

      (3)非常舒适的使用电脑(包括电子表格、图形程序等);熟悉计算机编程(例如,HTML / CSS / JS, Matlab或Python)是理想的。没关系,如果你不知道如何写代码,但然后你加入实验室的一部分,您将学习如何编写自己的实验(通常在HTML / CSS / javascript,但Python(例如PsychoPy)或Matlab可能有用)。学习如何代码比你想的要容易得多,但大多数人在早期停止尝试,因为学习曲线。编码是有趣的,我们可以建立一个编码挑战来帮助你自学如何代码如果你还不知道(更多关于下面的挑战)。

      如果你有兴趣加入我们的实验室,你应该电子邮件我们以下问题的答案:

      • 你有相关的经验与计算机编程吗?如果是的,什么语言和在何种水平。如果不是,你愿意学习,请创建一个GitHub帐户和发送我们你的用户名,以便我们可以添加你编码的挑战。你会发现资源和有自我挑战,来帮助你学习在HTML / CSS / javascript代码。
      • 每周有多少小时你能承诺在实验室里工作吗?多长时间你能提交志愿(如一个学期,一个夏天,一年)?
      • 为什么你有兴趣获得研究的经验?
      • 你对心理学感兴趣,知觉和意识?一般来说,你想研究在实验室吗?要回答这个问题,你可以分享一个想法关于我们最近的一篇论文,甚至提出一项新研究(是否根据你读一篇论文,或者是蓝色的!)。

      注意,我们感兴趣的是有各种各样的学生有不同的技能/背景/经验。(或特别是!)如果你第一年的学生没有一个实验室的经验,我们想听到你的声音!