14.2843, FYI: Spanish/Psycholing: Researcher, Harvard

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Subject: 14.2843, FYI: Spanish/Psycholing: Researcher, Harvard

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Date:  Tue, 14 Oct 2003 18:46:21 +0000
From:  bcollins at jbcc.harvard.edu
Subject:  Spanish/Psycholing: Researcher, Harvard Med School/Judge Baker Center

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Date:  Tue, 14 Oct 2003 18:46:21 +0000
From:  bcollins at jbcc.harvard.edu
Subject:  Spanish/Psycholing: Researcher, Harvard Med School/Judge Baker Center



University or Organization: Harvard Medical School / Judge Baker Center
Department: Psychiatry
Rank of Job: Researcher
Specialty Areas: Cognitive Science, Language Acquisition,
                 Psycholinguistics, Psychiatry
Required Language(s): Spanish (Code = SPN)


Description:

Spanish Speaking Volunteer Research Assistant
Harvard Project on Language and Child Psychiatry

Description:
- Unpaid volunteer position on a research project supported by a
  5-year National Institute of Mental Health research grant.
- Bilingual research assistants conduct child and family evaluations;
  score, enter and analyze data; and assist in various tasks part of
  the project's daily operations. Research assistants work
  closely with research coordinator.
- Evaluations include testing (extensive child language assessment in
  both Spanish and English; cognitive and achievement testing),
  diagnostic psychiatric interviews, and administration of
  questionnaires/surveys (for emotional/behavioral problems, and
  sociodemographic, acculturation, immigration and other risk factors
  and variables). Training will be provided.
- One-year commitment minimum.
- Minimum 20 hours per week; Schedule is generally flexible.
- This position is ideal for someone who is:
        - Strongly interested in research and possibly empirical
          publications (data available now).
        - Interested in obtaining experience in developmental language
          and psychological/psychiatric research, planning to apply
          for graduate studies.

Requirements:
- Enrolled in program for or obtained bachelor's degree in:
  psychology, speech pathology, child development, child language
  acquisition or related field (master's or doctoral degrees desirable
  but not required).
-Spanish/English bilingual.
- Excellent computer skills.

Preferred but not required:
- Experience with test administration (psychological, language), or in
  psychiatric, developmental and/or language research.
- Bachelor's degree or higher.

We offer:
- Access to libraries, facilities and multiple opportunities at
  Harvard and Children's Hospital Boston
- Being part of a collegial research team in a major academic/research
  center
- Training and regular research meetings and supervision
- Support for research and study pre-doctoral and doctoral grant
  applications
- The chance to acquire or perfect highly sought-after Spanish
  research skills.
For more info about the project or Judge Baker Children's Center click
to view:

- Harvard Research: Child Language Development & Developmental
  Psychopathology
  [ http://www.hmcnet.harvard.edu/psych/redbook/86.htm ]

- Judge Baker Children's Center: Childhood Bilingualism and
  Developmental Psychopathology
  [ http://www.jbcc.harvard.edu/research/research1.htm#Bilingual ]

- Judge Baker Children's Center/ Children's Hospital Academic Teaching
  Conference
  [ http://www.jbcc.harvard.edu/lectures.htm ]

To apply:

A. Please send:
        1.) Letter of interest and resume via email attachment to
            bcollins at jbcc.harvard.edu; and,
B. Mail:
        1.) Letter of interest and resume (hard copies),
        2.) Three references (actual letters may be received after
            interview),
        3.) Copy of college transcripts,



Address for Applications:

        Attn: Dr. Claudio O. Toppelberg
        Judge Baker Children's Center
        3 Blackfan Circle
        Boston, MA 02115-5794
        United States of America

        Position is open until filled


Contact Information:
        Brian Collins
        Email: bcollins at jbcc.harvard.edu
        Tel: 617 232 8390 ext.2345
        Fax: 617 232 8390 ext. 2634
        Website: http://www.jbcc.harvard.edu

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