There are numerous lab and office-related positions available in the Psychology department. Check the Research Labs page to see if there is a specific lab or office where you would like to apply.
Inquiries can be directed to or directly to faculty.
Please make sure to supply the following information:
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Important: You do not have to be a Psychology major to apply for work-study positions in the Psychology department.
Research Assistant Positions
Research Assistant positions available with Prof. Wager, Smith, and Mischel
- 1-2 motivated postbac's needed to play a primary role as research assistants on a collaborative fMRI project investigating the neural basis of physical and social pain, and the regulation through the use of effortful self-control strategies and placebos
- RA's will participate in all phases of research
- To apply, email
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Posted May 2008
Research Assistant position available with Professor Bolger
- 10-15 hours per week
- Open to work-study eligible students only
- Paid research assistant position in the Columbia Couples Lab
- Opportunity to conduct individual supervised research
- Great preparation for graduate school
- Job description: Work on a study of couples' interaction in stressful situations. Your tasks would include participant recruitment, running experiments, research design and planning, data entry, and attending lab meetings.
- Contact:
Research Volunteer Position/ Prof. Elke Weber
Research Assistant position available with Professor Graham
- 5-10 hours per week
- Job Description: We are looking for paid, part-time undergraduate
research assistants to work 5 to 10 hours a week in a visual perception
laboratory in the Psychology Department. Your tasks will include: being
an observer in visual perception experiments, running errands,
photocopying, analyzing data, etc.
- Contact: and
Research Assistant position available with Professor Morris's Social Cognition Lab
- 9 hours a week for 3 credits
- Work closely with grad students coordinating studies in social cognition
- Gain valuable experience in research
- For more information download pdf announcement
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Posted September 2007
Research Assistant position available with Professor Downey's Social Relations Lab
- Volunteer position for psychology undergrads
- Work closely with grad students coordinating studies in social and personality psychology
- Gain valuable experience in research
- For more information download pdf announcement
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Posted August 2007
Research Assistant/ St. Vincent Catholic Medical Center- New York Medical College at Valhalla
- Full-time research assistant position at St. Vincent Catholic Medical Center
- To download .pdf announcement, click here
- Part-time Research Assistant position at New York Medical College at Valhalla
- to download .pdf announcement, click here
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Posted May 2008
Research Assistant/ Mt. Sinai Study of Child and Adolescent Developemnt
- Summer Volunteer position - looking for a person with an interest in personality disorders
- Primary tasks include: literature review, data coding & analysis, regulatory clerical work, and semi-structured interview with subjects
- Candidates with research interests in: Borderline Personality Disorder, Suicide & Self-injurious behavior, or adolescents are especially encourage to apply
- Part-time position volunteer position for the entire summer - with possible extension into the next academic year
- To apply, submit cover letter and V to both and
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Posted May 2008
Research Assistant/ Mt. Sinai
- 2 Summer RA- Interviewer Positions
- 37.5 hours per week, M-F, $10-$14 per hour
- The candidate must be comfortable interviewing
older adults (ages 60 years and older) from diverse racial and ethnic
backgrounds
- Candidates should have a strong work ethic and
excellent communication skills
- Interviews will take place in venues throughout
Central and East Harlem, and the Bronx (senior centers and senior residences)
and over the telephone
- Interviews involve administration of a survey
(approximately 100 questions), a brief battery of neuropsychiatric tests, and a
test of health literacy
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Spanish speaking ability a plus (Native speakers
preferred, or high level of fluency)
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To apply email your CV and resume to
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Posted April 2008
Research Assistant/ Yale University
- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
- 3 full-time positions for bilingual research assistant
- Under the supervision of the Project Field Manager, recruit, interview and track women for a research project that involves bringing an HIV/STD prevention intervention to pregnant adolescent women through a group model of prenatal care in 14 Community Health Centers in the New York metropolitan area. The goal of this program is to help young women reduce their risk behaviors and improve their health, and that of their family
- This position is based in New York City. Fluent in English and Spanish required
- To view official posting details, click here
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Posted April 2008
Research Assistant/ Stanford University
- Full-time paid position in the cognitive neuroscience field
- For more information download pdf announcement
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Posted May 2007
Clinical Research Coordinator/ Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
- Full-time clinical researcher needed for studies on PTSD
- BA or BS in Psychology and/or biological sciences
- For more information download pdf announcement
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Posted May 2007
Research Coordinator/ Mt. Sinai Seaver Autism Center
- For more information please click here for pdf announcement
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Posted February 2008
Research Coordinator/Mt. Sinai Compulsive and Impulsive Disorders Program
- Full-time, paid research coordinator position
- For more information on this position and how to apply, click here for pdf announcement
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Posted February 2008
Research Assistant-Lab Manager Position/Yale Cognition & Development Lab
- Paid full-time position begins July 2008
- BA in natural or social science area with research experience required
- For more information on this position and how to apply, click here
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Posted February 2008
Research Assistant Position Available: fMRI Image Analyst Technician B/ NYS Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Paid full-time position in the Pediatric Brain Imaging Lab
- BA or BS in related field required
- For more information download pdf announcement
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Posted February 2008
Research Assistant Position Available/Mt.Sinai Hospital Pediatrics Department
- Assist with the recruiting, set up, and study participants in study visits
- Work with 2 1/2-3 1/2 year-olds and their parents
- Review HIPPA forms with parents
- Debrief patients at the end of the study
- Must be available Tuesday & Friday afternoons after 1pm
- For more information contact
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Posted January 2008
Research Assistant Position Available at Levine Cerebral Localization Laboratory (Stroke Devision) in the Department of Neurology at the Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
- Job Description: Beginning in Summer 2008, the Research Assistant position will assist in the examination of research patients, enter findings into databases and perform statistical analysis.
- Bachelor's Degree in Neuroscience, Psychology, or a related field, along with some experience in cognitive testing of patients, Photoshop, Microsoft Access databases, and statistical analysis with SPSS, SAS and/or Excel is preferred
- For more information contact Dr. Ronald Lazar at
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Posted January 2008
Research Assistant Position Available at Health Sciences Campus
- 20-25 hrs per week, paid position
- Job Description:
Assist in the enrollment and tracking of pregnant subjects in a
multidisciplinary study designed to investigate the impact of fetal
cardiac problems in fetal and neonatal brain development. Your tasks
would include subject recruitment and enrollment, accompany subjects to
study sessions, data entry and tracking, attend lab meetings, etc. This
is a great opportunity for an individual with a developmental or
neuroscience focus, however anyone with an interest in clincal research
may apply.
- For more information contact Ismee A. Williams, MD, MS at
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Posted October 2007
Research Assistant at Mailman School of Public Health & Bellevue Hospital
- 5-10 hrs per week, volunteer position
- Cross-cultural research study with in-patient observation involving American/Mandarin Chinese and schizophrenia
- For more information download pdf announcement
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Posted September 2007
Full-Time Research Assistant at NYS Psychiatric Institute
Research Assistant/Mount Sinai School of Medicine/Department of Psychiatry
Research Assistant/Mount Sinai School of Medicine/Department of Cancer Prevention and Control
Senior Clinical Research Assistant/McClean Hospital/Harvard University
Research Support Assistant III/DRAT/NYSPI/Columbia University
Research Support Assistant/DRAT/NYSPI/Columbia University
Research Assistant in Cognitive Neuroscience at Columbia University
Full-Time Research Assistant at Harvard Med. School/Visual Attention Lab
Project Assistant at NYU Child Study Center
Assistant Research Scientist/Group Leader at NYU Child Study Center
Research Assistant at Stony Brook University
Research Assistant at NYU School of Medicine
Post-Bacc Research Assistant at National Institute of Mental Health
Research Assistant at New York State Psychiatric Institute
Internship and Volunteer Positions
Research Volunteer Position/ Prof. Smith, Columbia University
Research Volunteer Position/ Prof. Ochsner, Columbia University
Research Volunteer Position
- Psychoanalyst, lecturer and editor of an international clinical
Psychotherapy Journal would like to hire an intern with interests in
psychology, psychoanalysis and/or neuroscience. The internship will
provide exposure to a variety of writing, editing, and organizational
projects related to the journal and her psychotherapy and teaching
practice, including but not limited to: Academic journal tasks, communicating with authors, organizing and editing submissions.
Aid in preparation of conference papers, excerpting books/articles,
taking notes from books/articles, finding references, etc...
Research tasks include finding and accessing books and articles,
excerpting them, etc.
Computer literacy and organizational skills necessary.
Interns learn about editing a professional academic journal, preparing
professional
articles as well as the day-to-day practice of psychotherapy.
- Hours flexible, approximately 8-20 per week. Internship can be for the
summer or part or all of the next academic year
- Bright, sunny office located on Manhattan's Upper East Side
- To apply, please e-mail resume or CV and statement of goals and interests along
with time availability to Dr. Carleton at
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Posted April 2008
Research Volunteer Position/ Flotation Therapy Research Group (FTRG)
- Seeking Interns in the areas of research, advocacy and organizational development
- For more information download pdf announcement here
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Posted March 2008
Research Coordinator and Research Volunteer Positions/ Mt. Sinai School of Medicine's Family Studies Research Center
- Full-time coordinator and part-time internship positions available
- For more information download pdf announcement here
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Posted April 2008
Research Volunteer Position/ Department of Psychiatry at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
- Spring semester Undergraduate Intern position available in the Impulsive Disorders Program for a senior with undergraduate standing pursuing a Psychology Major
- Position is 14 hours per week (Mon/Wed or Tue/Thur) and continues through May with possibility of summer internship extension, hours are negotiable
- Must be highly responsible and organized
- Duties include data entry, organization of study materials, administrative duties, participant recruitment, and literature studies
- Possible opportunities to observe patient/doctor interactions, attend research conferences, and attend grand rounds
- Research experience and completion of Research Methods, Abnormal Psychology, and Statistics courses are preferred
- For more information contact
Clinical Volunteer Position/Rape Crisis & Anti-Violence Support Center
- Be a peer counselor/advocate helping survivors of sexual assault, abuse, and relationship violence
- Receive free training by professional Psychologists to provide emotional support and information both over the phone and in-person as a counselor
- Become a NYS certified Rape Crisis Counselor, gain valuable counseling experience
- Accompany survivors to the hospital, police station, and health services
- Applications accepted until December 21, 2007. Click Here to Apply
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Posted November 2007
Research Internship/CASPIR/New York State Psychiatric Institute
Dr. Beatrice Beebe Volunteer Job/New York State Psychiatric Institute
Summer Undergraduate Research Internships/West Virginia University
Summer Internship Program/Yale Cognition and Development Lab
Miscellaneous Positions
New York State Psychiatric Institute/Columbia University
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- Perform multi-lingual psychological assessment interviews
- Looking for a native Hebrew speaker who is fluent in the English langusge
- Must have good quantitative skills, impeccable attention to detail
- Background in Psychology (BA) a plus
- Must be able to legally work in the United States
- For more information and to apply, send cover letter and resume to:
St. Luke's Roosevelt Psychiatry Clinic- Intake Coordinator Position
Responsibilities include:
- pre-screen patients interested in obtaining mental health services
- coordinate intake schedule/assign intake clinicians
- facilitate referrals from case managers, social service organizations, or medical offices
- transition acute patients from inpatient psych units and psychiatric emergency rooms to outpatient care
- obtain insurance authorizations
- monthly data entry and stats
- masters preferred, bachelors required --preferably in psychology or social service/social work-excellent interpersonal skills
- mature and sound judgment
- ability to work independently, yet under supervision-bilingual/conversational in Spanish-great organization & communication skills and positive attitude a must!
- salaried and full benefits
- position available late July 2008
- If interested, please contact: Barbara Nusbaum, Program Coordinator
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Posted May 2008
The Barnard Toddler Center will be holding an Open House/ Information Session
- April 10th at 4:00 PM in the Toddler Center in 402 Milbank Hall
- Sign up for the info session for the week of April 14th
- A first-hand, year-long look at the social, emotional development of young children
- Find out more about the Toddler Center Seminar, an eight-credit, two-semester course (PSY BC 3465x, 3466y), for students interested in working with toddlers and participating in a weekly psychology seminar
- For more information, click here to download the .pdf announcement
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Posted March 2008
Baruch College Undergraduate Research Training Program
- Funded by the National Science Foundation
- Recruiting students for the 2008-2009 Academic Year
- For more information, click here
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Posted February 2008
Fellowship at Yale Developmental Disabilities Clinic/Yale Child Studies Center (Donald J. Cohen Fellowship in Developmental Social Neuroscience)
- Eligible students will be receiving their bachelor's degree in June 2008
- Fellowship Commences July 2008 and is 2 years in duration
- Participate in research working with infants, toddlers, and their families
- Operate experimental equipment and paradigms, participate in eye-tracking research, responsible for completing experiment protocols
- For more information download pdf announcement here
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Posted October 2007
Part-Time Evening Respite Care Therapist
- Use principles of Applied Behavior Analysis to work with a teenager with Autism
- 6-10pm Mondays and Fridays, possible travel/weekend work
- For more information download pdf announcement here
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Posted September 2007
Part-Time Data Entry Position/ Columbia Psychoanalytic Center
Research Experience for Undergraduates/ Baruch College
Donald Cohen Fellowship in Devlpmntl Neuroimaging/ Yale Child Stdy Cntr
Per Diem Interviewers/ New York University Child Study Center
Research Experience for Undergrad/ Psychology and Law: Univ. of Nebraska
Summer Opportunities
Summer Undergraduate Research Internships/University of Utah
- Application deadline is February 15th
- For more information click here
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Posted January 2008
Summer Undergraduate Research Internships/West Virginia University
Summer Internship Program/Yale Cognition and Development Lab
Work-Study
POSTED 1/23/08
Prof. Champagne
1 Work-study position
10-20 hours per week
Job
Description: Looking for an undergrad research assistant to work 10 to 20 hours a week in a behavioral neuroscience laboratory in the Psychology Department. Your tasks will include: being an observer in animal behavior experiments, entering data, analyzing behavioral data, etc.
Contact:
POSTED 1/22/08
Prof. Wager/Ochsner
1 Work-study position
10-20 hours per week
Job
Description: Data entry and analysis, recruitment, administrative help
Contact: Sonja Schmer-Galunder (sonja@psych.columbia.edu)
POSTED 1/22/08
Prof. Woolley
1 Work-study position
10-20 hours per week
Job
Description: Matlab coding, creating scripts to run neuroscience and behavior experiments.
Contact:
POSTED 12/20/07
Prof. Elke Weber
Center for Research on Environmental Decisions (CRED)
2 Work-study positions
8-12 hours per week, flexible hours
Job Description: Position 1: Assisting in research on decision
making, recruitment and running of participants and other laboratory and
office duties. Position 2: Assisting with administrative tasks,
literature reviews, research, web skills preferred. Applicants should
have an interest in psychology and/or environmental science, climate
change. See
www.cred.columbia.edu for
more information on CRED.
Contact: Debika Shome, Assistant Director, CRED
POSTED 10/26/07
The Couples Lab
1 Work-study position
10-15 hours per week
Job Description: Begins November 1st- Opportunity to conduct individual supervised research, working on several studies in the Couples Lab both looking at romantic partners and student dyads. Studies include dealing with stress, support, physical activity & exercize, academic goal-setting, emphatic accuracy, and couples' interaction. Tasks include: participate in recruitment, run experiments, research design and planning, data entry, attend lab meetings. Open to work-study eligible students only
Contact:
POSTED 01/22/08
Psychology Departmental Office
2 Work-study positions
10-20 hours per week
Job Description: Basic office duties including filing and front-desk coverage; flexible hours.
Contact:
POSTED 08/27/07
Prof. Putnam
2 Work-study positions
8 - 10 hours per week; hours flexible
Job Description: Office assistant to do library research, word processing, photocopying, scanning, web work, etc.
Contact:
POSTED 08/27/07
Prof. Hood
1 or 2 Work-study positions
10 to 15 hours per week
Job Description: Undergraduate research assistants to work 10-15 hours
a week in a visual science laboratory. We study patients with diseases
of the eye and visual system such as glaucoma and MS. Your tasks will include: running experiments, being an observer in
visual experiments, running errands, photocopying, analyzing data, etc.
Contact: Prof. Hood
POSTED 08/30/07
Prof. Shohamy (Position Filled)
1 or 2 Work-study positions
10-15 hours per week
Job
Description: Assistance in research on the cognitive neuroscience of
learning, memory and decision making. We are interested in how
different parts of the brain support different forms of learning, and
how experience impacts the way people make decisions. We develop
computer games that assess these different aspects of behavior. We are
looking for someone to help develop stimuli, to test participants
experimentally and to help with analyzing data.
Contact: Prof. Shohamy
POSTED 08/30/07
Prof. Higgins (Position Filled)
1-2 Work-study positions
5-10 hours per week
Job
Description: Assist with social psychology and social cognition research. For descriptions of research projects, please visit the Higgins lab site at http://www.columbia.edu/cu/psychology/higgins/members.html
Contact: Vanessa Bohns at vkb2101@columbia.edu
POSTED 08/30/07
Prof. Weber
2 Work-study positions
Center for Research on Environmental Decisions (CRED)
8-10 hours per week, flexible hours
Job
Description: Position 1- Assisting in research on decision making, recruitment and running of partipants and other laboratory and office duties. Position 2- Assisting with administrative tasks, literature reviews, research, web skills preferred. Applicants should have an interest in psychology. See www.cred.columbia.edu for more information on CRED.
Contact: Debika Shome, Assistant Director, CRED, ds2382@columbia.edu
POSTED 08/30/07
Prof. Downey
2 Work-study positions
10 hours per week
Job
Description: Undergraduate office assistants needed to provide administrative support. Tasks will include data entry, scanning, photocopying, and other office tasks as needed. Interest in psychology not required.
Contact: Landon Fuhrman lef2113@columbia.edu
POSTED 09/04/07
Prof. Graham
2 Work-study positions
5-10 hours per week
Job Description: We are looking for paid, part-time undergraduate
research assistants to work 5 to 10 hours a week in a visual perception
laboratory in the Psychology Department. Your tasks will include: being
an observer in visual perception experiments, running errands,
photocopying, analyzing data, etc.
Contact: and
Old Work-Study Ads
POSTED 2/23/07
Prof. Terrace
1 Work-study positions
10-20 hours per week
Job Description: Office assistant to do library research, data analysis, word processing, etc; flexible hours
Contact:
POSTED 2/20/07
Prof. Smith
1 Work-study position
10 hours per week
Job
Description: Assist with research on decision making. For more information download
pdf announcement.
Contact: or
POSTED 2/20/07
Prof. Ochsner
1 Work-study position
10 hours per week
Job
Description: Assist with research on cognitive regulation of pain and negative affect. For more information download pdf announcement.
Contact: or
POSTED 12/12/06 (CLOSED)
Prof. Niall Bolger
Columbia Couples Lab
2 Work-study positions
10-15 hours per week
Job Description: Learn how to do research on social relationships.
We do laboratory experiments and real-world studies. Tasks will
include data management, help with running experiments, and other
laboratory and office duties.
Contact:
POSTED 12/12/06
Prof. Hart
Substance Use Research Center (SURC)
1 Work-study position 10-20 hours per week
Job Description: Assist in behavioral pharmacology research examining the effects of drugs of abuse, recruitment and running of participants, data analysis, plus ancillary tasks.
Contact:
POSTED 9/08/06
Prof. Metcalfe
Metacognition and Memory Lab
2 Work-study positions
8-10 hours per week
Job Description: Assisting in research on metacognition and memory with school children, running of participants and other laboratory duties. Applicants should enjoy working with children and have a strong interest in psychology.
Contact:
POSTED 9/05/06
Prof. Graham
2 Work-study positions
5-10 hours per week
Job Description: We are looking for paid, part-time undergraduate research assistants to work 5 to 10 hours a week in a visual perception laboratory in the Psychology Department. Your tasks will include: being an observer in visual perception experiments, running errands, photocopying, analyzing data, etc.
Contact: or
POSTED 9/05/06
Prof. Balsam
Adaptive Behavior Laboratory
2 Work-study positions
10-20 hours per week
Job Description: Help conduct behavioral and pharmacological studies with mice. Conduct testing and data analysis.
Contact:
POSTED 9/05/06
Prof. Wager
1 Work-study position
10-20 hours per week
Job Description: Interested in where emotions live in the brain, and in how the brain's internal feedback circuits regulate our emotional responses? Get involved in research on the neural and psychological bases of cognitive regulation of emotion and attention. Responsibilities may include all phases of the research process, ranging from scheduling and running subjects to entering and analyzing data to helping with preparation of manuscripts, as well as basic office duties including photocopying, scanning, filing and other organizational tasks.
Contact:
POSTED 08/28/06
Prof. Terrace
1 Work-study positions
10-20 hours per week
Job Description: Office assistant to do library research, data analysis, word processing, etc; flexible hours
Contact:
POSTED 1/10/06
Prof. Wager
2 Work-study positions
10 hours per week
Job Description: Research assistant in the lab of Prof. Tor Wager.
Assist with studies of cognitive control, including how expectations
shape emotional experience and pain perception and how individuals
effectively control the focus of their attention. Duties include
literature searches, scheduling and recruiting, and subject testing,
with opportunities to participate in design and analysis of experience
depending on interest and ability.
Contact:
POSTED 1/10/06
Prof. Balsam
1 Work-study position 10 - 20 hours per week
Job Description: Help conduct behavioral neuroscience experiments on
how animals learn about time, use it to guide their behavior and the
brain mechanisms involved. Behavioral testing with rats, data
collection and analysis.
Contact: Prof. Balsam
POSTED 1/10/06
Prof. Graham
2 Work-study/Research Assistant positions
5 - 10 hours per week
Job Description: Looking for paid, part-time undergraduate research
assistants to work 5 to 10 hours a week in a visual perception
laboratory in the Psychology Department. Your tasks will include: being
an observer in visual perception experiments, running errands,
photocopying, analyzing data, etc.
Contact or if you are interested.
