January 15, 2013
SUMMER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY
Each summer the Vision Sciences Group at Johns Hopkins University offers a limited number of internships for college undergraduates, under the supervision of Dr. Jonathan Flombaum and Dr. Justin Halberda. Interns will gain experience with current behavioral techniques for investigating visual attention, working memory, and a number of fields within Cognitive Psychology. Interns will work closely with both professors and with graduate students and postdocs in the lab along with a number of other summer interns from around the country. Each intern will focus on an individual project and carry out data collection and analysis under the direction of the lab.
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We are currently answering such questions as:
-How does the representational format of objects, space and features determine the observed resolution of visual working memory?
- What is an ensemble feature and what are the perceptual algorithms by which ensemble information is extracted?
-What determines performance and confidence in speeded psychophysical discriminations and are these signatures consistent with a Bayesian or diffusion model of perception?
-What are the limits of parallel attention and visual working memory and how are these best measured?
What will you do?
Each intern will be paired with a researcher in the lab who will work with them on a research project. This will give you the chance to become involved in a research project and gain an in-depth understanding of the process of designing and conducting a study. You will spend most of your time on this project. Your remaining time will be spent assisting with other projects and attending lab meetings and reading groups. Interns recruit and contact research participants; run experiments with adults; code and enter data; and prepare materials for studies. You will also participate in a reading group led by graduate students and lab researchers, where you will get the opportunity to become intellectually involved in our field by reading and discussing articles on various aspects of psychology. One of these reading groups includes summer interns working in the Laboratory for Child Development and you will be exposed to papers and research from a developmental perspective along with your primary focus on adult vision. You will also attend a weekly lab meeting to learn more about the other research taking place in the lab. Finally, at the end of the program you will also have the opportunity to present your summer work in a poster convention that we arrange for interns every year.
Who should apply? REQUIREMENTS:
1) Applicants must be psychology/computer science/cognitive science/neuroscience majors (preferably with coursework in vision, perception and cognitive psychology);
2) Applicants must have previous research experience;
3) Applicants must have programming skills;
4) Applicants must be highly organized and reliable.
Housing:
Johns Hopkins University offers on-campus summer housing, but off-campus housing is also an option.
What are the dates of the program?
May 29th – July 31st, 2013. During this time period, students should not be traveling unless it is critical. If you miss any time during this period you will need to make up that time before the end of the internship. Preference is given slightly to students who can attend the entire program without any interruption.
Is the job full time or part time?
The internship program is full-time commitment (37.5 hours per week/9-5).
Can you be paid for the internship?
Depending on the strength of your application, a stipend of up to $1500.00 may be awarded for a full‐time commitment. This option is available to both Johns Hopkins and non‐Johns Hopkins students.
How can you apply?
Please fill out the application and email it back with a copy of your transcripts (unofficial is fine), resume, cover letter, and two letters of recommendation. A cover letter detailing your interest and experience will serve your application well. Your name should be included in all application filenames. Please email application materials to y February 28, 2013. Applications received after this date will only be considered if positions remain open.
We will then review the applications and contact you if you have been selected for an interview. Thank you and we look forward to receiving your application!
Robert Eisinger,
Lab Coordinator. Johns Hopkins University Dept. of Psychological and Brain Sciences.Phone: 407-234-1460. Email: