{"id":5024,"date":"2024-08-14T19:17:06","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T19:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/curl\/?p=5024"},"modified":"2025-02-05T21:29:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T21:29:41","slug":"hurons-auditory-processing-lab-is-hiring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/curl\/2024\/08\/14\/hurons-auditory-processing-lab-is-hiring\/","title":{"rendered":"Huron’s Auditory Perception Lab is Hiring!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Huron Auditory Processing lab is hiring a Lab Research Assistant! Apply by Monday, 26, at 9AM EST!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Download a pdf copy of this job listing here.<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Details<\/h2>\n

Job Title: HAP Lab Research Assistant
\nStart Date: September 9, 2024
\nEnd Date: April 30 , 2025
\nDirect Supervisor: Dr. Stephen Van Hedger and Dr. Christine Tsang
\nHours per Week: 5 hours per week
\nRate of pay: $17.50 per hour<\/p>\n

Description<\/h2>\n

We are seeking two motivated psychology students to join our research team as Research Assistants in the Huron
\nAuditory Perception Research Lab in the Psychology Department. This position offers a unique opportunity to engage and collaborate in a research project examining the perception of musical speech stimuli. This project is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada led by Dr. Stephen Van Hedger and Dr. Christine Tsang.
\nTwo undergraduate research assistants will play a key role in the development of a large corpus of audio files related to perceived musicality.<\/p>\n

Key Responsibilities:<\/h2>\n

1. Acoustic Analyses<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Collaborate with research team to select open-source audio samples from web-based sources
\n\u2022 Participate in acoustic processing to analyze selected audio samples
\n\u2022 Participate in the development of a large online database to host the samples<\/p>\n

2. Research Design and Development of Research Protocols:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Collaborate with the research team to develop behavioural testing methodology to assess perceived
\nmusicality of selected samples with a large online human population.
\n\u2022 Assist in the development of research ethics proposal<\/p>\n

3. Online Behavioural Testing<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Using approved research ethics protocols, assist in the collection of data from a large online population
\n\u2022 Manage data collected and participate in preliminary statistical analyses of the data<\/p>\n

4. Knowledge Mobilization<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Collaborate with research team to create conference presentation to disseminate results of the perceptual
\nstudy and the development of the corpus of samples<\/p>\n

Qualifications:<\/h2>\n

Skills:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  • Strong interest in psychological research and design (credit in Psych 2130E or 2115A\/B would be considered
    \nan asset).<\/li>\n
  • \u00a0Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.<\/li>\n
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.<\/li>\n
  • Highly organized with strong attention to detail.<\/li>\n
  • Creative thinker with a willingness to experiment and innovate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Education:<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    • Must have completed first year introduction to Psychology course (preferably Psych 1100E)<\/li>\n
    • Must be enrolled as a student in\u00a0 a Huron Psychology program module<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Eligibility and Application<\/h2>\n

      Huron students eligible to work in Canada are eligible for this role.<\/p>\n

      Please create a cover letter and resume saved as one PDF document and titled “[First Name] [Last Name]”.<\/p>\n

      Submit your application documents to:<\/strong>
      \nEvan Smith
      \nHAP Lab Senior Research Assistant
      \nEmail: esmit284@uwo.ca
      \nPlease include \u201cHAP Lab Research Assistant<\/em>
      \nApplication\u201d in your application email subject heading.<\/em><\/p>\n

      Address your cover letter to:<\/strong>
      \nDr. Stephen Van Hedger and Dr. Christine Tsang
      \nHuron University
      \n1349 Western Road
      \nLondon, ON<\/p>\n

      Applications are due Monday August 26 at 9:00 am Eastern Time.<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Huron values its place in an interconnected world and desires to reflect this value, acknowledging our responsibility to strive towards a diverse and equitable employment and educational environment that recognizes the inherent worth and dignity of every person. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals, especially those from racialized persons \/persons of colour, women, Indigenous \/ Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, and others who may contribute to the diversification of ideas.<\/p>\n

      Applications from all qualified individuals are invited; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given hiring priority. We thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected to proceed in the competition will be contacted. Should you require accommodation in making an application please contact Megan Dykstra at megan.dykstra@huron.uwo.ca.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      The Huron Auditory Processing lab is hiring a Lab Research Assistant! Apply by Monday, 26, at 9AM EST! Download a pdf copy of this job listing here.   Details Job Title: HAP Lab Research Assistant Start Date: September 9, 2024 End Date: April 30 , 2025 Direct Supervisor: Dr. Stephen Van Hedger and Dr. Christine […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":5576,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5024","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"czr-hentry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/curl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/curl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/curl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/curl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/curl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5024"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/curl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5024\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/curl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/curl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/curl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.huronresearch.ca\/curl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}