Join the team
If you would like to join our lab, please email our lab manager, Dr. Sandie Keerstock (skeerstock at missouri dot edu), to request access to the online application portal. The portal remains open year-round, and we review applications when positions are available. If there are openings, we will reach out to potential candidates.
Typical duties of Research Assistants in the LAMP Lab
- work in person with research team in Melvin H. Marx Building on the Mizzou campus;
- run laboratory visits and collect electroencephalograms (EEG) and fMRI data from study participants;
- data entry, data management and data quality control/validation;
- participant outreach (recruitment, retention);
- tracking supply use; preparing inventory lists and reports;
Preference for the position will be given to students who:
- have a minimum GPA of 3.0
- junior or senior
- can commit at least 8 hr/wk in 4 hr blocks
- can commit at least two semesters in the lab to accommodate the extensive training involved
We are also welcoming applications from engineering students interested in developing, building, and testing new stimulus and response devices. Current projects include custom systems for liquid delivery, olfactory stimulation, device timing, and participant response data collection.
We sometimes have paid opportunities, and students can also work in the lab for course credit (PSYC 2950/2888 or 4950/4888).