Job Opportunities for Undergraduate Students
Please check for additional job opportunities available through the College of Arts and Sciences
- Career Center Main Page www.sc.edu/career
- College of Arts & Sciences Career Development Program Page www.sc.edu/career/cascdp, which provides students with information on career exploration/selection, information about specific fields, and links to job titles and descriptions
- Career and Job Information www.sc.edu/career/la/psych.html, which includes job listings specifically for students interested in different fields of psychology
Information on careers in Psychology that do not require graduate study may be found at the following web site:
www.psywww.com/careers/index.htm
Jobs Currently Available
Internship - Animal Care and Training
US Navy Marine Mammal Program
Animal Care & Training Internship
Program Description
The US Navy Marine Mammal Program (NMMP) began in 1959 with a single Navy scientist and one dolphin. Since that time, the program
has expanded its study with the development of the Fleet Marine Mammal Systems utilizing dolphins, beluga whales, and sea lions.
In addition, the NMMP is doing a variety of research projects investigating the hearing abilities in a number of species of marine mammals.
Research studying dolphin’s biosonar, and their physiological environmental adaptations are also being conducted. We are currently offering
positions to be a part of the marine mammal program through internship opportunities.
This internship is designed to give undergraduate students a dynamic educational experience in the marine mammal field while offering valuable
career experience. Students will be responsible for a number of support tasks with dolphins and sea lions throughout the course of the internship.
These responsibilities will include diet preparation, sanitation, and equipment and facility maintenance. Interns may also have the opportunity to
assist the marine mammal training staff in husbandry and open ocean training. In addition, they will provide support to the animal care staff in animal
physicals, and assist in a number of different marine mammal research projects. Lectures and field trips will also be conducted throughout the term to
enhance the learning experience.
The internship is offered on a competitive basis to sophomores, juniors, and seniors in the Marine Science, Biology, Zoology, Psychology, and Veterinary fields.
Though the internship is designed for undergraduate students, recent graduates are also eligible to apply. All interns must arrange to receive college credit to
be considered for the internship. The internship is a 40 hours per week, 16-week commitment. Interested students are encouraged to send a resume, cover letter,
an unofficial or official copy of their transcripts, proof of medical insurance, and proof of US citizenship. In addition, a minimum of three letters of recommendation
from professors or employers is necessary to complete the application. The application deadline for spring is October 1st, summer is March 1st, and Fall is June 1st.
If you would like to learn more about the NMMP, I encourage you to visit our website at www.spawar.navy.mil/sandiego/technology/mammals/.
Please forward all application materials to the address listed below or fax it to (619) 553-2678. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact Erika Putman at (619) 767-4100,
or email at putman@spawar.navy.mil.
Mark Xitco
Attn: Coordinator of Volunteer Opportunities
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Code D351
53560 Hull Street
San Diego, CA 92152
Job Description
Objective: To provide support to Navy Marine Mammal Program Staff while offering students a dynamic educational experience in the field of Marine Mammal Science.
Responsibilities: Interns assist with eight different projects funded by the US Navy. Projects focus on marine mammal training, husbandry and research.
Interns get experience in specialized areas such as open-ocean training, observational research, cognitive research, and veterinary medicine.
Tasks: Intern responsibilities are split up into 3 categories. Support tasks take up about 60% of the intern’s time. The other 40% of their time is spent doing Session Assistance and Hands-On Tasks. Below is a breakdown of such responsibilities.
Support Tasks
- Diet Preparation
- Bucket Scrubbing
- Hosing Decks
- Fish House Cleaning
- Cleaning Boats
- Assisting In Resource Center
Session Assistance
- Research Session Set-up
- Operate Gates
- Hold/Move Targets
- Enter Animals Records in Database
- Assist with Echolocation Acquisition Research
- Assist with Mother/Calf Research
- Record Respiration Rates & Dive Times
Hands-On Tasks
- Assist Trainers with Husbandry Sessions
- Assist in Animal Physicals & Medical Procedures
- Hold/Work Animal Sessions
- Environmental Enrichment
- Interact with Animals in Pools
Schedule: Interns work 40 hours per week for 17-weeks (Total of 680 hours). The schedule is 0600-1430 hours with a ½ hour for lunch.
POC:
Erika Putman
Coordinator of Volunteer Opportunities
US Navy Marine Mammal Program
619.767.4100
putman@spawar.navy.mil
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Work with Individual with Special Needs...
A family who lives in Lexington is searching for a Respite Care or Companion provider for their 26-year
old son. He is an interactive young man who is diagnosed with several disabilities. The family would like
to find someone who is able to provide Respite Care Services or Companion Care Services for him while they are
out of town or intermittently throughout the month. Respite Care is similar to baby-sitting and provides
temporary relief to the family normally providing care. Companions may assist or supervise the individual with
such tasks as meal preparation, laundry, shopping or participation in other activities together. This position
would be ideal for someone hoping to gain more one-on-one experience with individuals with special needs, and who
has a positive and supportive attitude.
Time: Flexible. Up to two long weekends a month (Thursday-Sunday).
Location: Lexington.
Pay: Respite Services--$8.30 an hour for hourly respite. $66.40 a day for daily respite.
Companion Services--$9.10 an hour.
Responsibilities: Have your own transportation (a valid Driver’s License).
Family will teach you duties of what to do.
Training: Requires one day of Respite Care Services training from the Babcock Center and complete application.
Next Training day at the Babcock Center is on February 12th at 1 pm, and February 13th from 8-11:30 am.
Contact: Katie E. Harbert, Service Coordinator
Richland/Lexington Disabilities and Special Needs Board
420 Rivermont Drive, Columbia, SC 29210
(803) 252-5179, ext. 363
kharbert@rldsn.state.sc.us
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Free Medical Clinic - Paid Position & Volunteer Pharmacists Needed
The Free Medical Clinic has a paid position open right now that they really need to fill ASAP. They are always looking for
volunteer pharmacists too.
Pharmacist (Part-time)
Responsible to assist the pharmacy operations, on a part-time basis, in
support of the Free Medical Clinic, Inc., a non-profit organization
providing free medical services and pharmaceuticals to the working poor.
Pharmacist (part-time) duties include daily functions of the pharmacy
operations (verifying medications prepared by the technician, dispensing
medications to the patients and answering questions, technical supervision
of operations during his/her presence, and liaison with
Pharmacist-in-Charge); providing input, in coordination with the Pharmacy
Coordinator and Pharmacist-in-Charge, to the Medical Affairs Committee and
the Board of Directors on pharmacy issues (formulary maintenance,
procurement issues, etc.) and possible monitoring of pharmacy support to
other patient assistance programs. Supervised and evaluated by the
Executive Director, with input from the Pharmacist-in-Charge.
Contact: Dennis Coker, Executive Director
803-765-1503 x201
director@freemedclinic.org
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Part Time Research Assistant
Psychology research assistant needed - part time- beginning immediately through July. Possibility to extend.
Approximately 5 hours per week, you choose days and times. Duties will mainly include locating, pulling, and
coping journal articles. $7.00 her hour plus any expenses incurred coping or locating/obtaining articles.
Prefer grad student or 4th year undergrad.
For interview or more information, please call Joy Bishop 318-2297, or 737-7049. If no answer, please
leave message with phone number.
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Sports Companion for Autistic Boy
Sports companion needed, man or woman, for 14 year old autistic boy, 6'2" tall, who loves sports.
Time: | 3 afternoons a week for a 1 to 2 hour period
Start as soon as possible, work through the summer, hopefully continue this fall |
Responsibilities: | Transport to tennis lesson (Seven Oaks Park program)
Practice tennis skills
Go on a bike ride
Play one-on-one basketball |
Requirements: | Have your own transportation
Be of average skill in these sports
Be responsible and prompt
We will teach you details of what to do |
Location: | Off Piney Grove Rd. between I-26 and St. Andrews Rd. |
Pay: | $8.00 an hour |
Contact: | Mrs. Jack Layman
Phone: 754-5426 |
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Work with 14 year old Autistic Boy
Work with a team to provide intensive intervention (tutor, aide, shadow) for a 14-year old autistic boy
The training and experience are invaluable for those interested in psychology, special education, etc.
No experience necessary
We will provide training
Time commitment: approximately 8 hours per week
More hours may be available if desired
Start training in late May to work summer and fall 2006
Pay: $8.00 per hour with possible raise later
Location: near intersection of I-26 and Piney Grove Rd.
Contact: Mrs. Jack Layman
Phone: 754:5426
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Internships - SCDPPPS Office of Victim ServiceCarolina Camp Counselors
The South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services in the Office of Victim
Services is currently looking for two interns to assist with programmatic tasks associated with the
Charleston Remote Videoconferencing Site that allows victims in the Low Country to attend parole hearings
so that they will not have to travel to Columbia. The ideal intern would work between 10-20 hours a week and
the department would be more than happy to work with the student so that he/she would be able to obtain credit
hours for their work. These interns would work out of the central office in Columbia. The Department hopes
to have the interns start as early as the beginning of May and continue working throughout the summer until the Fall '06 semester begins.
Should you need more information regarding a description of duties as well as any forms or requirements
for the internship, please contact:
Rachal Hatton, Victim Services Coordinator, SCDPPPS
(803) 734-9367
rhatton@ppp.state.sc.us.
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Clinical Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory
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Programmer Position in Multimodal Brain Imaging
The Clinical Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory of the Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center (www.nrc-iol.org/ccnlab)
at the Institute of Living has a full-time programmer position in brain imaging analyses available immediately
(or starting Summer 2006). A bachelor’s degree (MA and/or Ph.D. applicants also accepted) is required and pay will be commensurate
with experience. Duties will include developing and programming analyses tools for electroencephalographic (EEG/ERP) and functional,
structural, and diffuser tensor magnetic resonance imaging data, and analyses of unimodal and fusion of multimodal brain imaging data.
All candidates should possess experience with multiple operating systems (i.e., MS Windows, DOS, Solaris and Linux), signal processing,
and must be able to program in Matlab, scripting software, and higher level languages. Experience with principle component analyses (PCA)
and/or independent component analyses (ICA) and statistical analyses a plus. Hires will develop a comprehensive understanding of cognitive
neuroscience methods and analyses and will learn to run a state-of-the-art Siemens 3T MRI scanner. This is an excellent opportunity for recent
college graduates who are seeking to go onto graduate or medical school – minimum commitment is one year – two years are highly preferred.
Finally, qualified research assistants may develop, collect, and analyses their own functional imaging studies – former research staff have
collected more than 100 participants in MRI studies - amply MRI scanner time is available. Olin Center, located in Hartford, Connecticut, is a recently
created facility on the grounds of one of the largest mental hospitals in New England and is affiliated with Yale University School of Medicine.
Please send cover letter of training and experience, resume, and list of references to kent.kiehl@yale.edu 860-545-7385.
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Post Graduate Fellowships and/or Research Assistant Positions in Adolescent and Adult Forensic Psychology
The Clinical Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory of the Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center (www.nrc-iol.org/ccnlab) at the Institute of Living has
multiple post-graduate fellowships and/or full-time research assistant staff positions available (or starting Summer 2006) in clinical assessment.
Post-graduate fellowship applicants must have a graduate degree nearing completion at time of hiring - students within commuting distance of the Olin Center
may start part-time prior to graduation. Individuals applying for research assistant positions must have bachelor’s degree (MA and/or Ph.D. applicants also accepted) – pay
will be commensurate with experience. All positions are open immediately until filled. Flexible start dates are possible for excellent candidates (i.e., Summer 2006).
All candidates should possesses strong interest, and preferably experience, working with forensic (i.e., individuals on parole, probation or those who are incarcerated) and
substance abusing populations. Position duties include working with a research team on several large grant funded studies examining the cognitive and neural systems underlying
adolescent and adult psychopathy, substance abuse, and related illnesses. The positions entail recruitment and assessment of forensic participants for research. In particular,
hires will learn to assess psychopathy via clinical interviews, conduct medical histories, perform neuropsychological testing and DSM-IV structured interviews and help with
preparation of grants, ethics proposals, and manuscripts. Clinical assessment training will be provided. This is an excellent opportunity for recent college graduates who are
seeking to go onto graduate or medical school – minimum commitment is one year – two years are highly preferred. Qualified hires will also receive training in brain imaging
(event-related potentials (ERP) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)) data collection and analyses. The Olin Center, located in Hartford, Connecticut, is a recently
created facility on the grounds of one of the largest mental hospitals in New England and is affiliated with Yale University School of Medicine. Please send cover letter of research
training and interests, resume, and list of references to kent.kiehl@yale.edu 860-545-7385.
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Post Graduate Fellowships and/or Research Assistant/Programmer Positions in
Multimodal Brain Imaging in Health and Psychopathology
The Clinical Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory of the Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center (www.nrc-iol.org/ccnlab) at the Institute of Living has multiple post-graduate fellowships
and/or full-time research assistant staff positions available (or starting Summer 2006) in brain imaging data collection and analyses. Post-graduate fellowship applicants
must have a graduate degree nearing completion at time of hiring - students within commuting distance of the Olin Center may start part-time prior to graduation. Individuals applying for research
assistant positions must have bachelor’s degree (MA and/or Ph.D. applicants also accepted) – pay will be commensurate with experience. All positions are open immediately until filled. Flexible start
dates are possible for excellent candidates (i.e., Summer 2006). Duties will include developing psychological paradigms for cognitive studies, collection of electroencephalographic (EEG) and functional,
structural, and diffuser tensor magnetic resonance imaging data, and analyses of unimodal and fusion of multimodal brain imaging data. Goals include advancement of psychological and pharmacological therapeutic
and diagnostic techniques for major mental illnesses. All candidates should possesses experience with computers running MS Windows, DOS, Unix (Solaris and Linux), and signal processing and/or computer programming
in Matlab, scripting languages, or higher level programming a plus. Hires will develop a comprehensive understanding of cognitive neuroscience methods and analyses and will learn to run a state-of-the-art Siemens 3T MRI scanner.
This is an excellent opportunity for recent college graduates who are seeking to go onto graduate or medical school – minimum commitment to job is one year – two years are highly preferred. Finally, qualified research assistants
may develop, collect, and analyses their own functional imaging studies – former research staff have collected more than 100 participants in MRI studies - amply MRI scanner time is available. Olin Center, located in Hartford, Connecticut,
is a recently created facility on the grounds of one of the largest mental hospitals in New England and is affiliated with Yale University School of Medicine. Please send cover letter of research training and interests, resume,
and list of references to kent.kiehl@yale.edu 860-545-7385.
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Project Act
Seeking: Measurement Team Leader & Staff Members
Interviews Begin Immediately!
The USC Department of Psychology is hiring temporary grant staff (February 2006 through April 2006 timeframe)
to collect data for a physical activity study involving middle school adolescents - with the potential to be hired
for upcoming projects. We are currently conducting interviews for 1 Team Leader and 6 Staff Members. Project ACT
is a 5-year National Institutes of Health funded after-school research study designed to increase physical activity
among middle-schoolers in South Carolina. (Dr. Dawn K. Wilson, P.I.)
Responsibilities
- Complete measurement protocol training and certification
- Organize data collection activities with the Measurement Coordinator (Team Leader)
- Represent Project ACT and USC during school site data collection
- Supervise a 4-person team during data collection at schools (Team Leader)
- Conduct training sessions for measurement team staff (Team Leader)
- Measure physical activity with Actical accelerometers
- Measure height, weight and waist circumference
- Administer physical activity related surveys
- Ensure a high quality of data and adherence to data collection protocols
- Perform inventory and maintenance of equipment and supplies as needed
- Supervise and conduct office support activities, including data entry (Team Leader)
Minimum Qualifications
- Ability to lead and supervise others (Team Leader)
- Excellent communication skills
- Must speak fluent English
- Valid driver's license and good driving record
- Ability to: work with a team and problem solve
No previous experience required - we will train and certify you to administer our protocols!
Approximately 20 hours per week @ $10.00 per hour (Staff Member)
Approximately 25 hours per week @ $12.00 per hour (Team Leader)
For more information contact:
Joel Williams, Measurement Coordinator (803) 777-7606 jewilliams@sc.edu
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Peer Counselor
A peer counselor is needed for the Undergraduate Department within Psychology. The job of a Peer Counselor is primarily to advise undergraduate students on academic and career matters. Other job responsibilities include keeping student files updated; aid students with senior checks, graduation, transfer credits and other matters; some clerical work such as answering telephones and typing; greet and inform the public when necessary; aid Psychology department undergraduate coordinator and undergraduate director as needed.
Qualifications:
- Must have work-study
- must have a USC GPA of 3.2 or higher (unless freshman)
- must be freshman, sophomore or junior
- Does not necessarily have to be a Psychology major, but must be willing to learn all psychology requirements and be familiar with psychology curriculum
Hours and pay: Part-time (between 10 and 20 hours needed per week); pay begins at $7.25 per hour.
Location: Undergraduate Psychology Office is located in Barnwell College, room 208
Training: Training begins when hiring occurs. No set training schedule.
Contact: Meredith Millen at (803) 777-7674 or email at millen@mailbox.sc.edu. ***This is a work-study position! Contact Financial Aid to find out if you qualify for work study.***
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Office Assistant for the Department of Psychology (Graduate Student Services)
An office assistant is needed for the Graduate Student Services Department within Psychology. Job responsibilities include downloading, printing, and updating applicant files; some clerical work such as answering telephones and data entry; greet and inform the public when necessary; aid Psychology department graduate coordinator as needed.
Qualifications:
- Must have work-study
- must have a USC GPA of 3.2 or higher
- must be sophomore, junior, or senior
- Does not have to be a Psychology major
Hours and pay: Part-time (between 5 – 10 hours needed per week, possibly 10 – 20 hours in November and December, schedule can be flexible to accommodate final exams); pay begins at $7.25
Location: Graduate Psychology Office is located in Barnwell College, room 248 (student office will be in 237A)
Training: Training begins when hiring occurs. No set training schedule.
Contact: Marti Brown at (803) 777-2312 or email at martibrown@sc.edu. You may also stop by her office which is Barnwell College, room 248.
***This is a work-study position! Contact Financial Aid to find out if you qualify for work study.***
Office Assistant for the Department of Psychology
An office assistant is needed for the main office in the Department of Psychology. Job responsibilities include assisting the Budget Manager and HR Manager with administrative duties including filing, copying, shredding, answering the phone, delivering paperwork, data entry and updating reports.
Qualifications:
- Must have work-study
- must have a USC GPA of 3.2 or higher
- must be sophomore, junior, or senior
Hours and pay: Part-time (between 5 – 10 hours needed per week, schedule can be flexible to accommodate classes and final exams); pay is $7.25 hourly.
Location: Department of Psychology, Barnwell College, room 224
Contact: Vicki Lewter at LewterV@mailbox.sc.edu if you are interested in this position.
***This is a work-study position! Contact Financial Aid to find out if you qualify for work study. Proff of work-study award must be provided.
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