What Being a PSYCHOLOGY Research Assistant is Like! // COLLEGE 

Glad you like it! Thanks for watching!

It seems SO intimidating at first! That's so great you're working towards that now, though! Good luck finding a lab!! and thanks for watching :)

That's awesome! Oooh research for the art department sounds interesting!

no I am a psychology department Research assistant and we choose departments to help collaborate educational studies with and I work with the studio arts department to help engage students. however I am based out of psychology department. : :) glad u enjoy your program.

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Thank you!!

That's awesome! Best of luck! :)

Yay! Congratulations! :D

That's so cool! 😄 Good for you!! 😆

How was it?

sky girl love Awh I forgot I posted this. I loved my job so much. I just graduated last month and my student employment ended. I’m actually interviewing tomorrow to become a research coordinator!

I’m a psych major bio minor and I love the combo! I’m a sophomore and I want to go into neuropsych :)

So awesome! good luck!!

I'm so glad! You're welcome :) Thanks for watching!

Wow that's awesome! Thanks so much for the info!

You can! I suggest going to higheredjobs.com and seeing what research assistant positions are available!!

My experience is only with university research labs, in which case the qualifications they look for are: that you've taken a research methods class, have good grades, and are available for meetings! Of course organizational skills and any office work ESPECIALLY EXCEL is going to help! Again, my experience is only with getting a position in a university lab as a student research assistant, but hopefully this helps! :) I would look on Linked In at research assistant positions and see what skills they're looking for. good luck!

It's going to be different depending on the interviewer and position!

Don't know if you've already had the interview, but business casual is probably best! Good luck!

Ooh congrats! Good luck! Yes, dress up! I wore business casual, so a nice blouse, trousers, and ballet flats. Also take a copy of your resume!

Olivia_Simone thank you!! Should I still take a resume if she told me not to take anything? I want to, but I don't want to seem disrespectful either.

If she said not to, then I wouldn't! you could always have a copy in your bag just in case she asks for it, but if she said don't bring anything then you're probably fine. It's up to you!

Olivia_Simone thank you for your help! I got in! 😄

CONGRATS!!!!!

There are tons of research jobs! Mainly at universities but also some government and military positions available.

I believe it does! I've worked with multiple RA's and undergraduate TA's that are international students!

Olivia_Simone that's great. I 'll look into it. Thanks!

DonnieDarko Requiem mmm I don't really think it'd be an advantage. It takes a weekend to complete and you usually have enough time between when you're hired and when you actually start. It's convenient once you have it, but I don't think they'd pick (Or not pick) someone over it

Ok good. Is work-study research for undergrad rare? It was an option in the application process. just curious.

All the research assistants I've known have received units for research rather than pay. I personally don't know of any labs that offer work/study (ie paid) but you never know!

It depends on where you want to work. If you want to be a research assistant at a university lab, you usually need a bachelor's degree (although there are positions if you are currently an undergrad). If you want to be a head researcher at a university or for a federal agency for example, you need a Ph.D. Advertising agencies for example usually only require a Master's degree. It really depends on the field of work!

@@olivia_simone will being a psychologist research make you financially stable?

That's awesome!! So a PhD is a research degree, but typically you'll have a concentration in something. For example, your degree might just say "PhD in Psychology" but really you'll be an expert in Developmental Psych, Social Psych, or another topic. All you can do is search around different universities' websites and see what type of programs they have! Looking at professor's research is also a great way to know what exactly they study and what you might learn from them. There are psychologists who study trauma, for example Gail Goodman at UC Davis studies childhood eyewitness accounts which often includes some type of trauma to the child. The Ph.D. at Davis isn't called "trauma studies" but you could definitely learn a lot about that area by working with her. That's just an example though! Check out different programs would be my advice!

Olivia Simone Thank you Olivia this is so helpful and encouraging!! I wish you well with your studies!

you too!

The only advice I have would be to contact the internship center at your school or the counselors in the psych department if you're looking for a research internship.... if looking for more applied / mental health internships then I would just start searching community mental health centers and seeing what jobs they have posted! haha sorry, I'm not much help on that!

Better late than never 😂

Feel free to message me on RU-vid or chat with me in the comments! :) That's great your a psych student! Are you at Davis?

Olivia Simone No, I attend Columbia Southern University. I will message you!