JOIN THE HUMOR RESEARCH LAB.
The Humor Research Lab (HuRL) at the University of Colorado, Boulder is seeking applications from
hardworking, motivated students who want to develop research, design, or programming skills while
contributing to the study of humor. Research projects include:
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Understanding production and appreciation
Creating digital tools to measure humor
Creating algorithms to recommend humorous content
HuRL is dedicated to the scientific study of humor, its precipitating factors, and its consequences. The
lab’s theoretical and methodological base is in the interdisciplinary fields of emotion and judgment and
decision making, with an emphasis in social and cognitive psychology.
We are filling positions from psychology, marketing, advertising, fine arts, design, computer science,
engineering, statistics, marketing, and other majors who can contribute to one of three areas:
Research – design and implementation of survey and experimental techniques
Design – design of web pages, stimuli, presentations, measurement tools
Programming – web page creation, data base management, creation of digital tools
Undergraduates and graduate students, as well as professionals are welcome to apply. Only rarely do
we select senior undergraduate research assistants. Freshman, sophomores, and juniors are particularly
encouraged to apply.
Students can work in a variety of capacities: volunteer, academic credit (independent study), UROP
undergraduate fellowships, and senior honors.
If you are interested, please submit:
1. A cover letter indicating your interests, what kind of experience you are seeking, what capacity
you would like to work in (work study, academic credit, etc.), and when you would be available
to start.
2. A resume
3. An unofficial transcript
4. Two or three names and phone numbers of professional reference (professors, bosses, TAs, etc.)
Submit information by emailing Erin Percival Carter at erin.percival@colorado.edu.
HuRL is directed by Dr. Peter McGraw, Associate Professor of Marketing and Psychology at the
University of Colorado Boulder. He also co-directs The Moral Research Lab.
The Humor Research Lab at the University of Colorado
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