Application for Research Assistant Position
Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory (CBNL)
Please fill out and return via email to brandy.tiernan@wku.edu
Undergraduate psychology majors can earn 1 - 3 credits per semester of RA work by
enrolling in either PSY 290 or PSY 490 as described on the Department of Psychology
website at http://www.wku.edu/psychology/courses/psy290.php and
http://www.wku.edu/psychology/courses/psy490.php. Each course may be repeated
and the first three hours for each will count within the first 36 hours of the Psychology
degree (total of 6 hours).
Name:
Phone:
E-mail:
Current year at WKU:
Major(s):
Overall GPA:
Major GPA:
Have you been involved in any kind of research before? If yes, please list type of
position, name of supervisor/lab, responsibilities, etc.
Please tell us a little about your research interests.
What would you, personally, like to get out of a research assistant position? What are
your plans for after graduation (grad school? med school? work? etc.)
Why would you like to be a member of the CBNL research team?
What Psychology courses have you taken (including grades received)?
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Application for Research Assistant Position
Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience Laboratory (CBNL)
How many hours can you commit to per week? You earn 1 credit for 3 hours per week,
2 credits for 6 hours per week, or 3 credits for 10 hours per week.
____ Interested in 3 hours per week ____ Interested in 10 hours per week
____ Interested in 6 hours per week
____ Not sure
Can you make a 2-semester commitment?
____ Yes, I can commit to 2 semesters
____ No, I can commit to one semester, but beyond that I'm not sure
What is your level of familiarity with Macs (1=Never Used10=Use Daily)?
Please list someone in the Psychology department who could comment on your abilities
(e.g., professors, TA’s). If you don’t feel you know Psychology people well enough, you
may list others, explain your relationship to them and provide an email address (or
phone if email is not possible).
Is there anything else you'd like us to know?
Many thanks! Once you return this by email, someone from CBNL will be in
touch.
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