Prospective Research Assistants

Do you want to gain research experience?
For many of our research assistants, CAIP lab is their first formal research experience. Despite this, we train research assistants to carry out some pretty high-level duties in the lab. Those receiving research training at CAIP learn about conducting diagnostic and treatment research for specific psychological conditions in adolescence, with an emphasis on various mental health concerns in adolescents. Research assistants also receive training in research on how adolescents’ environments impact their mental health, including family and social environments. 
Receiving training at CAIP means learning that research has many “moving parts.” Laboratory studies are the byproduct of extensive efforts in connecting with the community, raising public awareness about our research, and mentoring research assistants to excel in their work. As such, research assistants at CAIP receive training and opportunities to lead efforts in each of these aspects of the research process.

**NOTE: We are currently not accepting anymore applications for a Fall 2025 start. You may still complete the application form and indicate a later start date.

If you are interested in attaining research experience, please use the link below to apply for a volunteer research assistant position:

For current undergraduates, please click here.
For post-undergraduates (post-bacs), please click here.

Prospective RAs are invited to interview a few weeks prior to each semester (Fall, Spring, Summer). If you complete the application in the middle of a semester, you may not hear from us until closer to the next semester.

Please note that a minimum 2 semester commitment of 10 hours per week is required (6 hours in-person*, 4 hours virtual), as is availability to assist on assessments conducted over the weekend (NOTE: CAIP Lab makes exceptions for weekend availability based on religious observances).

*All weekly lab hours occur between the hours of 9am and 6pm on weekdays. The lab is not open on the weekends for lab hours. Shifts are a minimum of 2-hour blocks at a time. 

At the Comprehensive Assessment and Intervention Program (CAIP), we conduct clinic-based research trying to understand the best ways to assess and treat behavioral and emotional problems in children and adolescents. 

Current studies:   
  • Clinic-based study testing new ways of assessing social anxiety symptoms.
Duties Include: 
  • Recruiting and assisting in the completion of assessments for the study (e.g., Explaining study to participants, supervising their completion of assessments, conducting interviews and administering tasks on the computer).
  • Managing data collection
  • Assisting with administrative duties at CAIP
  • Assistance on evenings and weekends, with training at regular intervals during the week.
Skills: 
  • Volunteers will be trained in-person on tasks related to the study. We expect volunteers to commit to a minimum of 6 hours a week working on the study. Additionally, we expect volunteers to commit roughly 4 hours in assisting in work related to the functioning of the CAIP lab, including weekly meetings and professional development meetings.

Contact: 
Dr. Andres De Los Reyes ([email protected]) or the lab at [email protected].