How to join the team
Would you like to gain more experience with conducting research?
We bring on new UM undergraduates every semester to join the lab as Research Assistants!
What we're looking for:
- University of Miami undergraduate students
- Enthusiastic, motivated, and conscientious attitude
- Attention to detail, organization, and independent working style
- Previous experience working for other research labs, suicide hotlines, disadvantage outreach programs, or peer mentoring preferred but not required
Research assistant duties:
- Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Attending research team meetings
- Helping with literature searches
- Participant recruitment
- Conducting experimental sessions
- Coding, entering, and cleaning data
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Helping with online data collection
- Research Assistants may also receive training in conducting clinical phone screens and helping with research-related administrative duties.
Requirements:
- 3.5+ GPA
- 2+ semester commitment
- Able to commit to 9 hours/wk working in the lab
How to apply:
- Fill out the application form online, found here: https://redcap.link/PASOapp
- Please note most of our hiring takes place 1-2 months prior to the start of each academic semester (i.e. in July/August for Fall, November/December for Spring, and April/May for Summer)
- If we feel you may be a good fit for the lab based on your application and we have available RA positions, someone will contact you to set up a brief interview.
- For any questions, please contact the lab coordinator by emailing us at pasolab@miami.edu or calling 305-284-5394.
for prospective grad students
The PASO Lab is a good fit for prospective graduate students interested in studying risk and vulnerability factors in the etiology, comorbidity, and maintenance of anxiety and obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders. The lab’s recent work has focused on cognitive, emotional, and social risk factors for symptom development, including studies examining transdiagnostic vulnerability factors such as intolerance of uncertainty and distress tolerance. We’re also a very friendly and collaborative team, and are always excited to dream up new studies together! If you have any questions about applying to work with Dr. Timpano, feel free to reach out to her at kiaratimpano@gmail.com
HOW TO APPLY
All applications should go through the departmental application process. Prospective students of Dr. Timpano’s should apply to the Adult Clinical track.
Required departmental application materials include a CV, personal statement, three letters of recommendation, official transcripts, and two short-response application questions (on 1. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and 2. Quantitative background). GRE scores are not considered for admission to the UM Clinical Psychology program. Find more information on UM Psychology’s graduate application process here:
https://www.psy.miami.edu/graduate/how-to-apply/index.html
For general information about UM Psychology, visit our departmental website:
https://www.psy.miami.edu/graduate/doctoral-programs/index.html
LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING YOU!
