Undergraduate Application

Thank you for your interest in joining our lab. Please complete this form if you would like to be considered for a position as an undergraduate research assistant. Applications may be submitted at any time. In general, applications are reviewed in March-April, August, and November-December. You will be notified if we have openings and would like to set up an interview. For any questions, please contact Anna Bechner at ChildEmotion@waisman.wisc.edu

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Name*

First Last

Student ID #*

Today's Date

Address*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

Email*

Phone

Major*

Semesters Completed*

Expected Graduation Date*

How many hours/research credits are you interested in?*

If you are responding to a specific research posting for this lab, please list the name of the contact person:

First Last

Interests and Experiences

We use the following sections to help match students with ongoing projects. None of the following information is required and it is acceptable to leave some or even all of these sections blank. Do not hesitate to apply just because you do not have a lot of experience - we know that everyone has to start somewhere!

If you have familiarity with operating systems, software, or programming languages, please describe your experience here:

If you have previous experience working with children, please describe what you have done here, including the ages of children you have interacted with:

Do you have prior laboratory experience?

If so, which lab(s)?

Please provide a brief description of your academic and career interests. What are your goals after graduation?

What kind of research are you most interested in?

Please respond to the following prompt in 200 words or less: Each student brings their own set of personal attributes, characteristics, culture, and experiences to contribute to a lively, intellectually rich, diverse, and inclusive laboratory environment:

• What have you done to further your knowledge about building or enhancing a community of inclusion, belonging, and respect? • What are your greatest opportunities for growth in this area? • How might you apply what you are learning to our research, which aims to improve our understanding to foster positive development for children?

Please list the jobs (paid and volunteer) you have had:

Job Title/Description Employer/Contact Person Dates of Employment

References and Transcript

Please list two academic or work-related references (another professor, previous employer, advisor) we may contact:*

First Reference

First Last Title of Position

Phone Email Relation to you

Second Reference

First Last Title of Position

Phone Email Relation to you

Please upload a PDF of your unofficial transcript.*

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Schedule and Availability

Schedule*

Please upload a copy of your class schedule for the term which you are applying for a position. PLEASE NOTE: * Children attend school during the day. Most of our work with children occurs between the hours of 3pm-7pm, and on weekends. All undergraduate assistants will be required to work some weekends. *Weekly meetings for the Child Emotion Research Lab are held at the Waisman Center on Fridays from 1:30pm-3:30pm during the Fall and Spring semesters. Weekly attendance is required for all undergraduate assistants. Please reserve this time in your schedule.

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Availability

Please indicate any other times you will be unavailable due to work, student organizations, etc. If you included these times you are unavailable in your schedule above you may skip this section.