Summer Internship

The Comparative Cognition Laboratory
Summer Internship Program 2009

The Comparative Cognition Laboratory at Yale offers several volunteer undergraduate internships for the Summer of 2009. The program, directed by Dr. Laurie Santos, features an 10-week internship, which involves hands-on research experience and training in comparative cognition.

Responsibilities: Interns will participate in ongoing research projects investigating cognition in capuchin monkeys. Interns will aid in planning and carrying out studies with a team of other students. Interns will participate in conducting studies, as well as in coding and analysis of data and will also have the opportunity to work directly with the socially-housed captive capuchin monkeys at our facility and will have the opportunity to learn new statistical software and video-editing procedures as well. Students must commit to at least 10 hours/week for 10 full weeks during the summer months.

Opportunity: Summer interns will be involved in all phases of the comparative research. The lab provides and fun and rewarding summer environment, in which students will participate in weekly lab meetings, read current research articles, and aid in both the planning and design of research projects. The internship provides unparalleled opportunities to gain experience working with primates in an enjoyable atmosphere.

Compensation: The summer internship program is on a volunteer basis. Students are required to find the own housing in the New Haven area. No funding will be provided, but students are encouraged to look into granting opportunities provided by their home institutions.

Application: The application consists of: (1) an application form (download here), (2) one letter of recommendation, (3) a resume, (4) a completed Yale Health Surveillance form (download here), and (5) a copy of a negative TB test from within the past six months.

Application materials should be mailed either electronically to laurie.santos@yale.edu or via regular mail to: Comparative Cognition Laboratory Summer Internship Program, c/o Dr. Laurie Santos, Yale University, Box 208205, New Haven, CT 06520. Application materials must be received by March 31, 2009 for full consideration.

Questions: Contact Dr. Laurie Santos (laurie.santos@yale.edu) for more information