Information for Students

What does an internship involve?

With regards to tasks, internships vary according to the projects running and the space available.  The types of assignments interns have participated in, in the past, include filming children participating in ADOS (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule), transcribing said videos and coding transcripts.  Due to regulations in place, interns are not cleared to test human subjects, but they will be provided with a valuable opportunity to observe non-invasive eye tracking methods and standardized testing of children both with and without autism spectrum disorders.

School-year Internships

Internship assignments are generally made, based on the student’s interests and availability.  Interested students should be willing to commit to a minimum of 10 hours per week, for at least 14 weeks.   Students interested in obtaining a school-year internship should contact the Lab Manager with a resume and cover letter outlining their interests and dates of availability.   The Lab Manager will respond to your application within 3 business days.  However, applications submitted without a resume or cover letter will not be considered.

Intern positions for the Spring 2012 semester are currently filled. All applications from qualified candidates will be placed on a waiting list.

Summer Opportunities-

Please note that we are not currently accepting applications for Summer 2012 as our internships have been filled.

Each summer, we invite undergraduate students or recent college graduates to join our lab as summer interns.  This enables you to gain exposure to the operations of an active research lab, while providing us with much needed assistance on project tasks.

Due to the current need to conserve funds, our internship system can only offer unpaid internships at present.  In order to be considered for a position, interested interns need to be willing to commit at least 20 hours a week for a minimum of 8 weeks.  The reason for the minimum time requirement is to ensure that we do not waste valuable time training somebody who will not put that training into practice.  Additionally, it also benefits the student as meeting the minimum requirements gives Dr. Tager-Flusberg the option to provide you with a letter of recommendation, which can be extremely valuable for future opportunities.

If you are interested in applying then please send your resume, along with a cover letter after January 1st 2012 and qualified candidates will be considered

Contact:
Lab Manager
Carly Charalambou
carlyc@bu.edu