The Johns Hopkins Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine seeks an intern to assist with the administrative and scientific components of four clinical trials examining psychological and physical function outcomes following severe burn injury.

The internship provides an opportunity to gain exposure to and an understanding of clinical trial coordination and management. Specifically, the student will learn the structure and organization of prospective, longitudinal research. The internship provides valuable experience working as part of a research team and an opportunity to become familiar with the research priorities surrounding burn and trauma rehabilitation. The intern will work closely with the research study coordinator and also function independently.

Qualifications include:

Strong organizational and interpersonal skills, attention to detail

Interest in program management, clinical research and/or psychology

Basic understanding of quantitative research methodology

Intermediate proficiency using Microsoft Excel, Word and Access

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

 Data entry

Database management

Creation of data summary reports

Participant recruitment and retention

Office organization (file sorting, photocopying)

Opportunities are available to attend lectures and grand rounds

 The intern must be able to devote 10 to 20 hours per week to the position throughout the fall semester.

IF INTERESTED, APPLY VIA UMBCworks today!  Search Intern listing by keyword.

Mobile Touch and Gesture Interaction for Children

This study seeks to determine what differences lie in adults and children’s touch interactions with mobile devices. The overall goal is to provide research findings that will help application developers create better touch user interfaces for children.

• Hourly paid position
• Begins fairly soon (this Fall) with potential to be extended for the Spring semester
• Time commitments would vary, but an average of 10 hours a week is expected

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The Center for Women in Technology (CWIT) invites all students, and the faculty and staff in the College of Engineering and Information Technology to their annual beginning of the year Ice Cream Social. It takes place tomorrow Wednesday, September 5 from 11:30-1:30 p.m. in the atrium of the Engineering/Computer Science (ECS) Building.

Stop to meet other women and men majoring in Engineering, Computer Science, and Information Technology. Plus, who can say no to free ice cream?

**Involvement Fest has been postponed until Monday, September 10th, due to the rain**

"Pirates" is the theme of this year's Involvement Fest, which takes place Monday, September 10th from 12-3 p.m. on the Quad.

For Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Electrical Engineering majors ready to dive into UMBC's vast sea of extracurricular activities, there will be plenty to choose from among the more than 250 clubs and organizations. Those targeted toward tech-minded individuals include:

• Amateur Radio Club
• Chess Club
• CWIT Student Council
• Cyber Defense Team
• DEVICE
• Engineers Without Borders
• Entrepreneurial Society
• Game Developer's Club
• Linux User's Group
• National Society of Black Engineers
• Society of Women Engineers

and, more….

IF INTERESTED in the internship below, apply via UMBCworks ASAP by doing a key word search on "Gilchrest Hospice Care" or send your resume to Christine Routzahn, Director of Internship through the Shriver Center at routzahn@umbc.edu

IF INTERESTED in the internship below, apply via UMBCworks ASAP or send your resume to Christine Routzahn, Director of Internship through the Shriver Center at routzahn@umbc.edu

The internship is with Baltimore County Public Schools, School of Social Work Services and works with a homeless shelter that is located next to Franklin Square Hospital in Rosedale.  The internship is part-time (about 8-10 hours per week) and is unpaid.  Potential credit is available depending on your major.

Description of Function:   Providing support to the school social work program interventions to students and families experiencing homelessness in a Baltimore County Shelter setting, the intern will collect data on the effectiveness of those interventions on increasing engagement activities of students and families in local schools. Engagement activities such as attendance at parent-teacher conferences; parental use of email to communicate with teachers; and video/telephone conferencing will be reviewed.  In addition, the intern will participate in a Read-Aloud program with parent-child and collect satisfaction surveys to determine impact of affective bonding around reading as an engagement strategy for an after school activity in a homeless shelter. 

Other Responsibilities:

·         The intern will a literature search and compile articles related to using reading as an engagement strategy for  children and families experiencing homelessness who reside in homeless shelters.

·         The intern will locate community resources to partner with the school social workers and write letters to solicit support for refreshments for parents participating in a psycho-educational group.

·         The intern will be required to complete observations, record findings, visit schools with school social workers, and maintain records of activities.

·         The intern will be required to complete recordings of the Read-Aloud sessions, administer surveys, consent forms, and collate results.

·         The intern will need to work closely with school social work supervisor and collaborate with Research and Accountability Department, with Student Data, and pupil personnel workers to obtain information and coordinate activities.

Requirements:

·         The individual must be able to work with a diverse group of individuals of different socio-economic backgrounds.

·         The individual must be able to work some evening hours for the Read Aloud Group. The hour for the Read Aloud is 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

·         The individual must have their own transportation.