Strong Minds Strong Kids, Psychology Canada is now accepting applications for the Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 Judy Hills Internship Award. The Judy Hills Internship Award is designed for passionate, full-time, third or fourth-year psychology students who are eager to gain valuable work experience in the charitable sector.
This award provides recipients with the opportunity to join the Strong Minds Strong Kids, Psychology Canada team, where they will support the development, delivery, and expansion of psychology-based programs across Canadian communities—making a meaningful impact on the lives of children and youth.
The internship is remote, offering flexibility to accommodate academic schedules, and encompasses a total of 100 hours over a term, with a compensation rate of $20 per hour.
Deadline to submit an application: Monday, September 14, 2026
REX is a six month long program designed to help undergraduate students build essential research skills through a proposed research project (no results required). At the end of the REX program, mentees will have the opportunity to present their finished projects at the Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference (MURC), publish in the Canadian Journal of Undergraduate Research (CJUR), or complete another deliverable approved by their mentor.
Have you talked to AI chatbots about suicidal thoughts?
Now more than ever, young adults are turning to AI chatbots for mental health. Dr. David Klonsky and researchers in the Personality, Emotion, and Behaviour Lab (PEBL) want to better understand your lived experience, in your own words, regarding conversations about suicidal thoughts or related serious distress specifically.
Eligibility:
UBC students
Ages 18-29
Fluent in English
Have lived experience talking to an AI chatbot about suicidal thoughts or related distress
About the study:
1-hour confidential Zoom interview with a clinical psychology graduate student (webcams can be off during the session)
Participants will be asked to share their lived experiencing talking to AI chatbots about suicidal thoughts and related distress
TheCPA Student Mentorship Program is now accepting applications for the 2026–2027 academic year. This program pairs undergraduate students (mentees) with graduate students and post-docs (mentors) for a peer-mentorship relationship running from September through April.
Whether you’re looking for guidance as you navigate psychology, or you’d like to give back by supporting a fellow student, this is a great way to get involved with the psychology community across Canada.
UBC Psychology Professor Elizabeth Dunn’s Social Cognition and Emotion Lab (“The Happy Lab”) is looking for several Directed Studies students for the 2026-2027 school year.
Due to the complexity of the project, applicants should have a minimum GPA of 85%, as well as strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills. We are looking for candidates with previous research assistant (RA) experience, preferably in a leadership role.
Relevant experience might include managing participant recruitment, helping to run lab or field experiments, or coordinating shifts for a team of RAs.
Interested students should send their CV, unofficial transcript, and a short paragraph describing their previous research experience to the lab manager, Jade, at socialcognition.labmanager@psych.ubc.ca.
The Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia–Vancouver campus (psych.ubc.ca) encourages applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in clinical psychology, with anticipated position start date of July 1, 2027.
We are seeking applicants with strong research records appropriate to a research-oriented CPA-accredited doctoral program in clinical psychology. We are looking for an outstanding candidate in any area of clinical psychology, but would be especially excited to welcome a new colleague whose research addresses mental health in underserved or marginalized populations to complement ongoing work in our clinical program and department (psych.ubc.ca/people).
The successful candidate will join our team in the clinical program in producing scholarly research that leads to publication, conducting effective undergraduate and graduate teaching, providing clinical and research supervision, and contributing to departmental service.
Prior to the position start date, the successful applicant will have been awarded a PhD from an accredited clinical psychology program and will be ready to conduct a program of research within clinical psychology. The successful applicant will also be licensed or license-eligible in British Columbia.
Cover letter (including the names and contact information for three referees)
CV
Research statement (approx. 3 pages)
A statement (approx. 1-2 pages) that details (a) how your personal experiences, perspectives, or skill-sets relate to equity, diversity, and inclusion, and/or Indigeneity (EDI.I), broadly understood; (b) how your present or past research, teaching, and/or service support the success and inclusion of students, research participants, and/or other stakeholders from diverse and/or historically underrepresented backgrounds; and (c) how you foresee contributing to our departmental commitment to EDI.I.
Teaching statement (approx. 1-2 pages)
Each statement should include all relevant information even if aspects are also discussed in other submitted materials
Evidence of teaching effectiveness (e.g., evaluations, sample syllabi)
Three publications
In addition, applicants should arrange to have three confidential letters of recommendation submitted directly by the referees, by October 1, 2026, via email to ubcpsycjobs@psych.ubc.ca, with “Clinical reference” in the subject line.
The deadline for applications is October 1, 2026.
This position is subject to final budgetary approval. The expected pay range for this position is $10,000/month – $11,167/month. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We are seeking applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Métis, Inuit, or Indigenous person. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
The Department of Psychology is committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion, and Indigeneity (EDI.I), in accordance with a 5-year strategic growth and hiring plan (see psych.ubc.ca/edi). As one part of the initiative, we are engaging in ongoing hiring of new faculty members who share a commitment to our departmental values of EDI.I, including expanding our departmental diversity in the broadest sense. Applicants who wish to learn more about how EDI.I is integrated into, fostered, and celebrated in our Psychology community are invited to contact Amori Mikami, Professor and Associate Head of Equity Diversity and Inclusion.
The Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference (MURC) Planning Committee is responsible for the ideation, development, implementation, and exhibition of MURC. This student-led conference is supported by staff advisors from the Centre for Community Engaged Learning, but the emphasis is on student leadership for conference design and planning. Students interested in developing their leadership, project management, event planning, and communication skills may be interested in one of the director or chair positions available through the MURC Planning Committee.
The researchers want to understand how Asian Canadian and White Canadian parents make decisions about what treatment to pursue for their children/teenagers with ADHD.
In this study, the parent completes an online questionnaire, and there’s an optional child/teenager interview (3 times over 1 year). No in-person visits are required.
Eligibility
Asian Canadian or White Canadian parent of a child or teenager (6–18 years old) with suspected or recently diagnosed ADHD.
Compensation
In appreciation of your time and valuable insights, eligible families may receive up to $150 CAD for participating. To receive compensation, participants must be able to accept payment in Canadian dollars through a Canadian bank account.
If you’re interested, please complete a brief eligibility screening:
The Baby Learning Lab is seeking undergraduate student Research Assistants (RA) to volunteer approximately nine hours per week, with primary shifts Monday to Sunday, 9:00 am — 5:00pm, and occasional weekend hours depending on project needs. Responsibilities include engaging with children, scheduling family visits, attending community recruitment events, and performing daily lab tasks and behavioural coding tasks.
The lab fosters a supportive and welcoming atmosphere, and there’s lots of room for growth, including opportunities for Work Learn positions, Directed Studies, Honours projects, and Senior RA roles.
After two semesters, students may qualify for advanced roles, such as Directed Studies, Honours, or Paid Research Assistant positions (e.g., Work Learn, AURA, NSERC USRA). No prior research experience is required—this role is ideal for students passionate about developmental psychology and working with young children.
Tasks
Baby Learning Lab RAs perform a variety of tasks and are trained to:
Contact families to invite them to participate in our in-person studies
Conduct behavioural coding
Prepare materials for upcoming studies
Help support family visits and fNIRS/eye-tracking data collection
Code videos of infant behaviour
With experience, RAs are typically assigned to specific, ongoing projects that involve even more hands-on research experience. These specialized tasks may include performing behavioural coding, literature reviews and helping with data processing and analysis.
Position Requirements
The Baby Learning Lab is looking for motivated undergraduate students who meet these requirements:
Minimum Commitment: 9 hours/week
Minimum Semester Commitment: 2 semesters
Will References Be Requested: No
Will Transcript Be Requested: No
Will Interview Be Requested: Yes
Additional Information Required: A description of prior informal or formal experience that might be relevant to the position (working or interacting with infants, children, or parents), if any, and (2) a statement regarding how the student would support and contribute to equity, diversity and inclusion in the lab.
The Baby Learning Lab, directed by Dr. Lauren Emberson, studies the capacity of the infant brain to learn, and how these capacities develop across the first months and years of life. To understand the learning mechanisms of the infant brain, we utilize both behavioural (i.e., quantifying actions or eye-movements) and neuroimaging (i.e., functional near-infrared spectroscopy or ‘fNIRS’) methodologies in our research.
Help the UBC Perception & Cognition Lab understand how we perceive objects and events in the world.
Purpose
The Perceiving Objects and Events Study investigates how people see, perceive, and think about objects and events in the world. While participation may not provide any direct benefit to you, the findings may contribute to scientific knowledge about human perception, cognition, and the workings of the mind.
About
In this study, you will be asked to examine simple shapes or images, or to listen to simple musical sequences. Afterwards, you will be asked to answer questions about what you saw or heard by pressing some keys or using a computer mouse. The study will take 60 minutes.
Eligibility requirements
Ages 18-35
Be proficient in English
Have corrected-to-normal vision and normal colour vision
Be able to do computer-based tasks
Compensation
Participants will be compensated up to $15 CAD (Amazon Gift Card).
Sign-up to participate
To participate or find out more, please contact the study team at ubcperception@gmail.com and schedule a session through Calendly.
Location
This study takes place in Room 3203, Douglas Kenny Building, 2136 West Mall, Vancouver, BC. MAP
Research team
Dr. Joan D. Ongchoco
Zenith Zyn
About the Lab
The UBC Perception & Cognition Lab (PI: Dr. Joan Ongchoco) studies the ways that perception — what we see — can interact with broader mental life.
