Are you 18 years or older and fluent in English? Have a cellphone? You might be eligible to participate in this paid study opportunity!
The Depression, Anxiety, and Stress (DAS) Lab is conducting the Stress, Cognitive Control, and Repetitive Negative Thinking Study to investigate how stress affects the way people think and process information.
Purpose of the study:
This study aims to see if biases in cognitive control change before and after stress stimuli and whether biological responses to stress are associated with stress-related changes in cognitive control biases.
Fluent in English (able to read, speak, and write)
Have access to a cellular phone
What does my participation involve?
This study involves 3 tasks, with 1 optional task as a follow-up.
Task 1 (~30 minutes) is an online pre-laboratory session questionnaire about your feelings, behaviours, and thinking patterns.
Task 2 (~2.5 hours) is an in-person laboratory session with 2 computer tasks and 2 verbal tasks, which non-invasively measures psychophysiological variables, like heart rate and skin conductance. During Task 2, you will be asked to provide saliva samples at 5 time points to examine salivary cortisol.
Task 3 (~1 hour) is short surveys about your feelings and behaviours, 8 times a day for 5 consecutive days, using ExpiWell’s phone application. To receive full compensation, you must complete at least 5 daily surveys.
Task 4 is the optional follow-up questionnaire 1 year after Task 2.
Type of compensation:
You will receive $25 for the baseline questionnaire and first session, as well as $15 for completing 5/8 of the daily at-home notification surveys. If you complete Task 4, you will be entered into a draw for a $50 Amazon gift card.
How do I get involved?
If you would like more information or wish to participate in this study, please email us at controlstudy@psych.ubc.ca !
Looking to build practical skills while contributing to meaningful civic initiatives?
The Glocal Foundation is offering a paid, remote Project Management Trainee Internship for students interested in public-interest work. You’ll gain hands-on experience in planning projects, coordinating tasks, working with volunteers, and collaborating with a team—while developing transferable skills in communication, organization, teamwork, and problem-solving.
Open to students legally authorized to work in Canada.
At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.
The Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Campus, invites applications for a one-year Postdoctoral Research Fellow (with possibility of extension) to support a Partnership Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada entitled “Building a Network of Networks in the Big Team Social Sciences.” The postdoctoral fellow will be directly supervised by Professor J. Kiley Hamlin, who serves as Principal Investigator, alongside Professors Krista Byers-Heinlein (Concordia University) and Melanie Soderstrom (University of Manitoba).
The grant supports research and metascience of “Big Team Social Science,” and collaborative knowledge sharing across research networks, with the aim of understanding and improving methods and practice in social science done in large collaborative teams. The postdoctoral fellow will provide strategic guidance for the project, co-supervise trainees, and develop their own research related to the specific goals of the partnership. The postdoctoral fellow will also have the opportunity to conduct empirical work in large-scale developmental science.
Dr. Hamlin directs the Centre for Infant Cognition, which investigates the development of social and moral cognition in infants and young children. We particularly welcome applicants who share these interests.
Requirements:
PhD in Psychology or a related behavioural science field completed within the last five years
Previous participation in or demonstrated interest in Big Team Social Science networks (e.g., ManyBabies, Psychological Science Accelerator, ManyPrimates, etc.)
Experience with or strong interest in metascientific research/research on research
Excellent management, organizational and communication skills
Strong computational, statistical, and technical skills (knowledge of R, GitHub, and other Open Science and project management tools is an asset)
Commitment to open and collaborative science practices
Location: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Type: Full-time (40 hours per week)
The position offers an annual salary of $55,000 CAD, plus a comprehensive benefits package.
Preferred start date is April 1, 2026; later start dates can be considered.
Applicants should forward: a cover letter (2 pages maximum), CV, copy of (unofficial) transcripts, and the names of three potential referees to hamlinlab@psych.ubc.ca. Letters will be requested following initial application screening. Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis; review of applications will begin on February 1st, 2026 and continue until the position is filled.
UBC is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. All qualified persons are encouraged to apply. We encourage 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, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.
The Department of Psychology is committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion, and advancing Indigenous priorities in accordance with a 5-year strategic growth and hiring plan (see https://psych.ubc.ca/edi). As one part of the initiative, we are committed to ongoing hiring of new faculty members who share a commitment to advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, and justice, including expanding our departmental diversity in the broadest sense. Applicants who wish to learn more about how equity, diversity, and inclusion are valued, fostered, and celebrated in our department are welcome to contact Amori Mikami, Professor and Associate Head of Equity Diversity and Inclusion.
There is no citizenship requirement, but appointment of a non-Canadian candidate will be subject to approval by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and satisfy IRCC’s requirements to be legally entitled to work in Canada as a postdoctoral fellow at UBC.
The Interdisciplinary Conference in Psychology (ICP) is an annual peer-reviewed academic conference held at the University of Ottawa.
The 2026 conference theme is “Psychology and Technology: Psychology in an Evolving Digital World,” which will take place on May 6-8th, 2026.
ICP request a 250-word abstract summarizing the research project and its relevance to the conference theme. Anticipated findings for ongoing research may be included as long as the final results will be presentable by the time of the conference. The conference presents a unique yet affordable opportunity to present your work at a peer-reviewed conference to a broad audience of students, professors, and members of the public working in diverse settings.
Eligibility: ICP accepts submissions for oral and poster presentations from both graduate and undergraduate students within and outside the discipline of psychology.
Abstract submission: January 1st to February 27th.
Further information about the fellowships and application process is available through the link below!
The Social Neuroscience Research Core at Marcus Autism Center, in conjunction with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University School of Medicine, is offering three two-year predoctoral research fellowships in six scientific subspecialties.
Fellows will participate in innovative research to provide novel solutions to complex problems in a robust clinical environment.
The ACCESS Fellowship in Implementation Science will select fellows for a two-year training in research focused on community engagement participatory methods, translating evidence-based services for autism into community settings, as well as the processes and partnerships that support these efforts.
The Cohen Fellowship in Developmental Social Neuroscience will involve cutting-edge social neuroscience and/or neuroimaging research in infants, toddlers and adolescents. Fellows will work to further the understanding of autism through eye-tracking research, guiding a project from the point of data collection to publication of results.
The Simons Fellowship in Computational Neuroscience will involve integrating computational strategies with clinical research goals. Fellows will develop methods for the analysis of visual scanning and eye-tracking data, computational models of visual salience, and data visualization techniques, all with the aim of advancing the understanding of autism and efforts at early diagnosis.
Eligibility: Students who will receive a bachelor’s degree by June 2026 will be eligible for the positions. The fellowships will commence in July 2026, and they are 2 years in duration.
Deadline to apply: Monday, January 6, 2026, at 11:59 PM EST.
Further information about the fellowships and application process is available through the link below!
The Department of Psychology at UBC Vancouver is calling for Sessional Lecturer applications to teach the following courses in Winter Session Term 1 (September to December 2026), Winter Session Term 2 (January to April 2027) and Winter Session Term 1 – 2 (6 credits; September 2026 to April 2027).
PSYC 208 Contemporary Topics in Social Health Psychology (3 credits)
PSYC 300 Introduction to Psychopathology and Clinical Science (3 credits)
PSYC 304 Brain and Behaviour (3-6 credits)
PSYC 307 Cultural Psychology (3 credits)
PSYC 311 Psychology of Sport (3 credits)
PSYC 333 Memory: Historical, Clinical and Cognitive Perspectives (3 credits)
Applicants must specify which term(s) they would be available to teach. Preference will be given to applicants with a Ph.D. and experience in teaching at the college or university level, but applicants without a Ph.D. who are ABD will also be considered. The current salary for a 3-credit course in the Faculty of Arts is $9,559.12.
Deadline for applications: December 24, 2025 (Wednesday)
Decisions on course offerings will be made once the department has reviewed recent enrolments and assessed student demand. Courses are subject to cancellation if enrollments are less than 50 students, and because of budgetary constraints, the number of positions available is limited. Instructors must be living in BC to be eligible to work.
All positions are subject to funding and are governed by UBC’s “Agreement and Conditions of Appointment for Sessional Lecturers.” In accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada. 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 encourage 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.
The Department of Psychology is committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion, and advancing Indigenous priorities in accordance with a 5-year strategic growth and hiring plan (see https://psych.ubc.ca/about/equity-inclusion/). As one part of the initiative, we are committed to ongoing hiring of new faculty members who share a commitment to advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, and justice, including expanding our departmental diversity in the broadest sense. Applicants who wish to learn more about how equity, diversity, and inclusion are valued, fostered, and celebrated in our department are welcome to contact Amori Mikami, Professor and Associate Head of Equity Diversity and Inclusion.
The Crossroads Conference, now in its 22nd year, provides a platform for undergraduate students and first-time presenters to showcase their research and engage with peers and professionals in a supportive environment.
The 2026 conference will be held on March 13–14, 2026, at Dalhousie University’s Student Union Building in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Students and early-career researchers interested in presenting their work are invited to submit abstracts by January 9th, 2026.
Past presentations have spanned a range of disciplines, including:
Public and population health
Neuroscience and cognitive psychology
Health policy and systems research
Community-based and clinical practice innovations
Biomedical and life sciences
Submission guidelines and the abstract portal are available through the link below!
The Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) Germany Program, managed by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), offers undergraduate students the opportunity to conduct cutting-edge research in Germany during the summer.
The internship lasts three months, with flexible start dates between May 15 and July 15, 2026. Participants are matched with research projects at German universities and research institutions.
Selected students receive:
A monthly stipend of €992 (~1600 CAD)
Health, accident, and liability insurance coverage in Germany
A travel subsidy to cover round-trip airfare
A variety of research placements are available, including projects of particular interest to psychology students, such as:
Automatic Detection of Autism Markers in Spoken Language
Developing and Evaluating Multi-Modal AI Models for Clinical Decision Support in Depression
Investigating Prediction Error Effects on Memory
App-Based CBT Intervention for Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
Research on Tangible Interfaces for Generative AI
Shaping Trustworthy AI: Human-Centered Research in Explainable Artificial Intelligence
Diversity and Representation in Requirements Engineering with LLMs
The Pathy Foundation Fellowship offers a transformative opportunity for graduating students to design and lead a community-based initiative, anywhere in the world, over 12 months. Each year, up to 12 Fellows receive: $50,000 in funding, comprehensive training and support, the chance to lead a self-directed initiative in a community they care about.
Open to students who hold Canadian Citizenship or Permanent Residence, are under the age of 30, and are in their final year of a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or post-grad diploma/certificate program at University of British Columbia.
UBC PATHS is a network of students dedicated to raising awareness and funds for common neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. They are currently seeking mentees for their Mentorship Program, which aims to connect younger undergraduate students with more experienced senior undergraduate or graduate students. This program is a great way for younger undergraduate students to gain guidance on academics, career goals, getting involved in research, and building connections with other students.
The goal of the APA Psychology Graduate School Fair is to virtually connect graduate psychology programs with current undergraduate and graduate students seeking to further their education, as well as individuals returning for their graduate education. Additionally, APA staff will be on hand from 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (Eastern time) to answer students’ general questions about applying to graduate school in psychology.
