We welcome inquiries from graduate and undergraduate students from a variety of majors who
wish to participate in lab activities.
Expectations include:
- Participation in weekly lab meetings and small group project meetings as needed
- Assistance with research tasks such as subject recruitment, data collection and data entry
- Minimum commitment of at least one academic year
To be considered for lab membership students should possess some combination of the following qualifications:
- Advanced coursework in at least one of the following areas with supporting coursework
in at least one additional area:- Music theory and cognition, music history, music
education; - Cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, speech/hearing or
neurobiology; - Quantitative research methodology, statistics.
- Music theory and cognition, music history, music
- Music performance skills, audio or video editing, computer programming skills
- Strong writing skills
Inquiries are also welcome from students attending other colleges and universities who will be in
Chicago for an extended period (usually a minimum of one academic term). At this time Summer
options are not available, but check back.
Further information about our expectation can be found here: Prospective Lab Member Traits.
All inquiries should be directed to Prof. Dan Shanahan.