Undergraduate Opportunities

We are always on the lookout for talented and motivated undergraduates at the University of Chicago who are interested in speech and language science. If you have taken a look at out our Projects and share our excitement about the questions we are pursuing, consider joining us as a Research Assistant. We always welcome volunteers, and may offer work-study and for-credit opportunities depending on the term. Undergraduate RAs in the SPPLab usually help out with:

• recruiting participants

• scheduling and administering experiments

• coding and preparing data

• performing acoustic measurements

• managing the lab

• analyzing data

• helping present and write-up results

Our RAs also attend lab meetings where they have the opportunity to contribute their ideas to research projects at every stage, from inception to execution. No experience is necessary before volunteering to work in the lab - we train students in all relevant skills/tasks (including computer programming, acoustic analysis, data analysis, etc.). Those interested in pursuing an honors thesis or independent research also benefit from individual mentoring and the use of our facilities. You can see some of our star alumni presenting their work below.

If you are not currently a student or are a student at another institution, we generally do not have opportunities available. The one exception to this is if you have funding for summer research from your home institution.

If all of this sounds good to you, get in touch with us by filling out the form below.

Graduate and Postdoctoral Opportunities

If you are interested in pursuing a PhD in the lab, or in working with Prof. Baese-Berk as a postdoctoral researcher, please e-mail her directly. There are currently no open postdoctoral research opportunities in the lab but if you are interested in writing a grant for postdoctoral funding, please e-mail Prof. Baese-Berk directly.

Please note that I am no longer a faculty member at the University of Oregon, so cannot advise newly admitted students there. If you are a student interested in studying with me at the University of Chicago, I encourage you to explore the department website for more information about the graduate program. If you have specific questions about working with me or in my lab, you may contact me directly. However, given the large number of inquiries I receive, I am typically unable to schedule individual meetings with prospective students before they are admitted. I am also unable to provide applicants feedback on their application materials before submission.