Psychology 195B: Fieldwork in Cognitive Science
Biomarin Pharmeceuticals
Contact: Jeri Williams
E-mail: JWilliams@bmrn.com
Address: 105 Digital Drive Novato, CA 94949
Phone: 415.827.3866
Website: https://www.biomarin.com/
Description of Organization and Population Served:
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company in California and focuses on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for rare genetic diseases, especially children. The company uses advanced genetic research and novel treatment approaches involving recombinant DNA technology. The population served includes those affected by rare genetic diseases such as MKU, MPS, and hemophilia. The company collaborates with healthcare professionals, and patient advocacy groups.
Description of Fieldwork Project and Responsibilities of Intern:
This is a 12 week internship in clinical operations, a team that cross functionally works to operationalize human clinical trials for rare disease. As an intern, I will preform various tasks such as site start-up, maintenance, and study close-out. I will assist in electronic filling, reconciliation projects, and maintain essential document trackers.
Special Qualifications:
Must be pursuing a bachelor's degree in science related field. Organized, detail oriented, good written and oral communication skills, laboratory experience, biotechnology experience.
Hourly Commitment Per Week: 40
How does this relate to Cognitive Science?:
This internship will provide greater insight into science related research design and methodologies in clinical operations. Data analysis, optimizing study protocols, and regulatory compliance are important to psychological and biological research alike.
In addition, working with patients and healthcare professionals or stakeholders will provide insight into cognitive processes and motivations behind decision-making and creating patient-centric trail experiences.
Finally, cognitive science also involves discussions of ethical implications and considerations in research involving human subjects. This is paramount in clinical operations and maintaining data privacy and patient confidentiality is something you will learn more about during this internship.
WeWork
Contact: Angelo Carpenito
E-mail: angelo.carpenito@wework.com
Address: 12 E 49th St, New York, NY 10017
Phone: 646-396-5485
Website: https://www.wework.com/
Description of Organization and Population Served:
WeWork was founded in 2010 with the vision to create environments where people and companies come together and do their best work. Since opening our first location in New York City, WeWork has grown into a global workplace provider committed to delivering flexible solutions, inspiring, safety-focused spaces, and unmatched community experiences. Today, WeWork is constantly reimagining how the workplace can help everyone, from freelancers to Fortune 500s, be more motivated, productive, and happy—because that’s how tomorrow works.
Description of Fieldwork Project and Responsibilities of Intern:
● Collaborating with the Sales team and participating in training to learn core sales skills
● Shadowing sales professionals when they meet with clients and prospects
● Assisting the team in generating new leads and reaching out to prospective members
● Learning how to develop and handoff leads through sales processes, identifying and
understanding sales trends, and conducting market research
● Participating in account management, including deepening the relationship with the account,
ensuring customer satisfaction, driving retention and upselling
● Working with automation platforms to efficiently input and track data
● Communicating the WeWork brand and lifestyle and providing unmatched customer service to
potential prospects to ensure an excellent start to their member experience
Special Qualifications:
-Current college junior with an expected graduation date between December 2023 and June 2024
-Passionate about relationship building and sales
-You’re eager to learn and be mentored by employees excited to help you navigate your career
-Experience working on a team and owning a team player mentality
-You embrace a strong work ethic and entrepreneurial spirit
-Possess excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
-Demonstrate integrity, dependability, responsibility, accountability, self-awareness, and empathy
-Passion and understanding of WeWork’s mission and values
Hourly Commitment Per Week: 40
How does this relate to Cognitive Science?:
This internship experience is going to challenge you to understand how people make decisions and respond to persuasive messages. The concepts of social psychology will clearly stand out in this experience and will allow you to see them in action. Additionally decision-making and perception are two concepts that are closely related to what the responsibilities in this internship will push you to experience. You will be able to put concepts into action through psychological evaluation of clients' decisions regarding the company offerings. Additionally, sales professionals must have strong communication skills, which can be related to the study of language and communication in cognitive science. This internship will require you to be aware of cognitive biases that can influence decision-making, such as the framing effect or confirmation bias. With a combination of concepts from social psychology, statistics, data analysis, communication, and perception and decision making this internship will push you to put concepts and theory learned in my classes into profitable action in the working world.
STEP Strategy Advisors
Contact: Sharona Justman
E-mail: sj9@stepstrategy.net
Address: 11620 Wilshire Blvd # 750, Los Angeles, CA 90025
Phone: (310) 445-5300
Website: https://www.stepstrategy.net/
Description of Organization and Population Served:
"STEP delivers successful business growth advisory and acquisition deals, focused on consumer packaged goods and technology.
We combine our deep knowledge of brands, products, finance, technology, and operational management with our strength in providing companies with comprehensive solutions to get deals done.
Our powerful network has key players which enables us to pinpoint and attract the optimal partners.
Every relationship is forged from trust and long-term bonds that are the basis for real success with your endeavor."
Description of Fieldwork Project and Responsibilities of Intern:
The internship involves real business projects that require data research on companies in select industries and organizing the information. Every week is a discussion and analysis of the companies. The Intern will learn about data management, use of a CRM, how to evaluate Consumer Product companies and SaaS companies. The Intern meets with us every day via Zoom if not in-office. In between meetings, the Intern continues with the data research.
Special Qualifications:
Proficiency in Excel
Hourly Commitment Per Week: 8
How does this relate to Cognitive Science?:
Cognitive Science Majors will be able to conduct consumer research in this internship, which ties to the psychology behind decision making. Additionally, this internship involves using Excel to manage data, as well as PowerPoint to present the findings in a meaningful and visually appealing way. These skills are taught in Cognitive Science courses, and students can apply them in this particular internship.
American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology
Contact: Vanessa R. Zankich
E-mail: researchdirector@aibrt.org
Address: 1035 E. Vista Way Suite #120, Vista, CA 92084
Phone: 7609079138
Website: https://aibrt.org/
Description of Organization and Population Served:
The American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology (AIBRT) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2012 and based in Vista, California, USA. It conducts and promotes research that has the potential to increase the well-being and functioning of people worldwide. It currently has ongoing research projects in twelve different topic areas.
AIBRT's mission is to conduct, promote, and advance research on behavior that has the potential to improve the human condition, to develop possible applications of such research, and to educate the public about both this research and its applications.
It pursues this mission by conducting relevant research, presenting at scientific conferences, publishing reports in both scientific and popular publications, developing possible applications, and keeping the public informed through classes, workshops, internet activities, videos, and a variety of other publishing and media activities.
Description of Fieldwork Project and Responsibilities of Intern:
Interns are expected to work onsite at the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology 20 hours per week during the summer months. At the end of the internship, the student will have acquired an array of valuable skills central to the research and publication process.
Responsibilities as Research Intern
On the student’s first day, they will be assigned to a primary research project* depending upon their background, interests, and career goals, and AIBRT's needs at that moment in time. Depending upon the primary project assigned, the student might be required to:
- Perform a journal search to identify prospective journals for their project.
- Rank journals according to goodness of fit based on a variety of factors (e.g., scope, prestige, decision timeline, etc.).
- Assist with the development of an extensive literature review.
- Assist with the development of a manuscript in accordance with the target journal’s formatting and style requirements.
- Handle data (e.g., data cleaning, data analysis, etc.) using IBM SPSS software.
- Create tables and figures in order to visually represent the data.
- Attend writing sessions with Dr. Epstein or Vanessa in order to progress the manuscript draft.
- Help prepare the manuscript draft for submission to the target journal.
- Assist with the manuscript submission process.
- Help revise and resubmit manuscripts invited for revision.
*The intern will be expected to multitask and deviate from their primary project when necessary.
Special Qualifications:
- Experience with SPSS or high motivation to learn.
- Experience with technical writing and/or literature reviews.
- Familiarity with Research Methods and Statistics.
- Able to work onsite and to fulfill the 20 hr/wk requirement.
- Programming skills are a plus.
Hourly Commitment Per Week: 20 (summer); 10 (academic year)
How does this relate to Cognitive Science?:
AIBRT conducts psychological research in the following areas:
- online manipulation
- artificial intelligence
- the quantification of morality
- parenting
- stress-management
- addiction
- resilience
- and more
Our research lies at the intersection of thinking and behavior, and we emphasize concepts such as attention, persuasion, decision-making.
Intern Guys
Contact: Hannan Hussain
E-mail: contact@internguys.com
Address: 655 Montgomery Street, STE 490, San Francisco CA 94111
Phone: 6692042381
Website: Internguys.com
Description of Organization and Population Served:
Intern Guys is an all-in-one solution for internships and we provide students with the tools to search, apply and manage their internships in an easier, faster and smarter manner.
Hence Intern Guys is an internship exclusive platform for college students that strives to democratize internships by reinventing the internship wheel!
Description of Fieldwork Project and Responsibilities of Intern:
UI/UX designers are an essential part of Intern Guys. We leverage the latest web technologies such as React, CSS, JSX to deliver innovative interfaces and rich user experiences. The team is fast-moving and you will be expected to iterate quickly and make design/experience/testing decisions on product features. As a UI/UX intern at Intern Guys, your breadth of skills paired with our bottom-up product process will give you as much autonomy and responsibility as you can handle. We are looking for technically strong teammates who are passionate about design, testing, and making visually appealing solutions while maintaining our company mission.
Internship Duties:
1) Conducting market research, evaluations/heuristic analysis of existing tools to identify pain points and opportunities for usability improvements.
2) Plan and lead usability testing and validation efforts for internal products from rough concepts to high-fidelity prototypes.
3) Create high fidelity screens from existing wireframes based on established elements in the current design system.
4) Develop prototypes that can be used by our internal teams to share with external stakeholders for validation and user testing.
5) Actively participate in product decisions, ensuring we set reasonable development deadlines.
Special Qualifications:
In-depth knowledge of user empathy, usability testing, user research, UX writing, user interface design (UI), and wireframing.
Good grasp of Figma and the concepts behind it
Hourly Commitment Per Week: 15
How does this relate to Cognitive Science?:
A major part of UX/UI Design is understanding human processes, which encompasses problem solving, decision making, and thinking. This position requires UX/UI Design Interns to learn and understand the processes that go behind how students approach looking for internships, as well as how they interact with interfaces. In response to student frustrations and goals, interns take on the task of designing user experiences that will make this process of internship hunting easier for students.
Parking Reform Network
Contact: Tony Jordan
E-mail: tony@parkingreform.org
Address: 4540 SE Yamhill St. Portland, OR 97215
Phone: 9712071348
Website: https://parkingreform.org/
Description of Organization and Population Served:
The Parking Reform Network educates the public about the impact of parking policy on climate change, equity, housing, and traffic. In partnership with allied organizations, we accelerate the adoption of critical parking reforms through research, coalition-building, and direct advocacy.
The population PRN serves includes activists, advocates, practitioners, and researchers in fields including affordable and abundant housing, environmental and climate activism, bike/pedestrian/transit advocacy, and other fields impacted by parking policy.
Description of Fieldwork Project and Responsibilities of Intern:
You will be working to create a database of parking ratios in zoning codes for cities across the country.
Your responsibilities
- coordinating with PRN staff and volunteers to design and implement database and scripts to parse and insert zoning code from websites.
- HTML/JS presentation of the database and interfaces to the application
Special Qualifications:
SQL - familiarity with database design and queries
Python - intermediate knowledge
HTML/JS - proficiency
Interest in parking policy reform
Hourly Commitment Per Week: 7-8
How does this relate to Cognitive Science?:
Cognitive Science is very interdisciplinary and this project will require work in programming, data visualization, and analysis and parsing of municipal codes.
The subject of parking and how people think about it has major impacts on how our cities have been built and how people move around them. Conceptions and feelings about parking, parking prices, and parking mandates are complex and often contradictory and/or cognitively dissonant. This project will help to develop messaging, strategies, and support future research for our organization.
Connectivity Labs Ltd (1on1)
Contact: Audrey (Shu-Lin) Liu
E-mail: audrey@on1on1.com
Address: 379 West Broadway, 4th Floor, New York City, New York 10012, United States
Phone: 886-920-275-060
Website: on1on1.com
Description of Organization and Population Served:
Connectivity Labs Ltd is a company that intends to provide clients/uses with a software platform to hire, find jobs, and business opportunities around the globe remotely.
There is a strong trend after Covid for businesses to hire, expand and work remotely particularly in Web3 and blockchain space. Hence the software will help users find each other with similar business needs using the software’s search algorithm, and data analytics. Clients can also conduct conversations with each other right away through the software, regardless of residing in different geographical locations, e.g. Asia, North America.
Connectivity Labs Ltd plans to charge the users with a monthly subscription fee for using the software. The subscription fee is subject to changes and adjustments after being tested in the market.
Description of Fieldwork Project and Responsibilities of Intern:
User psychology research, growth and recruitment
Responsibilities include:
-deep-diving in user psychology of the Web3 and blockchain space
-deep-diving on social media to identify user behavior
-finding potential users’ pain-points, trial barriers, trial drivers
-coming with user growth and marketing strategy according to the user psychology and learning
-Executing the strategy, iterating, and confirming hypotheses of user psychology via execution during the process.
Product research and feedback
Responsibilities include:
-benchmarking and researching in-market product design and features
-Assisting the app/platform development process
-deep-diving user feedback, conducting user interviews to understand challenges of product adoption in relating to the cognitive process
Special Qualifications:
Understanding user behavior and psychology
Understanding of user interview/focus group methodology
Understanding of basic product UI/UX design skill
Patience for execution and going into detail, engaging with users
Hourly Commitment Per Week: 10 hours
How does this relate to Cognitive Science?:
This is relevant for Cognitive Science as the student will have to understand the user psychology through research of consumer trends, market research, and UX analysis. Additionally, through this understanding of user behavior, she will help to create a mobile app and website that engages users and conduct user interviews. Through this assessment of feedback, she will improve the app's prototype and utilize this information to market and strategically grow our network.
UX/UI Web Designer @ La Habra PACE
Contact: Forest Wong
E-mail: lahabraPACE@gmail.com
Address: Remote
Phone: (424)261-4221
Website: www.lahabrapace.com
Description of Organization and Population Served:
At La Habra PACE, we are a start-up company that offers a new health care plan exclusively for seniors. As part of PACE, seniors will receive primary medical care, medication management, physical therapy, specialty services, in-home care, social work assistance, and transportation to and from the medical center. With PACE, seniors can remain living in the comfort of their homes and get the medical care they need in a safe environment. We are one of the new PACE programs in SoCal and to launch our company, we need a website that explains the our program and services.
Description of Fieldwork Project and Responsibilities of Intern:
We are looking for motivated and creative designers who are willing to help create a better world for seniors. The ideal intern will help design/create the website from a user interface sense so seniors can easily navigate the site. They will also help design campaigns and advertisements with the team to promote the new program. Must have good oral and written communication skills to conduct user research.
Special Qualifications:
Interns must have knowledge in web design, UX/UI, user research, and a strong eye for design. Interns must be able to communicate their designs to the team.
Hourly Commitment Per Week: 8
How does this relate to Cognitive Science?:
This internship requires an understanding of user interface and how users will react/interact with different designs on our website. Interns will utilize their learnings from Cognitive Science to understand how humans interact with and process information.
Computer Science 9 -12 Education & Curriculum Development
Contact: Deborah Orret
E-mail: orret.deborah@pusd.us
Address: 2925 E Sierra Madre Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91107
Phone: 909-762-2813
Website: https://pasedfoundation.org/our-work/in-the-classroom/app-academy/
Description of Organization and Population Served:
The App Academy is a four year computer science pathway program offered at Pasadena High School. High school students take courses in basic programming, web & mobile development, human computer interaction & design, and game development. In the past, App Academy students have designed and built projects like:
- A personal website to showcase original photography work
- A thought-provoking 2D video game that tells a story about social justice
- A light-up LED senior prom dress programmed to flash in intricate patterns
Over 200 students are enrolled in the program, taking these courses as a series of electives throughout their high school career.
In addition to working directly with students in the classroom, the App Academy works to develop interesting, inclusive, and industry-level curriculum so that students can gain real world experience and skills. Take a look at some of the curriculum and course descriptions here:
https://msorret.wixsite.com/portfolio/wdi
https://msorret.wixsite.com/portfolio/wdih
https://msorret.wixsite.com/portfolio/the-big-project
Apply if you are interested in the education, psychology of learning, and technology!
Description of Fieldwork Project and Responsibilities of Intern:
Intern responsibilities will be split by in-class responsibilities and curriculum development responsibilities.
In-Class Responsibilities:
- Working 1:1 with students during class time and office hours as they work on class projects.
- Supporting the lead teacher during in class instructions and lectures.
- Grading and providing feedback on student work.
- (Optional) Developing and teaching biweekly workshop style lessons.
Curriculum Development Responsibilities:
- Editing and developing lesson plans, lecture slides, and project specs.
- Analyzing student data to improve upon existing curriculum.
- Researching new applications and frameworks to update curriculum according to industry standards.
- Finding, communicating, and scheduling appropriate guest speakers based on in class topics.
- Participating in greater curriculum discussions about entire courses and program goals.
Special Qualifications:
Basic programming skills required (minimum of two Programming in Computing courses).
Experience in Javascript or Python preferred.
Experience in interaction design or human computer interaction preferred.
Experience in education, specifically working with high school students preferred.
Hourly Commitment Per Week: 10
How does this relate to Cognitive Science?:
This position, much like the field, is very interdisciplinary. Interns will gain technical skills in computer programming and development - as well as in data analysis, user research, and design. Alongside the technical skills, interns will also see the real-life applications of learning psychology and how these concepts can be applied in a course and classroom environment.
UpRoar Technologies
Contact: Carolina Dadayan
E-mail: Carolina@uproartech.com
Address: 1121 N Kings Rd. West Hollywood, CA 90069
Phone: (818) 268-2012
Website: https://uproartech.com/
Description of Organization and Population Served:
Currently in stealth mode, UpRoar Technologies is reimagining social media for a new generation. Founded by visionary and accomplished technology leaders, our proprietary platform invents new ways for creators to engage and form deeper connections. UpRoar harnesses the power of GenZ to help change the world — one tap at a time. This is a career-defining opportunity for you to reinvent social media. This is a unique chance to get in early at a startup that has ample funding, a great culture, and a product that will set in motion a brand-new era of social media.
Description of Fieldwork Project and Responsibilities of Intern:
As a member of a cutting-edge startup, you will have the opportunity to explore the world of social media from behind the scenes. Beyond gaining a unique, once-in-a-lifetime experience, you will play an active role in processes that have positive real-world impact. At UpRoar, we reject the notion of bringing interns on board for the purpose of completing busy work, printing papers, or fulfilling coffee orders. Rather, we are determined to provide our interns with the opportunity to develop their professional skills through hands-on experience that mirrors the day-to-day operations of a full-time employee. Work responsibilities range from aiding the Business Development team in industry-wide research, providing the Product Team with personal insight and perspectives, collaborating with the Marketing team to identify effective strategies, and completing a variety of tasks for C-level executives including the CEO.
Special Qualifications:
• Proven track record of successfully working in a team-oriented environment within a school or other professional setting
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Keen interest and knowledge of the modern social media landscape
• Ability to work independently to complete individual assignments and drive key processes forward
• Exceptional research skills
• The ability to gain school credit for this internship (this is unpaid, and we are not permitted to offer the opportunity to students who cannot receive such credit)
Hourly Commitment Per Week: 12-20
How does this relate to Cognitive Science?:
UpRoar Technologies is reimagining social media for a new generation. The platform invents new ways for creators to engage and form deeper connections, and UpRoar harnesses the power of Gen Z to help change the world one tap at a time. This is a career-defining opportunity to reinvent social media, and a unique chance to get in early at a startup that has ample funding, a great culture, and a product that will set in motion a brand-new era of social media.
Top of New York
Contact: Abad Morel
E-mail: abadmorel@gmail.com
Address: Yonkers, NY | REMOTE
Phone: 929-377-0485
Website: topofny.com
Description of Organization and Population Served:
At Top of New York, we are working to create a business directory that connects consumers with local businesses. We are creating a platform where businesses can advertise their services as well as offer users the ability to discover new local places they've never seen before. Ultimately, we hope to bring businesses and consumers together and develop a platform where they can connect.
Description of Fieldwork Project and Responsibilities of Intern:
At Top of New York, we believe that design plays a vital role in any successful project, product, or initiative. We believe that designers play a critical role in ensuring that the human experience remains at the forefront of any such endeavor. At Top of New York, you will have the opportunity to make a real impact with your design skills.
Special Qualifications:
UX/UI Design Intern Responsibilities:
-Leverage a human-centered design process to deliver an easy-to-use user interface and user experience
-Research customers, competitors, and products
-Develop personas, scenarios, and user stories
-Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mock-ups
-Develop and implement usability testing
-Design for accessibility standards
Hourly Commitment Per Week: 20
How does this relate to Cognitive Science?:
This internship requires an understanding of how users interact with various designs and products. Cognitive science students are the perfect candidate for this role as they study concepts relating to psychology, such as aspects of human behavior.
VA Loma Linda Healthcare System
Contact: Christian Herrera Ortiz
E-mail: christian.herreraortiz@va.gov
Address: 11201 Benton Street
Phone: 9098257084 ext. 7291
Website: https://www.va.gov/loma-linda-health-care/
Description of Organization and Population Served:
At the Auditory Research Lab, we investigate perceptual deficits in the population of Veterans. We use psychophysics, mathematical modeling, computational modeling and non-invasive brain imaging (fMRI and EEG).
Description of Fieldwork Project and Responsibilities of Intern:
Responsibilities will be assigned according to interest and ability. Possible responsibilities might range from collecting data to coding experiments to preparing manuscripts for conferences.
Special Qualifications:
None. Training will be provided.
Hourly Commitment Per Week: 7
How does this relate to Cognitive Science?:
Perception and mathematical modeling of perception are the core subjects of the Cognitive Sciences.
Data Science Assistant for Fashion AI/ML Startup
Contact: Jack Payne
E-mail: jackp@kolaidenim.com
Address: 8780 19th St. #647 Alta Loma, CA 91701
Phone: 9522218131
Website: www.kolaidenim.com
Description of Organization and Population Served:
We are KolAi, LLC, a small company focused on process improvement for the denim and wider fashion industries. Our core product is a software tool that allows denim factories and brands to create high quality designs for laser finishing denim. Our market is worldwide, with a large presence in Asia, South America, and the Mediterranean area.
Description of Fieldwork Project and Responsibilities of Intern:
We are always working to improve our UX, AI backend and data capabilities. We are a small team, comprised of two Neuroscience PhDs, a denim expert, and a wide array of associates across the worl. To that end, the internship work may involve any of the following and others, depending on the skills of the student and our business needs at the time.
Data preparation and cleaning
Image editing
Researching new AI methods
Coding neural networks
Automating data processing
UI/UX research
Cloud computing
Deploying AI servers
Wordpress
Social Media
Special Qualifications:
Ideal candidates should have strong skills in
Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence
Neural Networks
Cloud Computing
Data analysis
Image Editing
Researching scientific journals
Hourly Commitment Per Week: 6
How does this relate to Cognitive Science?:
Our core tools are built in using neural networks, and two of our core team are Neuroscience PhDs. We took our skills in research to identify a problem and to build a solution for it.
Neural networks mimic aspects of the way that neurons and brain systems function. They are incredibly flexible tools, but also, much like the human brain, very sensitive to inputs. It's still a cutting edge field, with each year showing new architectures and increasing complexity.
Feel Goods – Marketing Internship
Contact: Brian Wong
E-mail: brian@feelgoods.co
Address: 8300 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046
Phone: 4157132517
Website: https://feelgoods.co/
Description of Organization and Population Served:
Feel Goods is a passion-driven wellness brand on a mission to make health more approachable and fun.
We craft natural drink mixes using premium ingredients designed to support one’s immunity, gut health, and overall wellbeing. For us, taste also plays a crucial role in how people enjoy our products and we strive to create the most delicious, but functional drinks this world has to offer.
At Feel Goods, we believe most brands approach health & wellness in a dull, boring way. We’re changing that. Our goal isn’t to market to an ever-ambiguous “wellness consumer”, but to people that desire a more relatable and exciting relationship with our products. We aren’t afraid to take risks and are always seeking unconventional ways to connect with the modern human.
After selling out of our mixes multiple times over the last year, we are looking for creative interns to help us grow our community through producing entertaining & educational content across our social media channels.
Description of Fieldwork Project and Responsibilities of Intern:
⁃ Content marketing across social media channels (primarily TikTok, Instagram, and Youtube). This means ideating and scripting new content ideas based on social/cultural trends that allows us to connect with consumers in an entertaining, but educational way.
⁃ Creator and influencer outreach
⁃ Forming digital partnerships with brands
⁃ Community building with customers and new followers
⁃ Potentially collaborating with the rest of the team to execute larger scale marketing initiatives such as product launches, exclusive drops, promotions, etc.
Special Qualifications:
Avid consumer of social media content
⁃ Experience working in a fast-paced startup environment.
⁃ Deep passion for holistic health and wellness.
⁃ BONUS: You’re comfortable being on camera and would want to shoot with us in our West Hollywood office!
Hourly Commitment Per Week: 10
How does this relate to Cognitive Science?:
We are looking for creative interns that seek a deeper understanding of consumer psychology and behavior. Specifically, our goal is to develop a brand that nurtures a different relationship with the modern customer in a fun, relatable way. At the same time, we seek to educate others about their health through various mediums while making them understand why our natural products can benefit them. Our minds are constantly evolving and reacting when presented with new marketing initiatives from the countless brands these days — we strive to find methods in order break through that noise.
Hardware Engineering Intern
Contact: Jeff Hendricks
E-mail: jeff.hendricks@nextsense.io
Address: 4055 Nelson Avenue, Concord CA 94520
Phone: N/A
Website: https://www.nextsense.io/
Description of Organization and Population Served:
NextSense, Inc. is a neurotech startup based in Mountain View with an auxiliary lab in Concord (both residing in Northern California). The company's product is a wearable, in-ear device that monitors, records, and analyzes brain activity. Building on EEG technology, the purpose of the device is multifaceted, ranging from sleep improvement to Epilepsy and Alzheimers. The population served depends on the devices purpose, which varies per user (based on the aforementioned conditions). Though the device is not yet available to the general public, NextSense is already far along in clinical trials and used by some pharmaceutical companies.
Description of Fieldwork Project and Responsibilities of Intern:
The HWE intern's main responsibilities include, but not limited to: cable and connector board assembly, tecticoat production and testing, device quality control, and coating.
Special Qualifications:
Chemistry lab experience, soldering, basic knowledge on coding/electrical engineering
Hourly Commitment Per Week: ~25 hours per week
How does this relate to Cognitive Science?:
This internship has everything in common with Cognitive Science. As previously mentioned, NextSense's product studies the users cognitive health—via brain waves—to improve sleep and better help patients with Epilepsy and other neurological diseases.
Institute for Education Innovation
Contact: Jasmine Graham
E-mail: jasmine@instituteforedinnovation.com
Address: 46 Woodbine Avenue
Phone: 4243824235
Website: https://www.instituteforedinnovation.com/
Description of Organization and Population Served:
IEI is a national think tank serving the education industry. Our goal is to bring superintendents and education technology companies together to solve issues in the K-12 space. We are fully remote.
Description of Fieldwork Project and Responsibilities of Intern:
The intern would take up various data analysis tasks and help out with the current projects. We are especially looking for a marketing focused intern that could help with social media, email marketing campaigns, competitor analysis, SEO, website upkeep, etc. Depending on available projects, the intern can come up with their own project (to be reviewed and approved by leadership) based on interests and skills.
Special Qualifications:
Interest in the education industry, curious and helpful attitude.
Hourly Commitment Per Week: 20 hours/week
How does this relate to Cognitive Science?:
Creating solutions for the education industry requires an understanding of learning processes in general. Cognitive Science curriculum includes such material that will be beneficial when talking with superintendents, edtech companies, and other solution providers.
Kardder Tech Internships
Contact: Marcus Tanner
E-mail: marcustanner310@gmail.com
Address: 21150 Oxnard Street Suite 970, Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Phone: 4243451931
Website: www.kardder.com
Description of Organization and Population Served:
Kardder is a new social networking app designed to help users find other members nearby with similar interests, hobbies, and more. Whether a user is looking for a relationship, new friends, travel buddies, or workout pals, Kardder provides all the features needed to connect and build relationships with others.
With other social media and networking apps, the attention is focused on influencers or businesses who have an established following. Kardder shifts the attention towards encouraging users to create and stay in touch with their local community. Members are able to share text or media updates with their follower and others nearby in order to let others know what they’re up to or where they’re headed. The timeline is organic and we do not interfere with what members or their community would like to share with each other.
Kardder is now officially released on iOS and Android. We are currently seeking several interns to help with different tasks across all our internal departments. When reaching out to us, please let us know what position you are most interested in. Students can work in multiple positions if interested.
Description of Fieldwork Project and Responsibilities of Intern:
1. Kardder UX/UI Research Intern
Responsibilities
1. Participate in company research projects and analyze strategies to increase number of users and improve experience for current users
2. Recruit participants, create interviews, distribute interviews, create summary reports.
2. Kardder Backend Engineering Intern
Responsibilities:
- Maintain backend during weekends when team is offline
- Repair minor backend issues when they occur
- Applicants will not be required to create new features. They will be required to maintain our backend services and APIs
3. Kardder Marketing Intern
Responsibilities
- Create campaigns to increase number of app users and retain current users
- Helps shape the image and copy of our company
- Help support and establish media presence (Instagram, Tik Tok, Twitter, etc.)
Special Qualifications:
1. Kardder UX/UI Research Intern
Qualifications:
- Strong desk research/secondary research ability
- Ability to implement user interview projects, participant recruitment, interview execution, produce summary reports
- Sociable, self-driven, quick learner
- Proficient in English
- Able to commit a minimum of 3 days per week for at least 3 months
- Being a part of a club or fraternity/sorority on campus is preferred but not required.
2. Kardder Backend Engineering Intern
Qualifications:
- Proficient in Java, MySQL, and PHP
- Able to commit a minimum of 3 days per week for at least 3 months
- Foundational knowledge of basic computer science principles such as data structures and algorithms
- Currently pursuing a BS/BA in Cog Science or a field related to Computer Science
- Previous experience is preferred but not required.
3. Kardder Marketing Intern
Qualifications
- Friendly and open demeanor with ability to maintain confidentiality
- Dependable and proactive
- Desire to build a career in brand/entertainment marketing industry
- Able to commit a minimum of 3 days per week for at least 3 months
- Previous marketing experience is preferred but not required.
- Being a part of a club or fraternity/sorority on campus is preferred but not required.
Hourly Commitment Per Week: 21
How does this relate to Cognitive Science?:
The goal of cognitive science is to understand why we do the things we do, think the way we think, and how we perceive the world around us. Cognitive science helps us understand fundamental principles about design. A great user experience is a perfect mix of concepts from psychology, design principles and continuous feedback from the users. We would like to work with cognitive students from UCLA in order to improve our app’s UI/UX and marketing campaigns as we believe they are well suited for the immediate responsibilities we are facing as a company.
Speckle
Contact: Kenichi Sugai
E-mail: kenichi.sugai@myspeckle.com
Address: N/A
Phone: N/A
Website: https://www.myspeckle.com/
Description of Organization and Population Served:
Speckle is working to make public speaking fun and accessible to people from all backgrounds. Our public speaking app is launching in early 2022, and will provide users with immediate AI feedback on their speeches, and create an online community of public speakers.
Description of Fieldwork Project and Responsibilities of Intern:
Interns will work on app UI/UX and web design, help us to launch our new app and website, and make subsequent interface improvements. Interns will also conduct user interviews, and get the opportunity to test design ideas and incorporate feedback. Our team is small, so interns will be able to work on a variety of projects depending on their skills and interests.
Special Qualifications:
Previous experience in design, UI/UX, or marketing is preferred, but not required.
Hourly Commitment Per Week: 10
How does this relate to Cognitive Science?:
We are looking for interns with a strong understanding of the human mind, an eye for design, and a passion for helping people achieve their goals, all of which are key components of the cognitive science major. We expect interns to use their cognitive science knowledge to help us design eye-catching interfaces, make our app more intuitive and engaging, improve the targeting learning methods of public speaking, and reach new audiences.
Venue Marketplace
Contact: Kyndra Bibler
E-mail: kyndra@venue.com
Address: 14439 E Peak View Rd
Phone: 4806504730
Website: venu.com
Description of Organization and Population Served:
Venue is a premium e-commerce marketplace offering millions of brand name products with flexible payment options. When shopping at Venue.com, customers can enjoy a streamlined shopping experience, 24/7 customer support, and the luxury of payment flexibility.
Description of Fieldwork Project and Responsibilities of Intern:
The Marketing Intern will be responsible for formulating SMS content for subscribers, as well as brainstorming and implementing new marketing strategies. The Marketing Intern will also A/B test SMS campaigns to understand which characteristics of a text message push users to complete a purchase and drive the most revenue.
Special Qualifications:
A general interest in e-commerce, Market Research, or User Experience is preferred.
Hourly Commitment Per Week: 20
How does this relate to Cognitive Science?:
A strong understanding of the mind as a system and human behavior is necessary for this internship. Cognitive Science students have a unique understanding of the intersection of psychology, digital media, and computation. The intern will use their background in Cognitive Science to work towards understanding consumer behavior and consumer decision making.
Blue Cedar – Product Marketing Internship
Contact: Nikfar Khaleeli
E-mail: nkhaleeli@bluecedar.com
Address: San Francisco, CA
Phone: (415) 329-0401
Website: www.bluecedar.com
Description of Organization and Population Served:
Value stream management for mobile is an emerging space. Blue Cedar offers a value stream management platform for mobile that eases the pain of deploying mobile apps. Mobile app deployment encompasses the activities performed after development is complete in order to get mobile apps to end users. You’d think that it is straightforward but it isn’t. Gartner estimates that by 2023, 70% of organizations will use value stream management to improve flow in the DevOps pipeline, leading to faster delivery of customer value. The Blue Cedar Platform provides a unique set of services and integrations with DevOps toolchains, which enable the orchestration of mobile app deployment activities. Our platform also provides metrics such as mobile app delivery lead time and mobile app deployment frequency, and delivers data-driven recommendations to improve mobile app release velocity.
Description of Fieldwork Project and Responsibilities of Intern:
As the Product Marketing Intern, your responsibilities would include the following: read analysts research on Value Stream Management and build knowledge about the various steps in the mobile app deployment process, research market and competitor trends to effectively position the Blue Cedar Platform, collaborate with the Vice President of Product to develop a content calendar, publish new content (e.g., blogs, web copy, short guides) as agreed to in the content calendar, assist with digital demand generation campaigns (e.g, writing headlines for ads) and social media marketing (e.g., writing updates for LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook), track performance metrics through tools such as Google Analytics and Hubspot and provide weekly reports, get hands on experience with the Blue Cedar Platform, and help to determine the product backlog, which is the list of new features, changes to existing features, bug fixes and other activities that the development team will work on.
Special Qualifications:
- Excellent written communication skills. You must enjoy writing and write well, as this is an important part of the role.
- Curious with the ability to quickly learn enough about unfamiliar topics.
- Driven and hard-working.
- Ability to take direction and meet deadlines.
Hourly Commitment Per Week: 10-15 hours per week
How does this relate to Cognitive Science?:
With value stream management being an emerging space, being the Product Marketing intern will require the application of Cognitive Science principles and concepts in order to think from the users' perspective and how they behave and process information as you generate online content.