Maintenance of students psychological well-being: Competition for the position of research intern in the Department of Psychology

The vacancy is open only to undergraduate and graduate students of the HSE, who at the time of submitting documents (February 2023) and at the time of completion of the internship (December 2023) will have the status of an undergraduate or graduate student of the HSE. Changing status from bachelor's to master's or from master's to postgraduate within a year is permitted.

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Internship conditions:

• For the postgraduate level, higher remuneration is expected, but a prerequisite is a positive forecast for the implementation of the postgraduate student’s individual plan (that is, at the spring and autumn certification of 2024) for the current year of study. The submitted research project of the graduate student must be related to the work within the dissertation project, which is confirmed by a recommendation from the graduate student’s supervisor.

 • Remuneration for undergraduate or graduate students (status at the time of submitting documents) will be up to 15 thousand rubles. per month before taxes. Students are registered for 1 full-time position with a part-time working day of 4 hours (5-day working week of 20 hours). Part-time employment is possible.

 • Remuneration for graduate students (status at the time of submitting documents and at the time of completion of the internship) will be up to 35 thousand rubles. per month before taxes. Hiring is possible for 1 full-time position. Part-time employment is possible.

 Expected tasks in which the research intern will be involved:

 • Participation in the preparation of scientific publications about prerequisites, conditions, and tools for maintaining the students' psychological well-being in the educational environment

 • Participation in the studies preparation and conduct on the topic of the effectiveness of various techniques and practices aimed to maintain the students' psychological well-being

 • Participation in the development and validation of new diagnostic tools for the students’ psychological well-being, satisfaction and frustration of basic needs in the university context, support and frustration of basic needs from the university environment

  To participate in the competition, prepare and send to vkazankov@hse.ru with a copy to mchumakova@hse.ru by February 21, 2024:

 • A 1-2 page motivation letter answering questions about how an internship in a research position in the department will help your professional development, and about which type of problem from the above you would be most interested in being involved in.

 • Resume indicating work experience (if any) and other relevant experience and competencies.

 • For postgraduate students, additionally: a recommendation from the supervisor, which must necessarily contain a forecast for the candidate’s fulfillment of the individual postgraduate plan in 2024.