Intern Experimental Psychologist (Unpaid)

Neurons          ·             Hybrid (Remote)             ·            Full time

Are you passionate about experimental psychology and its application to real-world problems?

Do you want to kickstart your career in a dynamic and innovative environment?

Then keep on reading! 

Neurons brings neuroscience into marketing to offer innovative solutions to our customers, and as the company is on its new stage of exponential growth we are looking for an Intern Analyst to join our fantastic team. This is a newly created role at Neurons. 

Your key responsibilities in this role will include:

• Study Design and Experimentation: Collaborate with our research team to develop and implement experiments or surveys. Assist in defining research questions and hypotheses, as well as selecting appropriate methodologies to address them.
• Data Collection and Management: Support the team in data collection, ensuring its accuracy and reliability. Assist in data cleaning, transformation, and coding to prepare it for statistical analysis.
• Statistical Analyses: Utilize statistical software, such as JMP, R, or Python, to conduct data analyses. Apply various statistical techniques to evaluate hypotheses and draw meaningful conclusions from the findings.
• Interpretation and Reporting: Summarize and present analysis results in a clear and concise manner. Contribute to the preparation of reports, presentations, and visualizations to effectively communicate findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Literature Review: Stay up-to-date with the latest research in cognitive and experimental psychology. Conduct literature reviews to support ongoing projects and propose innovative approaches based on recent discoveries.
• Collaborative Teamwork: Work effectively with cross-functional teams, including researchers, data analysts, and project managers, to contribute to the overall success of the projects.

What you’ll need:

To excel in this role, you should demonstrate a growth mindset, a strong sense of responsibility, and unwavering integrity. We are looking for candidates who are currently pursuing or have recently completed a degree in experimental psychology, cognitive psychology, or a related field. Individuals with a solid background and prior experience in study design, data collection, and statistical analysis are preferred.

Additionally, the following qualifications are desirable:

• Research Skills: Familiarity with research methodologies, data collection techniques, and ethical considerations in research. Previous experience with experimental design and data collection is advantageous.
• Statistical Knowledge: Proficiency in statistical analysis techniques, including hypothesis testing, regression analysis, ANOVA, and experimental design. Experience with statistical software, such as JMP, R, or Python, is highly desirable.
• Analytical Mindset: Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to interpret complex data. Attention to detail and accuracy in data analysis are essential.
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English. The ability to convey complex statistical concepts in a clear and accessible manner is important. Proficiency in creating reports, presentations, and visualizations is a plus.
• Initiative and Adaptability: Self-motivated with a willingness to learn and take on new challenges. You should be able to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment
• Flexibility: The ability to adapt to changing project priorities and deadlines is crucial in our fast-paced and dynamic work environment

Who are we?

Neurons is the world’s leading consumer neuroscience company. Since 2013, we have worked with Fortune-500 companies to optimize every part of their customer journey, including advertising, retail, user experience, innovation, tech, and beyond.

Neurons strives to make everyone feel valued at work. We welcome people from all walks of life regardless of race and ethnicity, color, religion, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, background, national origin, ancestry, marital status, parenthood choices, disability or age.

We are a team of approx. 80 talents from over 30 nations with diverse backgrounds, building unique products in an inclusive culture that encourages innovation and values self-expression.

If you share our values of growth, responsibility, and integrity and are passionate about driving innovation in the field of consumer neuroscience, we would love to hear from you. Should you need any accommodations at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.

We offer an array of benefits:

This is a full-time, unpaid position, but we do have great perks to offer:

• In-house lunch
• Commuter’s card
• Friday Hygge (including Karaoke, Bingo, Board Games etc.)
• Quarterly company events
• Team Events
• A true focus on your health & well-being, including

• • Yoga
  • Healthy breaks
  • Mental health resources

Locations: Neurons

Remote status: Hybrid Remote

Employment type: Internship