Weekly Opportunities

Welcome to Spring 2025 Weekly Opportunities:

Psych Weekly Opportunities will be posted weekly on Wednesdays during the semester.

For a full listing of recent opportunities, view our Live Documents, where our team is always compiling postings that come our way. You can also find these on our Weekly Opps page by scrolling to the bottom of the page.

'Live Document' Links:

• Course Opportunities
• Internships & Volunteering Opportunities
• Miscellaneous Opportunities
• Work Opportunities

IMPORTANT PSYCH SSO ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Connect with Psych Academic Advising: We are here to provide guidance, support, information, and referrals.

• Appointment Info: Academic Advising
• Drop-in Peer Advising: Find the weekly schedule here!
• Contact us at: psychsso@berkeley.edu
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Summer 2025 Info Sessions Materials:

Link to Presentation: Info Session Slides

If you would like a recording of the presentation (not captioned) or need to meet with an advisor, please email: psychsso@berkeley.edu

Peer Advisor Workshop Series: 

We have one final workshop for the semester!

Next Up: Stress Management and Mental Health Resources during Exam Season

Led by: Peer Advisor Neal 

Date: Thursday, April 24th

Time:  3:00-4:00PM 

Zoom Meeting ID: 931 6498 2322

CAMPUS REMINDERS:

Office of the Registrar Enrollment Calendar: Take a look at the enrollment dates and deadlines for this term. This includes, but is not limited to: the last days to add a course, drop a course, elect P/NP grading, and more!

Summer Sessions Enrollment for 2025 is now open! Register for courses through the enrollment center, for more information visit: summer.berkeley.edu

Fall 2025 course offerings are now available. Get ready to schedule your courses. Phase I times will begin in mid April! View course offerings on: classes.berkeley.edu

WEEKLY OPPORTUNITY HIGHLIGHTS:

1. 2025 Shenoy Undergraduate Research Fellowship,  Apply by 05/01/2025

The Simons Foundation is accepting applications from undergraduate students for the 2025 Shenoy Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Neuroscience (SURFiN).

The goal of the SURFiN Program is to spark and sustain interest in neuroscience among undergraduate students who have not had access to research opportunities. Fellowships start in September 2025.

Applications and letters of recommendation are due at 12:00 p.m. (noon) Eastern Time on May 1, 2025. Please see the request for applications (RFA) for details, application instructions, and the location of SURFiN lab opportunities.

Information Session:
We encourage interested undergraduate students to attend a virtual informational webinar on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Students can register for the webinar now.

Program:
SURFiN provides funds for paid, in-person undergraduate research assistantships during the academic year. Fellows may earn up to $7,500 USD at a rate of $25/hour for 10 hours a week over 30 weeks during the academic year. Fellows receive direct mentorship and participate in career development activities, including a virtual coding bootcamp and a scientific symposium in New York City.

Applicants must currently live within commuting distance of a SURFiN lab opportunity. Participating labs are located across the U.S., Canada and Europe.

Please contact neurogrants@simonsfoundation.org with questions about the progra

2. BCE Career Engagement Internship Success Sessions

For students looking for summer internships, we're hosting a number of "Internship Success Sessions" where students can drop in for real-time support and feedback on their applications.       

These sessions are held:
- Thursday, May 15th from 12:00 - 1:00 pm
- Thursday, May 29th from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

More information about the program could be found on this interest form.

3. Undergrad Research Assistant Opportunities at the Risk Resilience Lab

Our lab is dedicated to improving justice, safety, and well-being for people and communities at risk through policy-relevant research. We work closely with government and non-profit partners, as well as the communities they serve, to develop evidence-based strategies aimed at advancing violence prevention and well-being, improving treatment services and supervision, and reducing inequality in the justice system.

One of our exciting ongoing projects, Playing for Change, is designed to use principles of design thinking and evidence-based strategies to prevent aggression and promote prosocial development. We are currently seeking research assistants for the summer and upcoming semesters to assist with this project.

4. La Clinica de La Raza Behavioral Health Fellowship, Apply by May 4th

La Clinica de La Raza is excited to announce the applications for our Case Manager Fellowship program are now open! This is a great opportunity for recent graduates to gain experience working with the Latinx community in a behavioral health setting. We would love to have some UC Berkeley students in attendance!

For prospective applicants, please review the flyer and the application, via the QR code, for the requirements and fellowship description. If you have any questions or concerns do not hesitate to reach out to Evelyn Riley at eriley@laclinica.org.

The application deadline is 5/4, we will also be hosting some info sessions on 4/24 and 5/1. I encourage you to attend the info sessions, this will be an opportunity to meet our clinical team and hear the testimonial from last year's fellow.

5. Summer Course Offerings for Students

1. Developing Child Summer Minor

The Developing Child is an interdisciplinary, developmental science summer minor and certificate, focused on children from the prenatal period to age 8. Integrating research, practice, and policy with problem-solving and implementation skills for the real world, the innovative coursework and practicum will enrich your approach to working with or on behalf of young children.

The Developing Child is offered online, with required synchronous class meetings and a practicum placement. The program is offered as a minor to all UC Berkeley undergraduates, and as a certificate for non-UC Berkeley students. Individual courses are also open to all.

Session Dates:

Session A: May 27- July 3, 2025

Session D: July 7- August 15, 2025

Required Coursework

- EDUC 135: Early Development & Learning Science Core Seminar (3 units)

- EDUC 134: Applied Early Developmental Psychology (3 units)

- EDUC 135A: The Developing Child Practicum: Linking Research and Practice (3 units). This course also requires a 24-hour practicum placement

- EDUC 135B: Contexts of Early Development (3 units)

- EDUC 135D: Early Childhood Policy (3 units)

To Declare, visit here  → For more information on the minor and program, visit here

2. Public Health: Urban and Community Health

For the first time, PB HLTH 150E: Urban and Community Health will be offered online this summer!

This course is a requirement for our Public Health major. We have seen a lot of non-PH students interested in the course but 150E is very impacted in the Spring semesters. 150E is not offered in the Fall. 

COURSE DETAILS
 

PB HLTH 150E: Urban and Community Health (link)
 

Session: May 27, 2025 - Jul 03, 2025
 

Days: Mo, Tu, We, Th
 

Time: 12:00 pm - 01:59 pm
 

Class #: 14401
 

Units: 3
 

Instruction Mode: Internet/Online
 

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course will focus on the history, research methods and practices aimed at promoting community and urban health. The course will offer students frameworks for understanding and addressing inequities in community health experienced by racial and ethnic groups in the United States, particularly African-Americans, Latinos and Asian-Pacific Islanders. We will explore the roles of national and local policy, science and research, and cultural representations to explore the causes of structural inequalities and how racial inequalities get ‘into our bodies’ to influence community health.
 

CLASS NOTES
 

PH 150E, Summer offering, does not fulfill the American Cultures requirement.
Class is offered online; lecture will be asynchronous; and attendance in Discussion is mandatory

For more information about this course, visit the Course Catalog website here

6. Weekly Health Tip 

7. Important Berkeley Way West (BWW) Reminders:

• It is critical that everyone accessing the building after hours or entering key-carded areas of the building be sure to tag (use key card) to access these spaces for themselves, when at Berkeley Way West. This especially applies after hours and at all times to any floors and interior spaces that require key card access.
• Those with key card access are not permitted to allow others into these secured spaces (tail-gating) for any reason and will lose after-hours access to BWW if they are found breaking this policy.
• BWW recently sustained extensive damage last year due to a breach of this policy. Your adherence to this policy will contribute to our community safety and security.