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POTENTIAL STUDENTS

Before making first contact in any category below, please include in your email:

  • CV
  • Transcripts (unofficial)
  • A 2-5 line summary of your goals and interest in joining the NIMBL, and a possible line of inquiry you are interested in testing

Graduate students

We have current openings for one Master’s and one PhD position in the areas of 1) neural mechanisms underlying covert practice, and 2) understanding the influence of engagement and motivation on learning through covert practice.

Individuals interested in pursuing graduate training through the NIMBL may pursue MS or PhD degrees in the lab through the Psychological Science program via the Department of Psychology, or through through the Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies program. Funding is available for qualified students. Interested students should contact Sarah Kraeutner (sarah.kraeutner@ubc.ca).

Individuals interested in graduate training through the NIMBL are encouraged to apply for external funding through government and non-profit agencies (information listed below). Potential applicants are reminded that applications for funding are usually due well in advance of the onset of the degree program.

Pictured: Quail Flume trail, on UBCO campus.

Undergraduate students

Involvement of undergraduate students in research is highly encouraged in the lab.

Each year the lab accepts a number of undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing direct studies, and honours theses. Interested students should contact Sarah Kraeutner (sarah.kraeutner@ubc.ca) anytime throughout the year, but prior to March 5th if planning on pursuing an honours project the succeeding fall), to discuss potential openings and qualifications.

Pictured: South side of Spion Kop, trail head 15 mins from UBCO campus.

Summer Students and Lab Volunteers


To discuss potential summer studentships (funded through the Undergraduate Research Award (FASS), Indigenous Research Mentorship, and NSERC Undergraduate Summer Research Award programs), please contact Sarah Kraeutner before Dec 15th.

Pictured: Knox mountain lookoff. Located downtown Kelowna, 15 mins from UBCO campus. Photo taken by trainee Jasmine Chen.


Opportunities for lab volunteers depend on ongoing projects and vary throughout the year. Interested students/volunteers should contact Sarah Kraeutner (sarah.kraeutner@ubc.ca).

Links and Resources

Department of Psychology Graduate Programs (MA & PhD)

Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies

Michael Smith Health Research British Columbia (MSHRBC)

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC)