We are always interested in having motivated graduate and undergraduate students join our team. Our team is committed to fostering a supportive, inclusive, and diverse community where every lab member – no matter their career stage – feels respected, valued, and supported in their growth. We especially encourage Emory students from underrepresented backgrounds and diverse lived experiences to apply.
Graduate research assistants
Graduate research assistants are paid hourly and are expected to commit at least 10 hours per week for a minimum of one year. Rollins students can apply as a graduate research assistant through 12Twenty.
Update (Sept 2025): We have filled our graduate research assistant positions. Please check back next semester for available opportunities.
Undergraduate research assistants
Undergraduate students are expected to commit at least 8 hours per week for a minimum of one year, with a longer commitment preferred, given the time our team invests in training new lab members. Students can earn academic credit for their work in the lab, and we will collaborate with long-term research assistants to find potential sources of funding to support their involvement.
Update (Sept 2025): We are not currently seeking new undergraduate research assistants. Please check back next semester for potential opportunities.
Weekly lab meetings
Graduate and undergraduate research assistants are expected to attend weekly lab meetings. Meeting times are set at the beginning of each semester based on team availability. For Fall 2025, our weekly lab meetings are held on Wednesdays at the R. Randall Rollins Building at 4:00-5:30pm.
Prospective PhD students
Our research group is a strong fit for prospective PhD students with research experience and interests in parenting, early childhood development, gender, family relationships, intervention design and evaluation, or applied quantitative or mixed-methods research. Prospective students are encouraged to review Dr. Jeong’s recent publications to better understand our team’s work and assess potential alignment. Prospective students interested in working with Dr. Jeong should review instructions and apply to the Global Health and Development (GHD) doctoral program in the Laney Graduate School. Due to the high number of inquiries, individual meetings with prospective students will only occur after applications are submitted. Please note that admissions decisions for the Emory GHD program are made collectively by the faculty and not by individual professors. Competitive applicants should not only align with Dr. Jeong’s program of research but also possess prior research and field experience in global health, as well as demonstrate strong fit with the broader goals of the GHD program and the Hubert Department of Global Health.
