Okay, so... I've been trolling craigslist, Yahoo HotJobs, and Monster for two weeks now, applying for pretty much every job for which I'm qualified and that I think may be remotely interesting/lucrative.
On this search, I came across an interesting "Other" job posting. It seems that the University of Colorado at Boulder is conducting a sleep study in order "to examine the effects of caffeine, melatonin, and light exposure on daily patterns in human physiology and behavior, to help us develop better treatments for jet lag and sleep disorders." There is a long study and a short study that I could take part in and get paid for my involvement.
This intrigues me.
Both studies start with a basic physical, blood work and EKG, just to be sure I'm a healthy 28-year old woman. The short study involves a week of me tracking my sleeping patterns at home by writing down bedtime and wake time for a week as well as calling their special answering machine to let them know I'm going to bed or waking up. It also involves living in their sleep lab for 3 1/2 days to be monitored and tested. It would pay me $503 for this study.
The long study starts the same way, with the week of sleep tracking, but the lab part is much longer. "You will then live in the sleep lab on four occasions; each visit you will stay in the lab for five 24-hour days." Okay, I know it sounds kind of crazy and time-consuming but it also sounds kind of cool. Plus, they would pay me $3,060. Not bad for a month's work.
I dunno, I'm thinking about doing it. I mean, I don't have a job so it's not like it would interfere with such things. And I'd be off for two days at the end of the week. I'm unclear whether or not I'd have internet access or tv access (the Avalanche!) or cell phone access. I need to get clarification on all of that. I know that they have specific things in mind for me like making me stay awake for 40 hours on days two and three and I'll also have to do some things on a computer, including a driving simulator. They'll test my sensitivity to bright and dim light, study my sleep patterns and body temperature, etc. It seems kind of crazy and time consuming but the payoff is pretty damn good and it's a really interesting thing to do, don't you think?
Sure, I won't get to see friends and family as often as I'd planned when moving back to CO but it's only a month's worth of work. As long as it starts in the new year, I think it would be pretty cool. I dunno... I think I may do it...
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