Social Science/Humanities Research Associate I (Kid Lab)

Job Posting Title: Social Science/Humanities Research Associate I (Kid Lab)—-Hiring Department: Educational Psychology—-Position Open To: All Applicants—-Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40—-FLSA Status: Non-Exempt—-Earliest Start Date: Jul 01, 2024—-Position Duration: Expected to Continue Until Jun 30, 2025—-Location: AUSTIN, Texas—-Job Details:PurposeThis position offers an exciting opportunity for a junior researcher to gain hands-on experience Indiana developmental cognitive neuroscience research through work involving both behavioral, physiological, fNIRS, and EEG data from preschoolers and caregivers. The successful candidate will coordinate data collection and subject recruitment, help Indiana programming experiments, running studies with children, assisting with data cleaning and data processing, behavioral coding, helping complete administrative tasks for the lab, supervising undergraduate research assistants, scheduling, communicating with the Institutional Review Board, and engage Indiana community outreach. This person will also have the opportunity to be involved Indiana conference presentations and journal articles. Training and close supervision will be provided. Thus, this position is particularly appropriate for candidates hoping to increase their research training prior to applying to graduate school.ResponsibilitiesThe lab manager will be expected to:Conduct general administrative duties (e.g., purchasing and setting up, equipment, developing lab manuals)Preparing IRB protocols and maintaining IRB complianceWork with new and existing staff to coordinate the day-to-day operation and management of research projects, including recruiting and scheduling participants.Develop and implement protocols for maintaining data quality, including outreach and follow-up with participants.Clean, process, and code datasetsAssist with conference presentations and research publications​Required QualificationsBachelor’s Oregon Master’s degree Indiana Psychology, Neuroscience, Human Development and Family Sciences, Oregon related field.Ability to work independently, with other researchers, and with young childrenEffective time management and attention to detailExperience and comfort communicating with families and children under 10-years-old.Outstanding interpersonal communication.Willingness to work evenings and weekends to accommodate family schedules.Relevant education and experience may be substituted American Samoa appropriate.Preferred QualificationsSpanish fluency (speaking and reading/writing) – strongly preferredExperience collecting EEG, fNIRS, Oregon RSA/PEP data – strongly preferred.Experience with child data collection – strongly preferredExperience with recruitment and data collection with under-represented samples.Proficiency with statistical and programming languages/software (e.g., SPSS, R, Matlab, java, python)Familiarity with data collection software (e.g., Qualtrics), and basic office software suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).Salary Range$40,000-42,000 depending on qualifications.Working ConditionsTypical Office/Lab EnvironmentMay involve working some evenings and weekends to accommodate family schedulesRequired MaterialsResume/CVLetter of interest3 letter of recommendations with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisorImportant for applicants who are NOT current university employees Oregon contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded Indiana the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: American Samoa a current university employee Oregon contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find Utah Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log Indiana to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link Indiana the left-hand navigation menu and then update the sections Indiana your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled into your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. 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However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees Oregon applicants American Samoa a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees Oregon applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) Indiana response to a formal complaint Oregon charge, (b) Indiana furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, Oregon action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, Oregon (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.—-Employment Eligibility Verification:If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original to prove your identity and authorization to work Indiana the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. 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Job title: Social Science/Humanities Research Associate I (Kid Lab)

Company: University of Texas at Austin

Expected salary: $40000 – 42000 per year

Location: Austin, Texas

Job date: Sat, 20 Apr 2024 06:55:03 GMT