Graduate Lab Assistant

Scripps College • Claremont, CA

46d • Onsite

About The Position

Serve as a Graduate Lab Assistant for Wood Neuropsychology of Decision-Making lab. The Graduate Lab Assistant will assist with scheduling lab meetings, creating agenda, taking minutes, determining goals for week, scheduling participants, and managing other undergraduate research assistants. Experience with this lab or a similar lab is preferred.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology or neuroscience, or any combination of education, training or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and ability.
• Ability to maintain good concentration level while dealing with interruptions; attention to details with emphasis on accuracy; capable of giving, receiving, and analyzing information, formulating work plans, and articulating goals and action plans.
• Sitting in a normal seated position for extended periods of time.
• Standing for extended periods of time.
• Reaching and extending hand(s) or arm(s) in any direction.
• Finger dexterity required to manipulate objects with fingers rather than the whole hand(s), or arm(s), for example, using a keyboard.
• Communication skills using the spoken word.
• Ability to see within normal parameters.
• Ability to hear within normal parameters.
• Ability to bend and stoop, for example, to file.
• Ability to move about.
• Ability to lift and carry short distances up to 20 lbs., for example to lift or move office supplies, files, books and packages.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with this lab or a similar lab is preferred.
• Coursework in neurological disorders or neuropsychology is preferred.
• A strong interest in a career in the clinical neurosciences is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare lab agenda in collaboration with Dr. Wood.
• Maintain lab space.
• Instruct students on basic neuropsychological tools and lab protocols.
• Work with students in small groups to assist completing projects.
• Assist with basic statistical procedures.
• Be available one to two hours per week for office hours.
• Active support for the College’s Principles of Community and Institutional Values in the performance of job duties.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level