OPS Research Assistant
About The Position
The Brain, Cognition and Development Laboratory in the Department of Psychology at the University of Florida is seeking an enthusiastic individual to fill an hourly OPS position. The person in position will be responsible for helping coordination and daily management of behavioral and cognitive neuroscience assessments (EEG, eye-tracking, behavior) for an NIH-funded research study with infants. The person in this position will work closely with the study team to facilitate all aspects of participant recruitment and data collection. This position includes recruiting participants, scheduling participants, helping run testing sessions, entering, organizing and backing up data; preparing rooms, computers, and research related equipment for testing; communicating study related information to study staff and team; and helping the team with various study related tasks (e.g., cleaning, compliance, ordering, working with departmental staff, room scheduling, documentation, manuscript/grant report preparation, etc).
Requirements
- BA/BS degree in psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science or a related field
- experience with infants and children
Nice To Haves
- experience running behavioral or EEG data collection with infants or children (including the NIH baby toolbox)
- working with or recruiting families for research studies
- excellent communication skills
Responsibilities
- coordination and daily management of behavioral and cognitive neuroscience assessments (EEG, eye-tracking, behavior)
- facilitate all aspects of participant recruitment and data collection
- recruiting participants
- scheduling participants
- helping run testing sessions
- entering, organizing and backing up data
- preparing rooms, computers, and research related equipment for testing
- communicating study related information to study staff and team
- helping the team with various study related tasks (e.g., cleaning, compliance, ordering, working with departmental staff, room scheduling, documentation, manuscript/grant report preparation, etc)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Industry
Educational Services
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
