Postdoctoral Research Assistant
About The Position
The Postdoctoral Research Associate, under general supervision, is responsible for conducting research into their field of expertise. The Postdoctoral Research Associate will utilize the skills and expertise granted to them by their education and experience in experimental psychology, neuropsychology, neuroeconomics or related fields to complete research projects in health, nature contact, responsive agriculture, health, and other behavioral topics. This position is within the Texas A&M University Center for Health & Nature (CHN) and the Human Behavior Laboratory (HBL). The CHN is a joint partnership between Texas A&M and Houston Methodist Hospital. It is a leading research organization studying the relationship between human health and nature contact. The HBL is a large facility with state-of-the-art equipment and software to simultaneously collect choice process data to inform the underlying motivations of human choice and intervention outcomes.
Requirements
- PhD degree in psychology with emphasis on applied research or related social science field.
- Demonstrated record of research achievement.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
- Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing
- Ability to positively and professionally interact with clients and staff
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
- Ability to conduct research with human participants.
Nice To Haves
- Experience using biosensors, including eye tracking, facial expressions to assess emotions, galvanic skin response.
- Experience working with human health research.
Responsibilities
- Conducts research in experimental psychology, neuropsychology, neuroeconomics, or related fields, with a focus on health, nature contact, responsive agriculture, and other behavioral topics.
- Designs, implements, and conducts research studies and experiments related to nature contact, psychology, and behavioral economics.
- Manages the day-to-day operations of other funded research studies, including workflow and scheduling and recruiting participants.
- Oversees hardware and software operations.
- Contributes to the university-wide Plant, Nature and Health Initiative.
- May assist, mentor, and/or supervise student researchers and/or graduate students who are working on research related to the project.
- Monitors research assistants as part of the day-to-day operations of funded research studies.
- Prepares presentation materials on research topic that may be presented to small and/or large groups.
- Actively participates in the preparation of required technical progress reports to research sponsors.
- Other duties as assigned
Benefits
- Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
- 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
- Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
- Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
- Free exercise programs and release time
- All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more
- Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
