DF AY26/27 Research Assistant, Consumer Research
About The Position
Professor Abby Schneider in the Anderson College of Business and Computing is seeking a graduate research assistant to support academic research during the Fall 2026 semester. The research assistant will help with research projects at the intersection of consumer behavior (judgment and decision-making) and individual, interpersonal, and societal/environmental well-being. Applicants should have an interest in understanding and exploring psychological constructs such as attention, perception, memory, learning, information processing, and affect/emotion as well as experimental and survey research methods. Experience with coding complex software tools to collect experimental data is essential.
Requirements
- Coding ability (e.g., HTML)
- Bachelor’s degree in psychology, sociology, business, data science, or a related field.
- Experience with coding complex software tools to collect experimental data.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with social science research methods.
Responsibilities
- Writing programming (HTML code) to customize the Truman Platform (TTP).
- Modifying and debugging our custom instance of TTP.
- Writing code to enable the tracking of engagement metrics related to our training intervention.
Benefits
- Workers' compensation
- Paid sick leave (1 hour for every 30 hours worked, up to a maximum of 48 hours per year)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
