Research Assistant
About The Position
This position will manage and contribute to Dave Sobel’s research on children's causal reasoning developing social cognition, parent-child interaction and learning. The Research Assistant will participate in all facets of the research program. The incumbent will develop and implement study materials, help in design of online and lab experiments, recruit and research participants, schedule and test participants, monitor human subject compliance, program and manage on-line experiments through Qualtrics, and other software environments, operate and manage the lab's computer systems and apparatus for reach tracking. Further details include managing the lab web page and calendar, training and supervising undergraduate research assistants, and supporting graduate and honors students in data collection and analysis. This is a 100% fixed-term position, renewable annually dependent on grant funding/research and satisfactory work performance.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, Cognitive Science, Education or a related field.
- 1-2 years of related research experience working with children.
- Familiarity with Qualtrics and statistical programming such as SPSS, R.
- Previous experience with developing experimental stimuli, design, planning and execution of empirical studies.
- Expertise in data analysis, presentation, and reporting.
- Knowledge of research in cognitive development broadly construed.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with Matlab or other programming languages (e.g., Python, C++).
Responsibilities
- Manage and contribute to research on children's causal reasoning, developing social cognition, parent-child interaction and learning.
- Participate in all facets of the research program.
- Develop and implement study materials.
- Help in the design of online and lab experiments.
- Recruit and research participants.
- Schedule and test participants.
- Monitor human subject compliance.
- Program and manage on-line experiments through Qualtrics and other software environments.
- Operate and manage the lab's computer systems and apparatus for reach tracking.
- Manage the lab web page and calendar.
- Train and supervise undergraduate research assistants.
- Support graduate and honors students in data collection and analysis.
Benefits
- Flexible work/life balance
- Summer hours
- Winter break
- Comprehensive Benefits package including time off
- Annual paid holidays
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Tuition assistance
- Retirement
- Wellness programs
- Employee discounts
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
