Research Scientist

Kent State•Kent, OH

1d•$62,000 - $77,723•Onsite

About The Position

Kent State University is seeking to fill a staff scientist position with the Kent State Student Life Study (KSU-SLS). The Research Scientist will serve as part of a multi-disciplinary investigative team that is conducting a large-scale, intensive longitudinal investigation of emerging adulthood. The project aims to prospectively examine health and well-being in a cohort of >10,000 young adults (current N >3200) recruited prior to and also on-campus at the main and regional campuses of Kent State University.

Requirements

PhD in the Behavioral Sciences
Advanced Quantitative expertise in intensive modelling, specifically Linear Mixed and Structural-Equation Modelling.

Nice To Haves

PhD in psychology
Extensive experience with complex modelling of longitudinal and intensive sampling data.
Expertise in linear-mixed and structural-equation frameworks.
Expertise beyond those domains is very welcome, including Bayesian and machine-learning.
Post-doctoral training
Big-data experience

Responsibilities

Assist with tracking mental, physical, academic, occupational and social outcomes.
Advanced data analysis, data curation and management, data visualization, cleaning and coordination.
Management of large-scale data sets across secure data platforms and systems including survey, EMA, biosensing, in-lab etc.
Facilitate coordination of data transfers between the KSU-SLS and both internal faculty and external to KSU collaborators.
Assist with manuscript preparation and other data dissemination efforts.
Support grant development as needed.