Research Technician I - Social Science

Washington University in St. Louis•Hadley, MO

3d•$17 - $22•Onsite

About The Position

Applications are invited for a full-time research assistant position at WashU in St. Louis to work with Dr. Alexandra Decker in the Learning and Development lab. The research assistant will work with the PI to start up a lab studying attention, learning and memory in children and adults (deckerlab.com). The research assistant will help to manage participant recruitment and data collection for in person and online studies, help design and implement cognitive experiments, and analyze behavioral and psychophysiological data.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent high school certification or combination of education and/or experience.
No specific certification/professional license is required for this position.
No specific work experience is required for this position.
A driver's license is not required for this position.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, or related field.
Previous experience with psychological or neuroscience research.
Previous experience collecting behavioral or neuroimaging data.
Familiarity with statistical (e.g., R, Python).
Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education.
Research (4 Years)

Responsibilities

Recruiting, scheduling, and running participants through various research studies that are to be conducted in the lab.
Supervising undergraduate research assistants.
Writing code to implement computerized experiments for the research studies conducted in the lab and online and adapting those tasks across pilot studies.
Analyzing behavioral, brain, and neurophysiological data for various research studies to be conducted in the lab.
Literature reviews and revising and editing manuscripts.
Updating IRBs (e.g., adding new researchers, and maintaining research protocols and renewal requests).
Purchasing lab equipment and other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.
Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.
Take advantage of our free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees.
WashU provides eligible employees with a defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%.
Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more!
We offer 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child. Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs. Need adult care? We’ve got you covered.
WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.

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