Social Science/Humanities Research Associate I.
About The Position
The College of Liberal Arts at UT-Austin is seeking a Social Science/Humanities Research Associate I to assist with laboratory management and coordination of studies. This role will collaborate with team members and work closely with Professor Lori Holt, Principal Investigator, to coordinate day-to-day lab operations and research. Data collection will occur both online and in person. The primary research in the lab focuses on understanding the cognitive and neural bases of auditory processing, especially as it relates to speech, among adult participants. Current projects focus on learning, selective attention, natural communication, and psychophysics. Laboratory studies include collecting multimodal behavioral data, eye tracking, computational modeling, and electroencephalography data. This is a 2-year fixed-term position.
Requirements
- BA or BS in psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience or related field
- Fluency in speaking and writing in English
- Flexibility and an ability to learn quickly
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Strong initiative in consistently and creatively meeting project goals
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a scientific team
- Curiosity and a willingness to learn new skills independently
- Accuracy and attention to detail and high levels of organization
- Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Nice To Haves
- Prior research experience
- Coding experience (Python, R, Matlab, e.g.)
- Statistics training
- Previous exposure to auditory cognitive neuroscience or a strong interest in perception, learning, cognition, or related fields
Responsibilities
- Assisting the PI with training laboratory members and maintaining lab documentation.
- Assisting with new experiment set-ups (hardware and software).
- Collecting in-person data.
- Summarizing data with supervision.
- Drafting and editing research reports, with supervision.
- Coordinating Laboratory meetings.
- Searching and summarizing the literature.
- Assisting with grant reporting, ethics approvals, financial reconciliation, and laboratory record keeping.
- Coordinating, training and working with undergraduate research assistants.
- Lending research support to laboratory team members.
- Performs related duties as needed to advance the research project.
Benefits
- Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) retirement plan eligibility (if position is at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
