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Research Technician Associate

University of Michigan

$31,200 - $33,000
Apr 15, 2025
Ann Arbor, MI, US
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The Social Minds Lab and the Cognitive Evolution Group need a Research Technician Associate to work on research projects in developmental and comparative psychology.

Requirements

  • At least 1 year of research experience
  • Ability to use or learn essential software for research, including statistical software, Microsoft Office, the behavioral coding software INTERACT, and the data management software FileMakerPro, and video editing
  • Experience working with parents and children
  • Experience with animal cognition research or observational/behavioral research, including in field conditions
  • Bachelors degree in Psychology, Anthropology, Biology, or a related field (desired)
  • Some experience conducting behavioral research with children or animals
  • Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

  • Active research, preparing and running child and adult studies
  • Assisting in nonhuman-primate research and data collection in field contexts
  • Using video coding technology according to established lab protocols to score human or nonhuman-primate behavior
  • Administratively managing animal and human subjects research ethics protocols (IACUC and IRB)
  • Supervising/training new lab members, including undergraduate Assistants in Research, on research and coding protocols in the lab
  • Building and maintaining infrastructure, recruitment of families; maintaining a child database; maintaining a primate database; communications with other labs
  • Working as an assistant according to established research protocols with students, postdoctoral researchers, or the PI at several national and international primate field sites

Other

  • High school diploma or Associate's degree
  • Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
  • Generous time off, including vacation time, sick time, holiday and season days
  • A retirement plan that provides two-for-one matching contributions with immediate vesting
  • Many choices for comprehensive health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Long-term disability coverage
  • Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses
  • Strong commitment to work/life balance
  • Flexible work arrangements with respect to campus stakeholder needs
  • Enhanced tuition support programs for LSA courses