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
