Part Time Cognitive Psychology Research Assistant Jobs

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The Exploration, Learning and Mind Lab (PI: Emily Liquin) is seeking a part-time Research Coordinator. The Research Coordinator will contribute to research on the cognitive psychology of curiosity and learning. This is an hourly position for one year, with the possibility of renewal for a second year pending funding availability. The Exploration, Learning, and Mind Lab uses behavioral and computational approaches to investigate how children and adults learn and discover new things, with a focus on understanding curiosity, question asking, and exploration. The Research Coordinator will assist with conducting ongoing research and will be involved in general administration and supervision of the lab.

Duties/Responsibilities

Category 1 (40%)

• Conducting studies in the laboratory, as well as offsite and online.

Category 2 (30%)

• Providing support with general research activities (e.g., data analysis, literature review, writing research manuscripts, etc.)

Category 3 (15%)

• Recruiting, training, and coordinating undergraduate research assistants

Category 4 (15%)

• Performing various administrative duties (e.g., managing the labs' IRB protocols, maintaining budgets,submitting reimbursement requests, managing participant recruiting systems, maintaining lab websites,maintaining lab emails)

Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience:

• A Bachelor's degree in psychology, cognitive science, linguistics, or neuroscience

• Research experience in psychology

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• The ability to work independently

• Keen attention to detail

• Excellent communication skills

• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills

• Passion and interest for conducting cognitive and/or developmental psychology research

Preferred Qualifications:

• > 1 year working or volunteering in a psychology research laboratory

• Independently led research project (e.g., honors thesis, capstone, summer project, etc.)

• Experience conducting primary research in cognitive and/or developmental psychology

• Experience with quantitative research methods

• Experience with R, Python, Javascript/HTML/CSS, or other programming languages

• Experience managing a team

Other Requirements:

• Regular weekend availability

• Reliable personal transportation to off-campus research sites (in Seacoast Region, New Hampshire

Applicant Instructions

Applicants should be prepared to upload the following documents when applying online within the My Experience: Resume/Cover Letter section of your application:

• Resume/CV

• Cover Letter

• Contact Information for 3 Professional References

Applications that are missing any of the required items may not move forward for consideration. Additional uploaded documents not requested in the position announcement will not be reviewed.

Compensation Pay Range

$18.00-$24.00/Hour

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire's lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

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