Research Technician - Social Science

Position Summary

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 (). 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 psycho-physiological data.

• 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.

Job Location /

Working Conditions:

Normal office environment.

Typically sitting at a desk or table.

Office equipment.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent high school certification or combination of education and/or experience.

Certifications /Professional Licenses: No specific certification/professional license is required for this position.

Work Experience: No specific work experience is required for this position.

Skills: Not Applicable.

Driver's License: A driver's license is not required for this position.

Education: Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education.

• 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).

Grade: R04-H

Salary Range: $16.54 - $22.35 / Hourly

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All qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

All external candidates receiving an offer for employment will be required to submit to pre-employment screening for this position. The screenings will include criminal background check and, as applicable for the position, other background checks, drug screen, an employment and education or licensure/certification verification, physical examination, certain vaccinations and/or governmental registry checks. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.

Personal

• 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

• Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more!

Family

• We offer 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child. Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare…