Research Assistant I

Position Details

Posting date 03/23/2026

Closing date Open Until Filled

Position Number 1125587

Position Title Research Assistant I

Hiring Range Minimum $21.00

Hiring Range Maximum $23.00

Employment Category Regular Full Time w/end date

Scheduled Months per Year 12

Scheduled Hours per Week 40

Location of Position Hanover, NH 03755 Moore Hall, 3 Maynard Street

Remote Work Eligibility? Onsite only

Is this a term position? Yes (24 months)

Is this a grant funded position? Yes

Position Purpose

To assist in management of lab related organization and the collection and analysis of human behavioral and neuroimaging data in the Computational Social Affective Neuroscience Laboratory, led by Professor Luke Chang.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with a major in psychology, neuroscience, computer science or related fields.
• One year of relevant laboratory/research experience.
• Competence in several laboratory methods, procedures and techniques.
• Ability to work independently and apply critical thinking.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Experience in designing psychological experiments.
• Experience in analyzing data using Python, Matlab, or R.
• Experience working with computers including unix operating systems.
• Excellent written skills.

Key Accountabilities

Research (50%): Conducts experiments, assists with research protocols, collects behavioral and neuroimaging data, develops experimental paradigms, analyzes data, prepares data representations, contributes to manuscripts.

Administration (50%): Organizes lab events, provides IRB and grant support, maintains lab website and manual, manages volunteers, maintains equipment and orders supplies.