"Research Project Assistant"

We are seeking a Research Project Assistant who will provide entry-level administrative support for a research project. Will assist with tasks that may include community outreach, data collection, sample collection, laboratory work, and/or field work. Collects and/or organizes data through implementation of research procedures and understanding of research goals.

This position provides research support in the Chen Lab in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences. Under close supervision of the faculty PI, this position will work with laboratory members to perform human behavioral and neuroscience research and research-related tasks.

This position is part-time with a consistent schedule of 20 hours per week.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist with collection and organization of data per study requirements, e.g. participant interviews, administer questionnaires; conduct background research, etc.
• Assist with setup of tools and procedures for data collection and study processes.
• Enter data into the database.
• Run routine queries of the data.
• Perform basic literature searches.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supplemental Information

• Online and in-person human subjects data collection.
• Laboratory schedule management.
• Curation, transcription, video editing, and labeling of audiovisual movies.
• Statistical analysis of human behavioral data.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or graduation equivalent.
• Six months of work experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond HS Diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• B.A. (Psychology or Neuroscience or Cognitive Science).
• Prior experience collecting human subjects data in a neuroscience, psychology, or cognitive science lab is strongly preferred.
• Extensive experience collecting human subjects data, or extensive experience in data analysis, may substitute for formal training in these fields.
• Background in neuroscience, psychology, cognitive science, or a related field.
• Basic knowledge of lab protocols.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a research team.
• Ability to keep detailed and organized records.

Technical Skills and Expected Level of Proficiency

• Research and Analytical Skills - Awareness
• Organizational Skills - Awareness
• Oral and Written Communications - Awareness
• Interpersonal Skills - Awareness
• Information Gathering - Awareness
• Electronic Office Tools - Awareness
• Data Entry - Awareness
• Analytical Skills - Awareness