"Research Project Assistant II (Dept. of Psychological & Brain Sciences)"

We are seeking a Research Project Assistant II who will support the conduct of a research project. Collects and organizes data through study-specific procedures that may include community outreach, data collection, sample collection, laboratory work, and/or field work. Provides general administrative support for meetings/events, communications, reporting, etc.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist in developing operational plans to meet research goals.
• Set up tools and procedures for data collection and study processes.
• Collect and organize data per study requirements, e.g. participant interviews, administer questionnaires, conduct background research, laboratory processing, etc.
• Process data by organizing data records and study files.
• Run basic analyses and prepare routine reports.
• Perform literature searches, abstract data from literature searches and index gathered data.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or graduation equivalent.
• One year of related experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.
• Two+ years coursework or certificates in computer programming.
• Fluency in Python.
• Prior experience with computational analyses of human behavioral and neuroscience data.

Classified Title: Research Project Assistant II

Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/02/CC

Starting Salary Range: $15.70 - $26.25 HRLY (Commensurate w/exp.)

Employee group: Casual / On Call

Schedule: Monday - Sunday / 10-20 hours per week

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Location: Homewood Campus

Department name: Psychological and Brain Sciences

Personnel area: School of Arts & Sciences