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Lab Coordinator
| Job Number | Full/Part Time | Schedule | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201608230702 | Full Time | 8AM - 5PM | $54,288 - $64,812 |
Position Information
The purpose of this position is to provide support for the Bilingualism, Mind, and Brain Lab, which conducts research on the cognitive and brain basis of second language learning and bilingualism. The lab coordinator works with undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral researchers on projects that examine the cognitive basis of language learning and language use, including a grant funded project on the earliest stages of second language learning in adults.
Duties include managing and leading research projects in the lab: designing studies, creating stimuli, recruiting participants, testing adults, coding audio files, data entry, analyzing data, and participating in the final synthesis of research for publication. The position also involves administrative duties, such as interviewing, hiring, training, and scheduling undergraduate volunteers, managing participant recruitment, purchasing equipment, and planning lab events and meetings. Individuals in this position are encouraged to contribute to conference and manuscript submissions. The position is full time, offers health benefits, and requires a one-year commitment starting September 20, 2016. A renewal for a second year is possible depending on the availability of funds.
Duties include managing and leading research projects in the lab: designing studies, creating stimuli, recruiting participants, testing adults, coding audio files, data entry, analyzing data, and participating in the final synthesis of research for publication. The position also involves administrative duties, such as interviewing, hiring, training, and scheduling undergraduate volunteers, managing participant recruitment, purchasing equipment, and planning lab events and meetings. Individuals in this position are encouraged to contribute to conference and manuscript submissions. The position is full time, offers health benefits, and requires a one-year commitment starting September 20, 2016. A renewal for a second year is possible depending on the availability of funds.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience or a related field
- Excellent skills working with participants in a research setting
- The ability to manage students and research assistants in a laboratory setting
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency in conducting statistical analyses with SPSS, R, or another statistical package
- Excellent skills working with participants in a research setting
- The ability to manage students and research assistants in a laboratory setting
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency in conducting statistical analyses with SPSS, R, or another statistical package
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced computer skills such as programming experience in R, MATLAB and/or Python.
- Advanced audio, movie, or graphics creation skills
- Experience running or analyzing eye-tracking and/or EEG experiments
- Ability to occasionally work on an evening or weekend to assist in the recruitment of experimental participants and gathering experimental data.
- Advanced audio, movie, or graphics creation skills
- Experience running or analyzing eye-tracking and/or EEG experiments
- Ability to occasionally work on an evening or weekend to assist in the recruitment of experimental participants and gathering experimental data.
Additional Information
In the Heart of Inland Southern California, UC Riverside is located on nearly 1,200 acres near Box Springs Mountain in Southern California; the park-like campus provides convenient access to the vibrant and growing Inland region. The campus is a living laboratory for the exploration of issues critical to growing communities' air, water, energy, transportation, politics, the arts, history and culture. UCR gives every student the resources to explore, engage, imagine and excel.
At UC Riverside we celebrate diversity and are proud of our #12 ranking among the nation for most diverse universities (US News and World Report 2013-2014). Become part of a place that fosters success for all its constituents, students, faculty, and staff, and where work/life balance and campus culture are integral to our way of life.
UCR is ranked 55th among top public universities (US News and World Report 2013-2014).
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
For information about our generous employee benefits package, visit: Employee Benefits Overview
At UC Riverside we celebrate diversity and are proud of our #12 ranking among the nation for most diverse universities (US News and World Report 2013-2014). Become part of a place that fosters success for all its constituents, students, faculty, and staff, and where work/life balance and campus culture are integral to our way of life.
UCR is ranked 55th among top public universities (US News and World Report 2013-2014).
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
For information about our generous employee benefits package, visit: Employee Benefits Overview