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Lab Assistant
| Job Number | Full/Part Time | Schedule | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201909036141 | Full Time | 8AM - 5PM | $40,570 - $46,959 |
Position Information
The Cognitive Neuroscience of Perception, Attention, and Memory (CONPAM) Lab at the University of California Riverside is seeking a full-time lab assistant take part in a NIH-funded research project from Fall 2019 to Summer 2020. The ideal candidate would be someone with a strong research background who has experience recruiting, scheduling, and collecting data from human subjects, who has excellent communication skills, and can manage and organize data and other files relating to a scientific research project.
The research program in CONPAM lab integrates behavioral, computational, cognitive neuroscience, and translational approaches to address fundamental questions of theoretical importance about perception, attention, and memory in healthy subjects and in various clinical populations. For instance, some basic science experiments in the lab focus on the nature of visual memory representations and encoding and forgetting processes involved in working memory and long-term memory using functional brain imaging methods. Applicants can learn more about our work at http://memory.ucr.edu.
Position will start in Fall 2019 and continue for 1 year
The research program in CONPAM lab integrates behavioral, computational, cognitive neuroscience, and translational approaches to address fundamental questions of theoretical importance about perception, attention, and memory in healthy subjects and in various clinical populations. For instance, some basic science experiments in the lab focus on the nature of visual memory representations and encoding and forgetting processes involved in working memory and long-term memory using functional brain imaging methods. Applicants can learn more about our work at http://memory.ucr.edu.
Position will start in Fall 2019 and continue for 1 year
Minimum Requirements
Graduation from high school or a General Education Diploma and one year of laboratory experience or two years of college including courses in the natural, physical or social sciences; or an equivalent combination of education and experience; and knowledge and abilities essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to the position.
Ability to work with good judgement
Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
Detail-oriented with outstanding organizational and time management skills
Knowledgeable about basic concepts in experimental research with human subjects
Ability to work with good judgement
Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
Detail-oriented with outstanding organizational and time management skills
Knowledgeable about basic concepts in experimental research with human subjects
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, Math, or related fields
Demonstrated background and passion for research experience in psychology or neuroscience
Some exposure to one or more programming language ( such as SPSS, Python, Matlab, Javascript, shell scripting, and R).
Demonstrated background and passion for research experience in psychology or neuroscience
Some exposure to one or more programming language ( such as SPSS, Python, Matlab, Javascript, shell scripting, and R).
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, faculty and staff member the resources to explore, engage, imagine and excel.
UC Riverside is recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse research universities in the country boasting several key rankings of which we are extremely proud.
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
UC Riverside is recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse research universities in the country boasting several key rankings of which we are extremely proud.
- UC Riverside was included in the (August 2018) edition of The Princeton Review's "The Best 382 Colleges."
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (August 2017) Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked UC Riverside among the top 151 institutions. This survey bills itself as "the most trustworthy precursor of global rankings of the world's top 500 universities."
- In 2016, UCR was recognized for graduation rate success by the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) for achieving near parity across racial-ethnic, socio-economic, and gender boundaries.
- UCR ranks among the Top 15 Public Research Universities in the nation, as identified by the 2017 Washington Monthly.
- In 2017, two separate reports from the Education Trust celebrated UCR as a national leader for African American and Latino student success. UCR was one of just three schools to be named top-performing institutions in both reports and the only California campus recognized among 18 top-performing colleges and universities in the nation for high black student graduation rates.
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