Postdoctoral Research Assistant

Agency: Texas A&M University Health Science Center; Department: Environmental And Occupational Health; Job Location: College Station, Texas; Job Type: Staff.

About the role

Our Commitment: Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experiences. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.

Who we are: As one of the fastest-growing academic health centers in the nation, Texas A&M Health encompasses five colleges and numerous centers and institutes working together to improve health through transformative education, innovative research and team-based health care delivery.

What we want: The Postdoctoral Research Associate, under general supervision, is responsible for conducting research into their field of expertise. The Postdoctoral Research Associate will utilize the skills and expertise granted to them by their education and experience in experimental psychology, neuropsychology, neuroeconomics or related fields to complete research projects in health, nature contact, responsive agriculture, health, and other behavioral topics. This position is within the Texas A&M University Center for Health & Nature (CHN) and the Human Behavior Laboratory (HBL). The CHN is a joint partnership between Texas A&M and Houston Methodist Hospital. It is a leading research organization studying the relationship between human health and nature contact. The HBL is a large facility with state-of-the-art equipment and software to simultaneously collect choice process data to inform the underlying motivations of human choice and intervention outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Conducts research in experimental psychology, neuropsychology, neuroeconomics, or related fields, with a focus on health, nature contact, responsive agriculture, and other behavioral topics.
• Designs, implements, and conducts research studies and experiments related to nature contact, psychology, and behavioral economics.
• Manages the day-to-day operations of other funded research studies, including workflow and scheduling and recruiting participants.
• Oversees hardware and software operations.
• Contributes to the university-wide Plant, Nature and Health Initiative.
• May assist, mentor, and/or supervise student researchers and/or graduate students who are working on research related to the project.
• Monitors research