Research Coordinator

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About the role

The Exploration, Learning and Mind Lab (PI: Emily Liquin) is seeking a part-time Research Coordinator. The Research Coordinator will contribute to research on the cognitive psychology of curiosity and learning. This is an hourly position for one year, with the possibility of renewal for a second year pending funding availability.

The Exploration, Learning, and Mind Lab uses behavioral and computational approaches to investigate how children and adults learn and discover new things, with a focus on understanding curiosity, question asking, and exploration. The Research Coordinator will assist with conducting ongoing research and will be involved in general administration and supervision of the lab.

Responsibilities

• 40% Conducting studies in the laboratory, as well as offsite and online.
• 30% Providing support with general research activities (e.g., data analysis, literature review, writing research manuscripts, etc.)
• 15% Recruiting, training, and coordinating undergraduate research assistants
• 15% Performing various administrative duties (e.g., managing the lab’s IRB protocols, maintaining budgets, submitting reimbursement requests, managing participant recruiting systems, maintaining lab websites, maintaining lab emails)

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in psychology, cognitive science, linguistics, or neuroscience
• Research experience in psychology
• Regular weekend availability
• Reliable personal transportation to off-campus research sites (in Seacoast Region, New Hampshire)

Skills

• The ability to work independently
• Keen attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
• Passion and interest for conducting cognitive and/or developmental psychology research

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ year working or volunteering in a psychology research laboratory
• Independently led research project (e.g., honors thesis, capstone, summer project, etc.)
• Experience conducting primary research in cognitive and/or developmental psychology
• Experience with quantitative research methods
• Experience with R, Python, Javascript/HTML/CSS, or other programming languages
• Experience managing a team

Pay

Pay Range: $18.00–$24.00/hour