Research Laboratory Aide
for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content.
Let's parse the posting.
Job title: Lab and Research Assistant 1 (Non-Exempt). Not to repeat as heading.
Job Profile Summary: "Provides routine, technical, and administrative support to research projects to ensure established protocols and procedures are followed for the lab. Responsible for following lab safety standards." That's a summary; could be "About the role". We'll put that under About the role
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. Responsibilities: The "Essential Duties" list: coordinating meetings, managing undergraduate students, submitting and managing IRB protocols, establishing laboratory data infrastructure, recruiting participants, and running participants through data protocols. Also earlier in Job Description: "assist PI Grodin in all aspects of her day-to-day laboratory tasks, including coordinating meetings, managing undergraduate students, submitting and managing IRB protocols, establishing laboratory data infrastructure, recruiting participants, and running participants through data protocols." So responsibilities are that list. Use
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Requirements: Minimum Qualifications: High School Diploma; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved. That's a requirement. Also maybe "Driving is not required for this position." That's not a requirement but a note. We'll include under Requirements.
Qualifications: Desired Qualifications: BA or BS in psychology, neuroscience, or related field. Experience assisting with or managing a human subjects laboratory. Experience with Office software (word, excel). Preferred experience with IRB. Preferred experience working with participants with alcohol or substance use disorders. Preferred experience with data management. That's qualifications/skills.
Skills: Could be derived from desired qualifications: Office software, IRB, data management, etc. But we can combine Qualifications and Skills? The instruction says use headings for those categories if content present. We have both Qualifications and Skills content. We could put desired qualifications under Qualifications heading, and maybe skills under Skills heading (like Office software, IRB, data management). But to avoid duplication, we could put all under Qualifications and omit Skills if no separate content. However we have specific skill mentions: Experience with Office software (word, excel). Preferred experience with IRB. Preferred experience working with participants with alcohol or substance use disorders. Preferred experience with data management. Those are skills. So we could have Qualifications heading for education (BA/BS) and maybe experience; Skills heading for software etc. But we need to avoid thin sections. Let's see: Qualifications: BA/BS in psychology, neuroscience, or related field. Experience assisting with or managing a human subjects laboratory. That's two bullet points. Skills: Experience with Office software (word, excel). Preferred experience with IRB. Preferred experience working with participants with alcohol or substance use disorders. Preferred experience with data management. That's four bullet points. That seems substantive enough.
Pay: Position Salary Range $24.00 per hour. That's specific. So we need Pay section.
Schedule: Not mentioned besides Full time. No schedule details like shift, hours. Not specific enough to create Schedule section (should not create if only "Full time" maybe not enough). The instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It states Pay. For Schedule, only "Full time" is given but not specific schedule like "Monday-Friday 9-5". Might be considered not specific enough. Safer to omit Schedule.
Benefits: The posting includes benefits info later: "To support ASU’s commitment to serving its community, benefits-eligible employees are immediately eligible at hire, and on every January 1 thereafter, for a maximum of eight hours of paid time off to participate in external volunteer activities. Because ASU values the continued growth and development of its employees, we provide employees with up to 24 hours of release time per year towards training opportunities that will enhance skills and abilities and provide professional growth and development." Also earlier: "ASU’s comprehensive benefits package is a key part of your total compensation." There's also mention of volunteer time off and release time. That's benefits. So we should include Benefits section with those details.
Also there is info about "Location: Campus: Tempe". Could be under About the role maybe. But we have no heading for Location; we could incorporate into About the role paragraph.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, application instructions, etc. Remove all that.
We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include the department statement? That's more about the department; maybe could be part of About the role or a separate section? Not among allowed headings. The allowed headings are limited to those eight. So we must fit content into those headings. Department statement could go under About the role (maybe as extra paragraph). But we must not invent headings. So we can put department statement in About the role paragraph.
Also "Working Environment: Participant related work will be on campus. All other work can be done on a laptop or computer from anywhere on campus or off campus." That could be part of About the role or Responsibilities? Probably About the role.
We need to ensure we don't repeat content unnecessarily but preserve all substantive info. We'll try to include all key points.
Let's outline:
About the role
Provides routine, technical, and administrative support to research projects to ensure established protocols and procedures are followed for the lab. Responsible for following lab safety standards. The research laboratory aide will assist PI Grodin in all aspects of her day-to-day laboratory tasks, including coordinating meetings, managing undergraduate students, submitting and managing IRB protocols, establishing laboratory data infrastructure, recruiting participants, and running participants through data protocols. Participant-related work will be on campus; all other work can be performed on a laptop or computer from anywhere on campus or off campus. The Department of Psychology, a unit within ASU’s The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, is developing foundations and deploying solutions for healthy minds, bodies and societies. The department fosters educational excellence through innovative neuroscience and psychology degree programs, award-winning faculty and unparalleled access to undergraduate and graduate research experiences. Graduates emerge well-prepared for professional opportunities in academia, education, industry, healthcare, government and community organizations. In a supportive and collaborative environment, staff and faculty have the opportunity to grow in expertise and enhance leadership skills. The department, recognizing and embracing various identities, nurtures a sense of belonging where every voice is valued. Engaging with the broader ASU community and participating in unique programs like the REACH Institute, the Child Study Lab, the Clinical Psychology Center and Psych for Life®, provides ample opportunity to make a direct impact in people’s lives. Aligned with ASU’s Charter and Design aspirations, the Department of Psychology prioritizes the success of its students and alumni and integrates transdisciplinary approaches to improve communities on a local, national and global scale.
That's a lot but includes department statement.Responsibilities
- Coordinating meetings
- Managing undergraduate students
- Submitting and managing IRB protocols
- Establishing laboratory data infrastructure
- Recruiting participants
- Running participants through data protocols
Requirements
High School Diploma; or any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
Driving is not required for this position.
Qualifications
- BA or BS in psychology, neuroscience, or related field
- Experience assisting with or managing a human subjects laboratory
Skills
- Experience with Office software (Word, Excel)
- Preferred experience with IRB
- Preferred experience working with participants with alcohol or substance use disorders
- Preferred experience with data management
Pay
$24.00 per hour
Benefits
- Benefits-eligible employees are immediately eligible at hire, and on each January 1 thereafter, for a maximum of eight hours of paid time off to participate in external volunteer activities.
- Up to 24 hours of release time per year for training opportunities that enhance skills and abilities and provide professional growth and development.
- ASU’s comprehensive benefits package is a key part of total compensation.