Undergraduate Research Aide - Student Hourly

About the role

The Center for the Advancement of Research on Eating Behaviors (CARE) seeks 1–2 Student Hourly Research Aides to assist with ongoing research and study activities. CARE focuses on the assessment, diagnosis, and classification of eating and weight disorders, with an emphasis on the relationships between eating disorder behaviors, mood, and anxiety symptoms. The lab also conducts studies that provide free treatment to students and community members using mobile health apps and telehealth. RAs will collaborate with project coordinators, the Associate Director, and the Principal Investigator, and will learn team-based science by working alongside research interns, PhD students, junior and senior co-investigators, and the study PI. Lab spaces are located in the Dole Human Development Center and Wakarusa Research Facility.

Responsibilities

• Lab Activities (45%)
  • Maintain lab space (office space and interview rooms) and research materials.
  • Assist with scheduling, filing, mail processing, and completing subject payments.
  • Create recruitment materials for new studies (brochures, fliers, and advertisements).
  • Assist with development of study surveys, treatment materials, and mobile apps.
• Data Management & Research Activities (35%)
  • Assist project coordinators, the Associate Director, and the Principal Investigator with large-scale clinical psychology projects, including recruitment, screening, data collection, and data management (entry, coding, and proofing).
  • Maintain laboratory records such as subject consents, logs, enrollment logs, health release forms, and study timeline reports.
• Assisting with Training & Additional Lab Activities (20%)
  • Assist coordinators, the Associate Director, and the Principal Investigator with training other undergraduates on data entry, Qualtrics, REDCap, and daily lab activities.
  • Attend lab meetings on Fridays from 9:00–10:00 AM CST to discuss lab business and readings in eating disorders, psychopathology, and psychological assessment.
  • Attend 1–2 project meetings per week to discuss grant goals and progress.
  • Complete a science communications project conveying study results to lay audiences.
  • Coordinate outreach opportunities on campus and in the community.

Requirements

• Experience in a laboratory environment, as evidenced by application materials.
• Research or work experience relevant to eating and weight disorders, mental illness, or psychology, as evidenced by application materials.
• Demonstrated ability to work to a deadline, as evidenced by application materials.

Position Requirements

• During the semester, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours.
• For summer periods, the student hourly must:
  • have been enrolled in no fewer than 6 hours in the past spring semester, or
  • be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no fewer than 6 hours, or
  • be enrolled in summer session, or
  • be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester.
• Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students; exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments do not apply to Student Hourly appointments.

Employment Conditions

• Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by unit leadership and HR.
• This is an hourly/non-exempt position.
• A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.

Pay

$17.75 per hour.

Start Date

Monday, September 7, 2026.