Duke University, Psychology and Neuroscience
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Position Title:
Associate in Research
Position Location:
Durham, North Carolina 27708-0999, United States of America
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Appl Deadline:
2025/07/31 11:59PM
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Position Description
Associate in Research
Diversity and Social Processes (DaSP) Lab at Duke / Dr. Maureen Craig
Department of Psychology & Neuroscience
Overview
Dr. Maureen Craig is currently seeking a full-time Associate in Research to begin in August 2025. The Diversity and Social Processes lab conducts research seeking to understand how people perceive and navigate a diverse and often inequitable social landscape. The Associate in Research will work closely with Dr. Craig to manage and coordinate lab research. This position would be an excellent fit for an individual with research interests in intergroup relations or political psychology looking to strengthen their research skills before applying to graduate school in psychology.
For more information about the research conducted in the lab, please visit our current website:
https://sites.duke.edu/dasplab/
The Associate in Research will manage laboratory activities, such as:
• planning research events & meetings
• scheduling & recruiting participants
• maintaining the lab website
• interviewing, training, & supervising research assistants
• assisting in managing grants & IRB protocols
• preparing stimuli & programming experimental tasks
• cleaning & analyzing data
• supporting open science practices
• collaborating with other researchers on community outreach & disseminating findings
In addition, the Associate in Research will have opportunities to develop their own independent research project, contribute to ongoing collaborative lab projects, and attend or present at scientific meetings. They will also have the opportunity to participate in the broader intellectual community at Duke and the Research Triangle more broadly.
This is a full time position, eligible for all Duke benefits (https://hr.duke.edu/benefits), with an initial appointment of one year with the possibility of renewal, dependent on funding and performance.
The anticipated start date is early August 2025
Preferred Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, cognitive science, or a related discipline
• Skills in proactively managing teams of undergraduate research assistants working on multiple research projects
• Experience with data analysis programs (e.g., R, SPSS, Stata), particularly using scripts or syntax for data analysis, and experimental design programs (e.g., Qualtrics)
• Experience/interest in open science practices (e.g., drafting preregistrations, creating reproducible analysis scripts)
• Experience/interest in working with diverse populations
• Previous experience conducting psychological research is highly desired (ideally experience with independent research, such as an honor’s thesis)
• The ideal candidate would be extremely conscientious, self-motivated, and highly organized, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Application Instructions
Applicants should upload their application materials through Academic Jobs Online. Only applicants who have applied through Academic Jobs Online will be reviewed. Applications
received by May 16, 2025, will
receive priority consideration. However, applications will continue to be
reviewed on a rolling basis after that date until the position is filled.
Please include the following with your application:
1) 1-page cover letter describing your qualifications for the position, relevant experience, and research/career interests
2) Your most recent CV or resume
3) Name and contact information for one reference who can speak to your research and organizational skills (a letter will be requested for candidates on the short-list)
If you are not able to upload your application materials, please complete your application and email those materials to Meghann Koffi, HR Specialist, at meghann.koffi@duke.edu to be uploaded manually.
Duke University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
Application Materials Required:
Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Reference (actual letters acceptable but not required, just names and email addresses )
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