Duke University, Psychology and Neuroscience


*** this position has been closed and new applications are no longer accepted. ***
Position Description
- Overseeing day-to-day lab operations, including participant recruitment
- Designing, running, and analyzing experiments with children and adults. As is the norm in developmental psychology, data collection with children involves regular weekend and afternoon testing dates (which will always count toward weekly hours), and driving to and from testing sites
- Coordinating, training, and proactively working with motivated undergraduate research assistants
- Maintaining IRB protocols, budgeting and expenses for internal and external grants, website updates, undergraduate award applications, lab purchases, etc.
- Assisting in planning lab events, social brown bag events, invited speakers, and trainings
- Traveling internationally to collaborate with teams, train research assistants, and collect data from participants outside of the United States
- A bachelor's degree in psychology, anthropology, or a related discipline
- One or more years of research experience, preferably with children
- Excellent organizational and multitasking skills and the ability to work independently
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and writing skills
- Extremely efficient in email correspondence
- Skills in Qualtrics for survey design, and R for data analysis
Duke is an 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, (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation, or military 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:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Three references (actual letters acceptable but not required, just names and email addresses
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