Research Technician - Psychology

Company: Tufts University
Location: Medford
Posted on: January 22, 2023

Job Description:

Overview

The psychology department pursues excellence in teaching and research in the field of experimental psychology.
What You'll Do

Under supervision of the Principal Investigator, the Research Technician will conduct a variety of experiments using established procedure.

• May design and program experiments
• Recruit participants
• Facilitiate experiments
• Data Entry
• The Research Assistant will also have some administration duties related to maintaining documentation, databases, and coordinating events and meetings.
  What We're Looking For
  
  Basic Requirements:
  • Knowledge and skills as typically acquired by a Bachelor's degree in Experimental Psychology, Linguistics, Computer Science, or a closely related field.
  • Strong interest in how language is processed in the brain.
  • Very strong quantitative and analytic skills and comfort with programs such as Excel and Powerpoint.
  • Some research experience with statistics and familiarity with statistical analysis software such as SPSS.
  • Very strong organizational skills: Must be self-motivated, resourceful, very organized; able to multi-task and prioritize.
  • Strong computational skills including ability to manage databases in excel.
  • Ability to work well in teams, with strong communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills.Preferred Qualifications:
    • Previous experience on ERP data collection and analysis.
    • A two-year time commitment is requested.

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