Tufts University

Tufts University

Research Coordinator - Psychology

Medford, Massachusetts · Junior

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About the role

  • The Department of Psychology conducts cutting-edge interdisciplinary research aimed at understanding the causes and consequences of mental processes and behavior.
  • Our primary focus is strongly experimental, with researchers at the forefront of neuroscience, cognition, social cognition, experimental clinical psychology, cognitive and affective neuroscience, and developmental psychology.
  • Among the departments at Tufts, we are distinctive in having one of the largest majors on campus, while simultaneously maintaining one of the university's highest research profiles.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain lab equipment and ensure proper storage
  • Develop and implement experimental paradigms, including programming and implementation of experimental tasks.
  • Provide support to investigator for grants
  • Maintain lab web-site.

Requirements

  • Knowledge and experience typically acquired by:
  • Bachelor's Degree in computer science, cognitive science, neuroscience, psychology, or related field
  • 0-2 year experience in clinical research setting

Nice to have

  • Programming experience across a variety of programming languages
  • Experience with data analysis programs and software such as R, Excel, SPSS, MATLAB
  • Prior experience mentoring undergraduate research assistants
  • Minimum $23.00, Midpoint $27.35, Maximum $31.70
  • generally, new hires can expect pay between the minimum and midpoint of the range.

Compensation

  • Salary is based on related experience, expertise, and internal equity; generally, new hires can expect pay between the minimum and midpoint of the range.

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