Social Science/Humanities Research Associate III
Core
Technical lead for a cognitive and behavioral data science lab, designing multimodal data-collection infrastructure and computational pipelines for audio, video, motion, physiological, and language data.
Role type
Senior, hands-on IC research engineer
Builds
Multimodal behavior-capture systems and data-processing pipelines
Domain
Psychology / Cognitive Science / Behavioral Data Science
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Python, R, MATLAB, data pipeline development, version control (Git), data quality assurance, technical mentoring
Preferred skills
Multimodal behavior-capture systems (motion capture, eye-tracking, physiological recording, VR), machine learning, large language models, reproducible research workflows
Technologies
Python, R, MATLAB, Git, Vicon, OptiTrack, Qualisys, Captury
Responsibilities
Design and maintain multimodal behavior-capture systems; develop and maintain data-processing pipelines for audio, video, motion, physiological, and language channels; lead data quality assurance and reproducible analysis workflows; provide technical guidance and training to undergraduate research assistants; maintain shared drives, code repositories, and datasets; support equipment procurement and lab coordination.
