Research Assistant (KSAS - Dept. of Psychological & Brain Sciences)
Core
Collect data from infants and young children and their families to understand how children perceive and reason about the world.
Role type
Research assistant (psychology/child development)
Builds
Research studies on child perception and reasoning
Domain
Psychology / Child Development
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Data collection, Data entry, Data cleaning, Data organization, Literature search, Subject recruitment, Budget management, Lab purchasing
Preferred skills
Psychology degree, Cognitive science degree
Technologies
Standard tools and computer programs for data review
Responsibilities
Run routine and ad hoc reports, Assist with data cleaning measures, Lead basic activities such as data collection and data entry, Participate in testing of infant and child human subjects, Lead efforts to recruit infant and child human subjects, Oversee undergraduate research assistants in laboratory work, Help manage research budgets, Oversee lab purchasing
Seniority
Entry-level, part-time