• Job Type: Support Staff - Non-Union
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• Hours Per Week: 10
• Salary Range: $28.55 per hour

Position Summary

The Research Assistant will work on a project examining financial decision making in older adults. There are several opportunities to publish manuscripts, present in national-level conferences, and participate in lab-related scientific activities. The individual must be a motivated recent college graduate who seeks to increase her/his research experience before applying to PhD programs such as in psychology, public health or related fields.

Responsibilities

• Develop web-based surveys: Design, test and implement surveys online (e.g., via Qualtrics). 
• Participant recruitment: Call and screen participants for the study.
• Data management: Collect, code/score and analyze the data.
• Write up the results and present at national level academic meetings/conferences (optional).
• Revise and renew the IRB.
• Conduct literature reviews. 
• Maintain and manage participant database. 

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree and at least 1.5 years of related experience or equivalent in education, training and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency with computer skills MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point), and basic statistical skills such as in SPSS preferred. Knowledge of basic statistics and excel proficiency strongly preferred. SPSS and R knowledge is a big plus.

Other Requirements

• The Research Assistant must be motivated, possess excellent managerial and organizational skills, be interpersonally affable, and be able to multitask.
• Familiarity with academic (psychology and decision-making related) databases: PubMed, Google scholar, JSTOR, PsycInfo, PsycArticles, EBSCO, Web of Science.

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