Lab Coordinator Position @ Wesleyan University

The Cognitive Development Lab and the Reasoning and Decision Making Lab at Wesleyan University (Dr. Hilary Barth and Dr. Andrea Patalano) announce a full-time joint Lab Coordinator position starting summer 2024. The Lab Coordinator will assist with studies of child and adult cognition, including NSF-funded collaborative work on numerical cognition and decision making. The Lab Coordinator will also assist with other general duties in each lab.

Responsibilities:

• Coordination of undergraduate research assistants
• Recruiting and scheduling participants;
• Maintaining a participant family database
• Coordinating relationships with local collaboration sites such as children’s museums;
• Data management and analysis
• Implementing online and in-person studies (study preregistration; IRB submissions, study programming)
• Running participants through studies
• Supporting a positive research group culture
• Conducting literature searches
• Assisting with the preparation of conference abstracts, manuscripts, and grants
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Cognitive Science, or a related field.
• Prior research experience in psychological science.
• General computer skills and statistical software experience (such as Microsoft Office; SPSS; R; Qualtrics).
• Exceptional organizational skills, interpersonal skills, communication skills, and attention to detail.
• Intellectual interest in the labs’ research areas.
• Demonstrated commitment to work within a diverse environment and interact openly with individuals of different backgrounds.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a developmental psychology lab using experimental methods.
• Programming skills.

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