Lab Manager Position @ Haskins Laboratories

Qualified individuals are invited to apply for a full-time Lab Manager (Research Associate) position at Haskins Laboratories. The successful candidate will join the Language Learning and Multisensory Brain (LLAMB) lab co-directed by Drs. Richard Aslin and David Lewkowicz. The lab investigates the cognitive and neural bases of language learning and development using behavioral (eye-tracking) and neuroimaging (fMRI, EEG and fNIRS) techniques in typically developing infants, children, and adults. The lab’s research program is currently supported by two NIH grants, two NSF grants, and a grant from the Gates Foundation.

The successful candidate will work with Dr. Lewkowicz and staff members on a project investigating the development of auditory-visual integration from infancy to adulthood using eye-tracking measures and covert attention using EEG frequency-tagging. The successful candidate will be involved in data collection at the Haskins lab on most weekdays and at the Connecticut Science Center in Hartford, CT on many weekend days. Duties associated with this position include experiment design & stimulus generation, infant and child recruitment via the Yale Baby School (https://babyschool.yale.edu/), in collaboration with the Yale Child Study Center (Drs. Linda Mayes & Helena Rutherford) and the Yale Psychology Department (Dr. Nicholas Turk-Browne), participant testing, supervision of online experiments, coding of experimental sessions, data management, and management of IRB protocols. Initial term of appointment is 1 year with possible extension for a second year.

 Requirements include:

• BA or BS in Psychology, Cognitive Science, Neuroscience or related field

·   highly attentive to detail, excellent interpersonal skills, able to work independently & with others in a complex, demanding, and exciting research environment, and enjoys interacting with children and their parents

  Additional highly desirable previous experience with one or more of the following:

• human research, particularly with infants or children

• eye-tracking devices (Eyelink, Tobii)

• neuroimaging techniques (EEG, fMRI, or fNIRS)

• experimental presentation software packages (e.g., E-Prime, Presentation, PsychoPy)

• on-line data collection platforms (e.g., Lookit)

• statistical analysis (e.g., SPSS, R, Matlab) 

• data management software (e.g., FileMakerPro, REDCap, Qualtrics)

·   video editing (e.g., Adobe Premiere, After Effects)

 Interested applicants should contact Tammy Ursini, Administrative Coordinator with a cover letter, resume, copy of (unofficial) transcripts, and the names of 3 potential references.  Please include “LLAMB Lab (Lewkowicz)” in the subject line of your email. Review of applications will begin immediately and the position will remain open until filled, with an anticipated start date of June 1, 2022 (or earlier). Compensation is commensurate with skills and experience.

 Haskins Laboratories is a private, non-profit research institute with a primary focus on speech, language, reading, and their biological basis. Haskins has long-standing, formal affiliations with Yale University and the University of Connecticut. Haskins Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer.