[CogSci] Lab Manager Position at UW Madison (PI: Dr. Joao Guassi Moreira)

[Joao Moreira]

I'm hiring a lab manager to help me start my lab later this summer at UW Madison (Psychology Dept., Developmental Area). Highlights of the posting are pasted below. The full ad and application can be accessed here: https://jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/research-specialist-madison-wisconsin-united-states-abe5d689-c3d7-4199-8a06-b7f87750981d

Regards,
Joao Guassi Moreira

Job Summary:
This position will assist in Dr. Joao Guassi Moreira's laboratory. The lab is dedicated to understanding socioemotional and cognitive neurodevelopment across the first three decades of life, with a particular emphasis on decision-making and emotion regulation. Research in the lab will combine traditional psychological methods with emergent neuroimaging (e.g., fMRI) and computational techniques, and will also support original quantitative methods work in service of answering core substantive research questions. This position will support the lab's research with data collection, implementation of research methods, and building a lab community, as this is a new lab at UW-Madison.

Responsibilities:
Develops, designs, and conducts one or more research projects and organizes daily operation of projects and specialized research areas to ensure work meets established objectives under moderate supervision.

- 20% Conducts research experiments according to established research protocols with moderate impact to the project(s). Collects data and monitors test results
- 5% Operates, cleans, and maintains organization of research equipment and research area. Tracks inventory levels and places replenishment orders
- 15% Reviews, analyzes, and interprets data and/or documents results for presentations and/or reporting to internal and external audiences
- 20% Participates in the development, interpretation, and implementation of research methodology and materials
- 15% Provides operational guidance on day-to-day activities of unit or program staff and/or student workers
- 5% Performs literature reviews and writes reports
- 5% Oversees work of undergraduate students
- 5% Building and supporting lab community
- 5% Supporting other aspects of lab research
- 5% Building lab infrastructure

Education:
Requires a Bachelor's Degree in psychology, computer science, anthropology, sociology, statistics, biology, or a related field.

Qualifications:
Required

- Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with others (e.g., adult and child participants, families, other researchers)
- Highly detail oriented, strong work ethic, motivated, efficient, and able to work independently
- Will occasionally work non-standard hours (e.g., evenings, weekends) contingent on participant availability
- Candidates with a strong enthusiasm to learn new skills, concepts, methods, techniques will be best set up for success in this position. Prior experience in any of these domains is preferred, but enthusiasm and persistence are more important

Preferred

* Proficiency with statistical and programming languages/software (e.g., SPSS, R, Matlab, Java, Python; preferably R or Python)
* Proficiency with quantitative methods and/or data management skills
* Prior experience conducting empirical research on questions related to the lab's research focus
* Prior experience managing others and building community
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