Lab Assistant I

University of California, Riverside; California; On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading university seeks a full-time Lab Assistant to join the Emotional Lives Lab, focusing on emotion research. The role involves administrative oversight, data handling, and academic collaboration. Ideal for candidates aiming for advanced psychology degrees, offering a competitive hourly wage with potential for renewal based on performance.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of laboratory experience or equivalent.
• Undergraduate level statistics course and experience with statistical analysis packages.
• Experience recruiting or scheduling human subjects.

Responsibilities

• Involved in participant recruitment and screening, data collection.
• Manage teams of research assistants and maintain study databases.
• Author posters and manuscripts for publication.

Skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Detail-oriented

Organizational skills

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in psychology or a related field

Graduation from high school or a General Education Diploma

Job description

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Position Information

Dr. Tabea Springstein is seeking one full-time Lab Assistant to begin on September 1st, 2025. The duration for the position is one year with the opportunity for renewal based on funding, department needs, and performance. Her laboratory (Emotional Lives Lab - https://emotionlab.ucr.edu/) studies emotion and emotion regulation in everyday life contexts and across adulthood. The lab uses experience sampling and other ambulatory assessment methods such as smartphone-sensing. The Lab Assistant will be involved in multiple aspects of work in the lab including participant recruitment and screening, data collection, setting up and maintaining research protocols and data storage systems, authoring posters for presentation, and authoring manuscripts for publication. The Lab Assistant will also have administrative duties, including managing teams of research assistants, assisting with IRB and other documents, and maintaining study databases and lab documentation. The position is ideal for motivated individuals interested in pursuing an advanced degree in psychology or related fields. The full salary range for the Lab Assistant is $20.01 - $23.16 per hour. We base salary offers on a variety of considerations, such as education, licensure and certifications, experience, and other business and organizational needs. Applicants must have current work authorization when accepting a UCR staff position. Currently, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff. As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

Position Information

Dr. Tabea Springstein is seeking one full-time Lab Assistant to begin on September 1st, 2025. The duration for the position is one year with the opportunity for renewal based on funding, department needs, and performance. Her laboratory (Emotional Lives Lab - https://emotionlab.ucr.edu/) studies emotion and emotion regulation in everyday life contexts and across adulthood. The lab uses experience sampling and other ambulatory assessment methods such as smartphone-sensing. The Lab Assistant will be involved in multiple aspects of work in the lab including participant recruitment and screening, data collection, setting up and maintaining research protocols and data storage systems, authoring posters for presentation, and authoring manuscripts for publication. The Lab Assistant will also have administrative duties, including managing teams of research assistants, assisting with IRB and other documents, and maintaining study databases and lab documentation. The position is ideal for motivated individuals interested in pursuing an advanced degree in psychology or related fields. The full salary range for the Lab Assistant is $20.01 - $23.16 per hour. We base salary offers on a variety of considerations, such as education, licensure and certifications, experience, and other business and organizational needs. Applicants must have current work authorization when accepting a UCR staff position. Currently, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff. As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

Requirements

Educational Requirements

Degree

Graduation from high school or a General Education Diploma

Requirement

Required

Degree

Bachelor’s degree in psychology or a related field

Requirement

Preferred

Experience Requirements

Experience

Minimum of 1 year of laboratory experience or two years of college courses in the natural, physical or social sciences and laboratory experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience; and knowledge and abilities essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to the position.

Requirement

Required

Experience

Undergraduate level statistics course and experience with statistical analysis packages (e.g. Matlab, SPSS, R, Excel, etc.)

Requirement

Experience

Experience recruiting or scheduling human subjects.

Requirement

Experience

Experience collecting data from human subjects.

Requirement

Experience

Experience collecting and/or analyzing experience sampling data.

Requirement

Experience

Experience conducting independent research in psychology.

Requirement

Minimum Requirements

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated background and passion for research experience in psychology or related fields
• Detail-oriented with outstanding organizational and time management skills
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in conducting statistical analyses with R, or another statistical package
• Proficiency in written and verbal communication in Spanish
• Computer skills such as programming experience in R, Python, or a related programming language
  
  

Additional Information

In the Heart of Inland Southern California, UC Riverside is located on nearly 1,200 acres near Box Springs Mountain in Southern California; the park-like campus provides convenient access to the vibrant and growing Inland region. The campus is a living laboratory for the exploration of issues critical to growing communities' air, water, energy, transportation, politics, the arts, history, and culture. UCR gives every student, faculty and staff member the resources to explore, engage, imagine and excel.

UC Riverside is recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse research universities in the country boasting several key rankings of which we are extremely proud.

• UC Riverside is proud to be ranked No. 12 among all U.S. universities, according to Money Magazine's 2020 rankings, and among the top 1 percent of universities worldwide, according to the 2019-20 Center for World University rankings.
• UC Riverside is the top university in the United States for social mobility. - U.S. News 2020
• UCR is a member of the University Innovation Alliance, the leading national coalition of public research universities committed to improving student success for low-income, first-generation, and students of color.
• Among top-tier universities, UC Riverside ranks No. 2 in financial aid. - Business Insider 2019
• Ranked No. 2 in the world for research, UCR's Department of Entomology maintains one of the largest collections of insect specimens the nation. - Center for World University Rankings
• UCR's distinguished faculty boasts 2 Nobel Laureates, and 13 members of the National Academies of Science and Medicine.
  
  

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories under state or federal law. It is the policy of the University of California to undertake affirmative action and anti-discrimination efforts, consistent with its obligations as a Federal and State contractor.

For information about our generous employee benefits package, visit: Employee Benefits Overview

Job Description Details

Department Custom Scope

Dr. Tabea Springstein is seeking one full-time Lab Assistant to begin on September 1st, 2025. The duration for the position is one year with the opportunity for renewal based on funding, department needs, and performance. Her laboratory (Emotional Lives Lab - https://emotionlab.ucr.edu/) studies emotion and emotion regulation in everyday life contexts and across adulthood. The lab uses experience sampling and other ambulatory assessment methods such as smartphone-sensing. The Lab Assistant will be involved in multiple aspects of work in the lab including participant recruitment and screening, data collection, setting up and maintaining research protocols and data storage systems, authoring posters for presentation, and authoring manuscripts for publication. The Lab Assistant will also have administrative duties, including managing teams of research assistants, assisting with IRB and other documents, and maintaining study databases and lab documentation. The position is ideal for motivated individuals interested in pursuing an advanced degree in psychology or related fields.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Research, Analyst, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Higher Education

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