Research Associate (SRA 1)

University of California, Davis; Davis (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California, Davis is seeking a research assistant to support CHEN Lab projects examining dyadic social and emotional processes between clinical populations and family members, with emphasis on wearable/mountable technology and psychophysiology.

Responsibilities include data collection, participant recruitment, manuscript preparation, inventory maintenance, and coordinating lab activities. Opportunities for graduate training exist in basic science or health science.

Qualifications

• No minimum education required.
• No minimum years of experience in healthcare, lab, or clinical research.
• Ability to work with a multidisciplinary team of researchers.
• Professionalism and courtesy in all interactions with lab members, staff, and supervisors.

Responsibilities

• Assist in all research project activities, including data collection, recruitment, and analysis.
• Facilitate lab meetings and manage lab inventory and maintenance of equipment.
• Prepare manuscripts and documentation; assist with grant and protocol processes.

Skills

Lab experience

Psychophysiology knowledge

Data management

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent (Social/Scientific/Computational)

Tools

SPSS

REDCap

Qualtrics

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Summary

This position in the Clinical Health, Emotion, and Neuroscience (CHEN) Lab will provide opportunities to be involved in all aspects of the research project(s) to examine dyadic social and emotional processes between clinical populations and their family members (e.g., spousal caregivers) with an emphasis in in-home wearable/mountable technology while also using psychophysiology, behavioral coding, and participant recruitment, research visit facilitation, data collection and analysis, undergraduate research assistant management, maintaining inventory of lab supplies and equipment, manuscript preparation, documentation creation and maintenance, coordinating lab meetings, tracking lab expenses, other day-to-day administrative tasks of running a lab, and, if applicable, preparing for graduate training in either basic science, clinical/health science, or both.

Apply By Date

10/28/2026 by 11:59 pm

Minimum Qualifications

• No minimum education required
• There is no minimum of years of experience related to healthcare, laboratory, and/or clinical research required for this position.
• Ability to work with a multidisciplinary team of researchers is required.
• Professionalism and courtesy are required in all interactions with lab members, department staff, and supervisors.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent: Social Sciences, Scientific, Computational Science, or Related Field
• 1-3 years of experience in (1) an experimental lab environment, clinical research, and/or conducting research in health science, (2) emotion, social behaviors, health, psychophysiology, neuroscience, and clinical aging, (3) in-home wearable/mountable technology research, and (4) computer programming and/or data management.
• Familiarity with the laboratory's computer programs (e.g., SPSS, REDCap, Qualtrics, Microsoft Office) for data entry, data sharing, questionnaire creation, and study packet design and familiarity with writing computer codes for designing tasks, data management, and/or data analyses.
• Ability to install, operate, and troubleshoot lab equipment. Organize training and inter-departmental meetings to facilitate approval and installation of equipment/devices for data collection.
• Familiarity preparing and submitting documents, such as Institutional Review Board protocols.

Key Responsibilities

• 10% - Administrative
• 80% - Research
• 10% - Miscellaneous Tasks

Department Overview

The CHEN Lab in the Department of Human Ecology performs research on emotional health, dyadic interactions, and psychophysiology.