Research Coordinator

CP11 University of New Hampshire; Durham (NH); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

The Exploration, Learning and Mind Lab in Durham, NH is seeking a part-time Research Coordinator to contribute to cognitive psychology of curiosity and learning research. The hourly position spans one year with possible renewal pending funding.

You will assist with ongoing studies and lab administration, and coordinate undergraduate researchers. Responsibilities include conducting studies, supporting data analysis and literature reviews, recruiting/training assistants, and managing IRB

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in psychology, cognitive science, linguistics, or neuroscience.
• Research experience in psychology.
• The ability to work independently, with keen attention to detail, strong communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Conducting studies in the laboratory, as well as offsite and online.
• Providing support with general research activities (e.g., data analysis, literature review, writing research manuscripts).
• Recruiting, training, and coordinating undergraduate research assistants.
• Performing administrative duties (IRB protocols, budgets, reimbursements, participant recruitment systems, lab websites and emails).

Skills

Independent work

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Organization

Interest in cognitive psychology

Education

Bachelor’s degree in psychology/cognitive science/linguistics/neuroscience

Tools

R

Python

JavaScript/HTML/CSS

Job description

The Exploration, Learning and Mind Lab (PI: Emily Liquin) is seeking a part-time Research Coordinator.

The Research Coordinator will contribute to research on the cognitive psychology of curiosity and learning. This is an hourly position for one year, with the possibility of renewal for a second year pending funding availability. The Exploration, Learning, and Mind Lab uses behavioral and computational approaches to investigate how children and adults learn and discover new things, with a focus on understanding curiosity, question asking, and exploration. The Research Coordinator will assist with conducting ongoing research and will be involved in general administration and supervision of the lab.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Category 1 (40%) Conducting studies in the laboratory, as well as offsite and online.
• Category 2 (30%) Providing support with general research activities (e.g., data analysis, literature review, writing research manuscripts, etc.)
• Category 3 (15%) Recruiting, training, and coordinating undergraduate research assistants.
• Category 4 (15%) Performing various administrative duties (e.g., managing the labs’ IRB protocols, maintaining budgets, submitting reimbursement requests, managing participant recruiting systems, maintaining lab websites, maintaining lab emails).

Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience

• A Bachelor’s degree in psychology, cognitive science, linguistics, or neuroscience
• Research experience in psychology

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• The ability to work independently
• Keen attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
• Passion and interest for conducting cognitive and/or developmental psychology research

Preferred Qualifications

• > 1 year working or volunteering in a psychology research laboratory
• Independently led research project (e.g., honors thesis, capstone, summer project, etc.)
• Experience conducting primary research in cognitive and/or developmental psychology
• Experience with quantitative research methods
• Experience with R, Python, Javascript/HTML/CSS, or other programming languages
• Experience managing a team

Other Requirements

• Regular weekend availability
• Reliable personal transportation to off-campus research sites (in Seacoast Region, New Hampshire)

Compensation

Pay Range $18.00-$24.00/Hour

Location

Durham

Salary Grade

Adjunct Hourly Staff 00

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

The University System of New Hampshire is the largest provider of postsecondary education in the Granite State. With approximately 30,000 enrolled students annually and more than 90,000 alumni living in state, the institutions of the University System - the University of New Hampshire - Durham, the University of New Hampshire School of Law, the University of New Hampshire at Manchester, Plymouth State University, and Keene State College - have a direct impact on hundreds of thousands of New Hampshire citizens every year.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

The pay range for this position is listed above. Actual offer will be based on skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity, in addition to relevant business considerations.

More information on benefits can be found here: USNH Employee Benefits | Human Resources