Research Proejct Coordinator

Princeton University; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Princeton University is seeking a full-time Research Specialist to coordinate research studies within a neuroscience/behavioral lab context. The role supports a technology and mental health project and involves recruitment, data collection across multiple modalities, and collaboration with participants spanning development from children to adults.

The successful candidate will assist with study design, data analyses, literature searches, and manuscript preparation, contributing to the lab’s

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, sociology, education, or related social science.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with adults and children.
• Detail-oriented, motivated, efficient, and able to work independently.
• Occasionally work non-standard hours (evenings, weekends) as needed.
• Must pass a background check and HR approval.

Responsibilities

• Manage recruitment, screening, and scheduling pipelines for longitudinal, developmental, and cross-sectional studies.
• Facilitate data collection across modalities: in-person behavioral sessions, online experiments, and home/mobile assessments.
• Interface with participants across the lifespan, including children and families.
• Assist with study design, stimuli preparation, testing, data collection, analyses, literature searches, and manuscript/grant preparation.

Skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in psychology/sociology/education

Job description

About Princeton Precision Health (PPH)

Princeton Precision Health (PPH) is an initiative at Princeton University dedicated to revolutionizing health, medicine, and human well-being through an integrated, multi-scale framework. PPH bridges disciplines, bringing together behavioral and psychological science, data science, computational modeling, genomics, and social and environmental determinants, to understand health trajectories across the lifespan and address systemic health disparities.

Within PPH, this position supports an active, interdisciplinary lab integrating behavioral, developmental, psycholinguistic, and neuroscientific approaches to advance mental health.

Position Summary

For a technology and mental health project, amongst other projects, Princeton Precision Health (PPH) at Princeton University is seeking a full-time Research Specialist to coordinate research studies.

To learn more about PPH, please visit pph.princeton.edu.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will assist with managing ongoing studies, as well as all aspects of conducting research, including:

• Manage recruitment, screening, and scheduling pipelines for longitudinal, developmental, and cross-sectional studies.


• Facilitate data collection across multiple modalities: in-person behavioral sessions, online experiments (e.g., Qualtrics, Cloud Research), and home-/mobile-based ecological assessments.


• Interface warmly and professionally with participants across the lifespan, including young children, adolescents, parents, and community partners.


• Assist lab members with study design, stimuli preparation, testing, data collection, analyses, literature searches, and manuscript and grant preparation)

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in psychology, sociology, education, or relevant social science field


• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills


• Ability to communicate effectively with others (e.g., adult and child participants, families, other researchers)


• Being detail-oriented, motivated, efficient, and able to work independently


• Being able to occasionally work non-standard hours (e.g., evenings, weekends), depending on participant availability


• The final candidate must successfully pass a background check and approval by the Princeton University Office of Human Resources

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience conducting empirical research on questions related to the lab’s research focus

Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's qualifications, work experience, education/training, key skills, market, collective bargaining agreements as applicable, and organizational considerations when extending an offer. The posted salary range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate for a full-time position; salaries for part-time positions are pro-rated accordingly.

If the salary range on the posted position shows an hourly rate, this is the baseline; the actual hourly rate may be higher, depending on the position and factors listed above.

The University also offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. Please see this link for more information.

Standard Weekly Hours

36.25

Eligible for Overtime

No

Benefits Eligible

Yes

Probationary Period

180 days

Essential Services Personnel (see policy for detail)

No

Estimated Appointment End Date

12/1/2027

Physical Capacity Exam Required

No

Valid Driver's License Required

No

Salary Range

$60,000 to $75,000