Research, Technician

The University Of Chicago; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Chicago is hiring a Research Associate to provide technical support for social cognition and related research projects in the SSD Psychology department. The role emphasizes ensuring compliance with institutional, state, and federal policies and assisting in presenting research findings.

Candidates should have relevant lab experience, 2–5 years in related roles, and ideally a Bachelor's degree in Psychology.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting academic research projects.
• Ability to coordinate tasks and timelines in a lab setting.
• Familiarity with research regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Stimuli preparation and experimental design.
• Interface with families, museums, and school partners.
• Edit and copy-edit materials as needed.
• Manage online database for testing participants.
• Assist with developing projections for ongoing grants.
• Provide technical and administrative support for research projects.
• Set up experiments and interact with students and lab staff under PI direction.
• Perform related duties as required.

Skills

Research coordination

Data management

Experiment setup

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Psychology

Tools

Database software

Job description

Department SSD Psychology: Staff and Temporary Employees - Kinzler

About the Department

The Development of Social Cognition Lab (https://voices.uchicago.edu/potentialslab; led by Professor Fan Yang) and the Developmental Investigations of Behavior & Strategy (DIBS) Laboratory (https://www.dibslab.uchicago.edu/; led by Professor Alex Shaw) are hiring a Research associate to manage research activities, Research topics focus on the development of social cognition and existential cognition.

Job Summary

The job provides technical support activities related to scientific research projects. Ensures compliance of research activities with institutional, state, and federal regulatory policies, procedures, directives and mandates. Assists in drafting presentations on research findings.

Responsibilities

• Stimuli preparation and experimental design.
• Interface with family, museum, and school partners.
• Perform editorial and copy-editing functions as needed.
• Manage and extending our online database for testing participants.
• Assistant with developing projected associated with ongoing grants.
• Provides technical and administrative support for a research project.
• Assists with the installation, sets up and performs experiments; interacting with students and other laboratory staff under the direction of the principal investigator.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Minimum requirements include vocational training, apprenticeships or the equivalent experience in related field (not typically required to have a four-year degree).

Work Experience: Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

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Preferred Qualifications

Education: Baceholor degree in Psychology or a related field.

The University of Chicago uses AI-assisted tools to streamline and augment some recruitment processes; however, AI is not used to make hiring decisions.

Application Documents

• Resume (required)
• Cover letter (required)
• References (required)

Job Family

Research Role Impact Individual Contributor Scheduled Weekly Hours 20 Drug Test Required No Health Screen Required No Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required No Pay Rate Type Hourly FLSA Status Non-Exempt Pay Range $22.66 - $29.33 The included pay rate or range represents the University’s good faith estimate of the possible compensation offer for this role at the time of posting.

Benefits

Eligible Yes The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook.

Posting Statement

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