Thursday, April 25, 2019

Post-baccalaureate job opportunity

Lab Coordinator / Research Assistant
Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences
Indiana University

Description of Research:  This is an interdisciplinary project funded by DOD and NSF in which we are studying how human performance and team dynamics can be measured via wearable sensors.  The project includes faculty from PBS, Intelligent Systems Engineering, Statistics, and Computer Science.  Multimodal measures include:  eye tracking, heart rate variability, EEG, human movements, and response times.  The mission of this project is multifaceted.  For example, one goal is to assess and improve the performance of cyber analysts as they conduct forensic analyses of cyber-attacks.  A second goal is to evaluate whether multimodal data collected from multiple sensors can be fed into machine learning models to predict cognitive performance and personality measures.

Description of Position:  This is an excellent position for a college graduate interested in attending graduate school and developing skill with multiple measures and big data.  The main responsibilities of this position include: (1) recruiting and testing human subjects, (2) designing, programming, trouble-shooting, and summarizing data, (3) analyzing behavioral and physiological data under the supervision of faculty with expertise in each area, and (4) assisting with administrative and organizational activities for the lab group.

Requirements:  Strong programming skills (MATLAB, Python, or R); B.S. in cognitive science, psychology, computer science, engineering or a related field; previous experience with eye tracking, heart rate physiology, or EEG is highly desirable.

Salary:  The position is full-time with a starting salary of $32,000 + benefits.

Start date:  Early June, 2019

Apply Online at:  Interested applicants should upload a letter of interest, resume, and contact information for two professional references to Bennett I. Bertenthal (bbertent@indiana.edu).   Review of applications will begin May 1st and continue until the position is filled.

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