The
Department of Psychology at Princeton University is seeking a full-time
research specialist, under the supervision of Dr. Lauren Emberson in the
Laboratory for Perception, Learning and Development and the Princeton Baby Lab.
The ideal
candidate will have a neuroscience/technical background and a demonstrated
ability for successful communication and interaction with children and
families. Candidates with advanced degrees will also be considered. Start
date is negotiable but will ideally start June 1, 2017. Please submit a CV, a
cover letter describing academic and research goals, as well as technical
and research experience. Please also submit contact information for at
least 2 references. Submissions can be made through the Princeton Careers website. Contact Dr. Lauren Emberson (lauren.emberson@princeton.edu)
for additional questions.
Application
will be reviewed starting March 1, 2017. To receive full-consideration, be
sure to submit all materials by this date on the Princeton Careers
website: https://research-princeton.icims.com/jobs/7159/research-specialist-i/job.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be involved in all
aspects of neuroimaging studies from programming experiments and data
collection to data analysis. The lab uses multiple imaging modalities
(fMRI, fNIRS) with infants, children and adults. This is an exciting position
as the successful candidate will be involved in developing new analyses for
fNIRS and conduct neuroimaging recordings with infants in a clinical/hospital
setting (e.g., NICU, maternity ward).
Qualifications
Essential Qualifications:
- A bachelor's degree in psychology,
neuroscience, cognitive science, computer science, engineering,
physics, or math
- Evidence of serious interest in a career
in cognitive neuroscience.
- Strong computer/math skills
(e.g., MATLAB, R)
- Be able to get tasks done efficiently
- Be detail-oriented, motivated, organized and
be able to work independently
- Be able to occasionally work
non-standard hours (e.g., evenings, weekends), depending on subject
availability
- Ability to communicate effectively with
children and families
- The final candidate must successfully pass a
background check and approval by Princeton Human Resources
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience conducting cognitive neuroscience
research
- Experience with statistical software (e.g., R)
- Extensive programming experience, ideally with
R, MATLAB and0 Psychtoolbox
- Prior experience working with infants,
children or families in a research setting
The final candidate will be required to complete
a background check successfully.
Princeton University is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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.
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