Lab Assistant (9603C) 13033 About Berkeley

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Application Review Date

The First Review Date for this job is: December 2, 2020

Departmental Overview

The Building Blocks of Cognition Laboratory, headed by Dr. Silvia Bunge, studies the cognitive and neural processes that support reasoning, memory, and goal-directed behavior in humans. To investigate these phenomena, the lab leverages behavioral, brain imaging, and eyetracking methods. This opening is for a full-time research assistant to work on a new NSF grant titled, "How does the brain represent abstract concepts?" The project will be conducted in collaboration with David Kraemer at Dartmouth College, Keith Holyoak and Hongjing Lu, and other trainees. The Lab Assistant will be responsible for recruiting healthy young adults for fMRI research, collecting behavioral and brain imaging data, assisting with data analysis and data sharing, coordinating with trainees at the other sites, and carrying out general lab tasks.

This role will involve work in the following locations: The Department of Psychology at Berkeley Way West and the Brain Imaging Center (BIC).

Responsibilities

• Recruit study participants, conduct interviews, and manage communication with selected participants; prepare materials for participant sessions and experiments
• Help PIs and collaborators to analyze neuroimaging data acquired from study participants.
• Collect data; store, protect, and analyze records; manage physical and digital files.
• Perform general lab tasks like ordering supplies, scheduling meetings, managing day-to-day operations; attend lab meetings.
• Training undergraduate student assistants in data collection and associated tasks.
• Conduct literature searches and manage references.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Strong background in STEM.
• Extensive laboratory research experience, ideally in cognitive neuroscience.
• Experience running statistical analyses in R or Python.
• Highly developed organizational, time management, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative and communicate updates.

Posess one of the following combinations of education/training:

1. Graduation from high school or a General Education Diploma, and two years of laboratory experience
2. Two years of college including courses in the natural, physical or social sciences and one year of laboratory experience
3. An equivalent combination of education and experience, including knowledge and abilities essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to the position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience conducting MRI scans and managing the data.
• Undergraduate experience and/or equivalent experience in Psychology, Neuroscience, or another STEM field.

Salary & Benefits

This position is a non-exempt, bi-weekly paid position. Hourly pay for this role is commensurate with experience.

For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University visit:

https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html

How to Apply

Please submit your cover letter and resume as a single attachment when applying.

Other Information

This position is governed by the terms and conditions in the agreement for the Technical Unit (TX) between the University of California and the University Professional and Technical Employees (UPTE). The current bargaining agreement manual can be found at:
http://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/tx/index.html


Conviction History Background

This is a designated position requiring fingerprinting and a background check due to the nature of the job responsibilities. Berkeley does hire people with conviction histories and reviews information received in the context of the job responsibilities. The University reserves the right to make employment contingent upon successful completion of the background check.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. For more information about your rights as an applicant see:

https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/migrated_files/employers/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf
For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see:
http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct



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