[nabs-l] Lab Coordinator: Temple University Infant Lab

Jennifer Wiley jwiley at UIC.EDU
Thu Mar 3 22:12:40 UTC 2011


Lab Coordinator: Temple University Infant Lab

The Temple University Infant Laboratory at Ambler anticipates hiring a laboratory coordinator, a position presenting diverse opportunities to participate in cutting-edge developmental research. The Temple University Infant Lab at Ambler, directed by Professors Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek and Nora Newcombe, conducts research on language acquisition, play and the arts, spatial development, and memory development.  This position requires assisting with research primarily on language development, though opportunities to assist with research in other domains may arise. The position has a 1-year minimum, with the possibility of extending to 2 or more years. Duties include:
  * Stimuli creation, subject recruitment and scheduling, data collection, coding and analysis with children aged 2 months to 6 years
  * Organizing and sharing research findings at collaborative lab meetings and in federal grant reports
  * Management of IRB protocols
  * Research grants administration and accounting
  * Hiring, training, and supervising undergraduate and volunteer research assistants
Lab coordinators also frequently have the opportunity to be collaborators in research that will be presented at major conferences and published in major journals.
Required qualifications:
  * Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Neuroscience, Linguistics or related field
Preferred qualifications:
  * Six months experience working with children between the ages of two months to seven years in a research setting
  * Computer skills and proficiency with MS Office and SPSS/SAS software packages
  * Excellent communication, interpersonal, leadership, multi-tasking and organizational skills
  * The ability to interact with a diverse population of program participants
  * Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
  * Ability to travel to off-site locations that may not be accessible by public transportation
If interested, please forward a resume to the infant lab coordinator at melissa.hansen at temple.edu.




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