Research Engineering/ Scientist Assistant Part-time

Research Engineering/ Scientist Assistant

This is an entry-level and research support position for the Cognition, Health, & Aging Research Team (CHART Lab) led by Dr. Elizabeth Muñoz at in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences. The CHART Lab conducts research on how everyday stress exposures and contextual environments shape cognitive functioning and health across midlife and aging, with a focus on community-engaged research. We collect data in participants' daily lives using smartphone-based ecological momentary assessments (EMA) and brief cognitive tasks, and we integrate these measures with survey, neighborhood/contextual, and biological data. We are looking for someone to help support day-to-day research operations related to maintaining and organizing study records, preparing materials for community-engagement, and preparing manuscripts for publication.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate, organized study records (e.g., participant tracking, scheduling logs, file organization), support routine data quality checks, and ensure documentation is up to date.
• Prepare and manage materials for community outreach and engagement (e.g., flyers, presentation handouts, event packets), and assist with coordinating communication and logistics with community partners as needed.
• Assist with manuscript preparation tasks (e.g., formatting references, organizing tables/figures, tracking edits and versions) and support basic literature organization for ongoing publications.
• Other related functions as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science/Arts degree in a related field.
• Must effectively work in groups and independently.
• Ability to manage complex datasets and disseminate results of research projects to professional peers.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with scientific research.
• Experience with R, Qualtrics, Excel, or equivalent data management tools.
• Very strong attention to detail
• Demonstrated punctuality, good attendance record, careful follow through.

Salary Range

$41,600 (prorated to $20,800 based on 20 hours per week)

Work Shift

Part-time, 20 hours per week. The specific work schedule will be set by the supervisor.

Working Conditions

• Standard office environment• Laboratory setting• Use of manual dexterity• Occasionally may require working with hazardous equipment or materials• Occasional evening, weekend and holiday work.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

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