Research Assistant I

Basic Qualifications

At least one year of experience in psychology, linguistics, cognitive science, biology, or related field is required. Relevant coursework may count toward experience.

Additional Information

This is a one-year, grant-funded term position with renewal dependent upon continuation of grant funding.

We regret that we will not be able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

All formal offers will be made by FAS Human Resources.

Position Description

Responsibilities include supervising undergraduate research assistants, coordinating testing spaces and study schedules, assisting with preparation of grant applications and progress reports, maintaining the lab manual, executing specific research experiments, assisting in quality data collection and management, overseeing transcription of audio and video recordings, and ensuring compliance with all regulations regarding testing human subjects.

In addition, the candidate will act as the primary liaison between the lab and both the Psychology Business Office and the Harvard IRB as well as lab-related courses, coordinating all lab purchases, applications for human subjects research approval, and updating websites. Further, the candidate will work actively with the Open Science Framework to register studies, methodology, and data. The candidate will perform other related duties as well, depending on the needs of the lab, including interacting with families of participants, visiting students, and others.

Job Summary

The Laboratory for Developmental Studies in the Psychology Department has a position open for a full-time research assistant. Research in the lab is focused on exploring the language development of infants and children.

Projects in the lab include assessing the related social and cognitive skills that accompany the word boost, examining language input, exploring infants' sound and meaning representations of words, and the relationship between language and sensory experience. The candidate will report directly to the P.I., an Associate Professor of Psychology, and will be responsible for managing and overseeing the daily activities of two lab spaces dedicated to running research studies with infants, toddlers, and children, and coordinating remote data collection.