Staff Research Associate I - 130514

Payroll Title:

SRA 1

Department:

COGNITIVE SCIENCE

Hiring Pay Scale

75% of $53,766 - $55,510/year

Worksite:

Campus

Appointment Type:

Career

Appointment Percent:

75%

Union:

RX Contract

Total Openings:

1

Work Schedule:

#130514 Staff Research Associate I

Filing Deadline: Thu 7/4/2024

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Please note that this position is a 75% part-time appointment

UCSD Layoff from Career Appointment: Apply by 6/25/24 for consideration with preference for rehire. All layoff applicants should contact their Employment Advisor.

Special Selection Applicants: Apply by 7/4/24. Eligible Special Selection clients should contact their Disability Counselor for assistance.

DESCRIPTION

The Department of Cognitive Science promotes the study of learning, perception, action, and interaction in the physical, material, social, and cultural world. The approach is inter-disciplinary employing ideas and techniques from a number of contributing disciplines, including anthropology, communications, computer science, ethology, electrical engineering, linguistics, neurology, neurosciences, philosophy, psychology, rhetoric, and sociology.

The interdisciplinary cognitive science community on campus is integral to cognitive science as practiced at UCSD. The department offers an interdisciplinary Ph.D. in addition to the departmental Ph.D., with participation by members of the Departments of Anthropology, Biology, Cognitive Science, Communication, Computer Science and Engineering, Linguistics, Music, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Psychiatry, Psychology, and Sociology.

The Kiyonaga Lab is a cognitive neuroscience research lab, examining how the cognitive processes related to working memory interact with perception, attention, and action. We use a combination of methods to examine how the human brain generates and maintains information for complex behavior. These include behavioral assessments, neuroimaging and physiology (fMRI, EEG, eye-tracking, EMG), and brain stimulation (transcranial magnetic stimulation, TMS).

The Staff Research Associate I will join the Kiyonaga lab to assist the PI and other lab members in the research and administrative operations of the lab. These include computer programming for experimental task preparation and data analysis, data collection, processing, and presentation, as well as human subject recruitment and scheduling. Specific administrative duties include managing IRB protocols, managing databases, preparing experimental materials, coordinating undergraduate laboratory volunteers, as well as ordering, inventorying, maintaining, and transporting laboratory equipment and supplies. Specific research duties include data collection with healthy human subjects (using MRI, EEG, eye-tracking, TMS), fMRI data analysis and visualization, maintaining stimulus presentation and analysis codebases, as well as training new staff and volunteers. Some travel may be required.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience developing and programming computer-based cognitive behavioral tasks (e.g., PsychToolbox, PsychoPy)

• Experience with fMRI data analysis and visualization (preferably knowledge of Python and Jupyter notebooks).

• Ability to process data and perform statistical analyses in R, Python, or Matlab.

• Ability to maintain electronic databases.

• Ability to work independently, see tasks through to completion, and communicate effectively with supervisors in a timely manner.

• Excellent interpersonal skills needed in interactions with study participants, including confidentiality and professionalism.

• Ability to train and oversee undergraduate student assistants.

PREFERRED:

• Experience with MRI and/or EEG data collection.

• Experience operating TMS equipment.

• Familiarity with literature related to the cognitive neuroscience of memory and attention.

• Expertise in computer science, cognitive science, experimental neuroscience, or equivalent lab research experience.

• Computer programming expertise (eg: R, Python, or Matlab)

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

• Background check required.

Pay Transparency Act

Annual Full Pay Range: $53,766 - $64,143 (will be prorated if the appointment percentage is less than 100%)

Hourly Equivalent: $25.75 - $30.72

Factors in determining the appropriate compensation for a role include experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The Hiring Pay Scale referenced in the job posting is the budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position. The Annual Full Pay Range may be broader than what the University anticipates to pay for this position, based on internal equity, budget, and collective bargaining agreements (when applicable).

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