Job Description

Overview

The Department of Psychology conducts cutting-edge interdisciplinary research aimed at understanding the causes and consequences of mental processes and behavior.  Our primary focus is strongly experimental, with researchers at the forefront of neuroscience, cognition, social cognition, experimental clinical psychology, cognitive and affective neuroscience, and developmental psychology. Among the departments at Tufts, we are distinctive in having one of the largest majors on campus, while simultaneously maintaining one of the university's highest research profiles. Psychology supports a robust undergraduate program with large course enrollments and a vibrant graduate program offering doctoral degrees in experimental psychology, as well as cognitive science – an interdisciplinary degree.

The Cognitive Aging and Memory Lab is seeking a Senior Research Coordinator to work with PI Ayanna Thomas on ongoing research projects related to memory and stress. The position will support an NSF funded project designed to understand compositional diversity dynamics in Cognitive Science and a Tufts Springboard project focused on memory and stress.

What You'll Do

The start date for this position is August 1st, 2024. This is a one-year limited term position and renewable up to two years based upon performance and continued funding.

Under supervision of Principal Investigator, the primary responsibility of the Research Coordinator will be to assist with day-to-day management of the Spark Society, management of research directly associated with Spark Society funding, and lab management and operational tasks for the Cognitive Aging and Memory lab. The Research Coordinator will also handle the below duties:

• Develop procedures to better understand how changes in strategic plans around composition diversity directly impacted graduate program policy in Cognitive Psychology/Science
• Develop procedures to examine policy impacts on composition diversity
• Support the Spark Society website, membership portal, marketing, social media presence, and community dialogue.
• Ensure compliance with biosafety requirements, ethics review board and university policies
• Ensure compliance with IRB
• Order and organize lab supplies
• Maintain lab equipment and ensure proper storage
• Monitor lab budgets and allocate costs across grants
• Analyze data and assisting investigator in writing/editing materials for publication and presentation
• Provide support to investigator for grants
• Conduct experiments for assigned research projects
• Act as resource for student and visitor requests and questions
• Promote a positive working environment
• Train, coordinate, and conduct lab personnel orientation

What We're Looking For

Basic Requirements:

• Knowledge and skills as typically acquired by a BA or BS in computer science, cognitive science, neuroscience, psychology, or related field
• Some experimental background and experience working in a laboratory setting conducting human subjects research and/or user experience testing
• Strong experimental background and lab experience
• Excellent written and spoken English communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with data analysis programs and software such as R, Excel, SPSS, MATLAB
• Prior experience mentoring undergraduate research assistants
  
• EEG experience

Pay Range


Minimum $20.10, Midpoint $23.90, Maximum $27.70




Salary is based on related experience, expertise, and internal equity; generally, new hires can expect pay between the minimum and midpoint of the range.

About Tufts University

This is Tufts. Tufts is a student-centered research university with a constellation of world-class schools encompassing undergraduate, graduate, professional, and lifelong learning programs. Across the university, students satisfy their intellectual curiosity, jump-start rewarding careers, and unlock bright, promising futures. Through rigorous academics, groundbreaking research, and a commitment to civic engagement and leadership, our community of students, faculty, and staff collaborate across four Massachusetts campuses to build a brighter world (Medford/Somerville, Grafton, Boston-Chinatown, and Boston-Fenway). Our employees light the way. Tufts develops innovative solutions for the most complex global challenges of our time through teaching, research, and an unparalleled investment in civic engagement. In administration and operations, in dining centers and in labs, every employee plays a role in our mission for a better, brighter world. At Tufts, the work you do matters. So do you. Enjoy flexible and remote opportunities, innovative benefits, and an inclusive, welcoming, collaborative culture that supports you. Develop your skills. Take classes. Advance your career. ... Do work that makes you proud in a community you love. All while taking great care of yourself and the people who matter most. We’re all in on creating an anti-racist culture of belonging. Across Tufts, we’ve deepened our commitment to making the university a truly inclusive place. Where every member of our community contributes and feels like they belong. Where diverse perspectives are seen as our strength, and great ideas are always heard. In offices, labs, classrooms, and beyond, we’re doing this work together, knowing it is the foundation of our mission to create a brighter world. An innovative university needs resourceful people who make things happen. Here, collaboration isn’t just a buzzword, colleagues actually care, and community means everything. Sound appealing? Come join us. Choose a campus and find the role that fits you. Tufts University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our faculty and staff and fostering their success when hired. Members of underrepresented groups are welcome and strongly encouraged to apply. See the University’s Non-Discrimination statement and policy here If you are an applicant with a disability who is unable to use our online tools to search and apply for jobs, please contact us by calling the Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) at 617-627-3298 or at [email protected]. Applicants can learn more about requesting reasonable accommodations at

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