Staff Research Associate

About This Role

Coordinate and conduct a research study on brain-gut function in youth within the Brain and Body Lab at UCLA, and manage general lab activities under the supervision of the Principal Investigator.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and conduct a research study on brain-gut function in youth funded by the National Institutes of Mental Health
• Manage general lab activities within the Brain and Body Lab (BABLab)
• Participate in designing and implementing experiments
• Program experimental tasks
• Recruit and schedule participants for research sessions
• Run research sessions
• Analyze research data
• Oversee day-to-day operations of the lab
• Develop and maintain a database for participant recruitment and research data
• Prepare, submit, and maintain IRB applications
• Schedule lab events and research meetings
• Help supervise undergraduate research assistants
• Assist with the preparation of manuscripts for publication and posters

Requirements

• Strong prior research experience in a lab setting within Psychology or related field
• Excellent interpersonal skills for interacting with study participants and lab members
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent organization skills and attention to detail
• Strong general computing skills (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite) in both Mac and PC
• Understanding of lab research methods
• Ability to effectively prioritize, multitask, and manage co-occurring deadlines, projects, and team members
• Ability to display adaptive and responsive decision making and problem-solving skills
• Ability to use standard office equipment, including multi-line telephones, recording equipment, and scanners
• Statistical background, basic competence in statistical programming (R, SPSS), and programming skills in R, Python, Psychopy, linux/unix, or shell scripting
• Demonstrated ability to maintain professionalism and good decision making when confronted with difficult people or situations
• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential materials with discretion

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Psychobiology, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice to Have

• Experience with neuroimaging data acquisition and analysis, particularly FSL
• Prior interest in, or experience with, working with developmental, or psychiatric, or special population groups
• Knowledge of payment processing systems (Cash-net and PCI)
• Knowledge of forms and submission procedures to obtain research approval from the UCLA Institutional Review Board and Office for the Protection of Human Subjects

Skills

* Required skills