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Job Title

Research Assistant

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

Psychology

Proposed Minimum Salary

$3,750.00 monthly

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Here’s a Glimpse of the Job

The Moral Development (MD) Lab in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Texas A&M University- College Station is seeking a full-time Research Assistant. This position provides skilled administrative and managerial support for research activities and will assist in planning and directing specific phases of assigned projects.

The MD Lab explores how children, adolescents, young adults, and families understand issues of equality, justice, and care within family and societal contexts, with an emphasis on cross-cultural differences and similarities.

To learn more about the lab: tx.ag/mdlab (https://sites.google.com/tamu.edu/tamu-moral-dev-lab/home) .

Opportunities to Contribute

+ Plans and coordinates research activities, including prioritizing tasks, assigning projects, managing data collection, and maintaining communication with partner laboratories.

+ Conducts research using standard techniques, maintains detailed records, and performs data analysis and evaluation of experimental results.

+ Provides training and fosters a respectful, collaborative environment for students and research staff.

+ Supports administrative and financial tasks, including proposal preparation, budget monitoring, reporting, and participant payment processing.

+ Maintains research equipment and ensures timely software updates for laboratory systems.

+ Recruits participants for assigned research studies.

+ Translates research-related materials as needed.

Qualifications

+ Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field.

+ Ability to work outdoors with exposure to various weather conditions, potential allergens, elevated noise levels, and heat.

+ Ability to move up to 50 lbs. with assistance.

+ Ability to move light, medium, or heavy objects with assistance.

+ Some lifting/carrying of classroom/presentation materials.

+ Ability to travel independently to other and/or remote locations by driving and/or flying on commercial airlines.

A well-qualified candidate for this position will also possess:

+ One year of experience conducting research in a clinical environment.

+ Bilingual in Spanish and/or Mandarin.

+ Experience with participant recruitment in a clinical environment.

+ Experience working with children.

+ Experience reviewing literature.

+ Experience coding with video data.

+ Experience with REDCap.

+ CITI Training

+ Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing.

+ Ability to positively and professionally interact with clients and staff.

+ Excellent communication and presentation skills.

+ Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.

+ Working knowledge of office software and instructional programs.

+ Ability to facilitate and adapt course and the course content.

+ Ability to positively and professionally interact with clients and staff, groups of various sizes.

+ Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.

Salary: $45,000 annually

Please note: This position is grant funded; future employment may be contingent upon future funding.

What you need to do

Apply! Submitting a cover letter, resume’/CV to assist us with the review process. You may upload these documents on the application under CV/Resume.

Why Texas A&M University?

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experiences. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values (https://www.tamu.edu/about/coreValues.html) which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.

The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences is engaged in research that falls into all five graduate areas of specialization:

+ Behavioral and Cellular Neuroscience

+ Clinical Psychology

+ Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience Psychology

+ Industrial/Organizational Psychology

+ Social & Personality Psychology

In addition to the Department of Psychological and Brain Science’s 5 areas of specialization, we have overlapping research interests that bridge traditional areas of psychology. These primary research themes include Affective Science; Neuroscience; Personality and Individual Differences. To learn more please visit our site at https://artsci.tamu.edu/psychological-brain-sciences/index.html

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration.  Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you.  Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes.

+ Medical, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/medical/) prescription drug, dental, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/dental/) vision, life and AD&D, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/life-add/) flexible spending accounts, and long-term disability insurance (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/long-term-disability/) with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums

+ 12-15 days (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/index.html) of annual paid holidays

+ Up to eight hours of paid sick leave (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/paid/sick.html)  and at least eight hours of paid vacation (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/paid/vacation.html)  each month

+ Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (https://www.trs.texas.gov/Pages/Homepage.aspx)

+ Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time (https://flourish.tamu.edu/wellness-release-time/)

+ Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning (https://linkedinlearning.tamu.edu/)  training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more

+ Educational release time and tuition assistance (https://livingwell.tamu.edu/employee-tuition-assistance)  for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee

+ Living Well, (https://livingwell.tamu.edu/) a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered, or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to prepopulate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.