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Full-time Research Assistant Position Available in Vision/Attention/Cognitive Science
FT Research Assistant, Yale University

FULL-TIME RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITION AVAILABLE in VISION/ATTENTION/ COGNITIVE SCIENCE

LOCATION: CAMBRIDGE, MA

START DATE: Spring-Summer '12

This position is in the lab of Jeremy Wolfe and Todd Horowitz. We conduct psychophysical/behavioral research primarily in the area of visual attention. How do you find what you are looking for in a world full of things you are not looking for? How do radiologists find a tumor in an x-ray? How do their eyes move when they are looking? How could we help make them more accurate? Healthy young adults are the experimental observers for many experiments. Experts like radiologists are observers in other experiments. The position involves all stages of the research process from planning experiments and preparing documents for the ethics review board to helping to write up results for publication, but the main focus is data collection and analysis. Research assistants typically attend and present at one scientific meeting each year, funding permitting.

This position requires a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree. A major in Psychology or related field would be preferable, but is not necessary. Some research experience would also be useful. The lab is primarily Macintosh based. A candidate should have some computer experience and should be willing to learn how to use our statistics, graphics, and word processing packages. Programming experience is not necessary, but familiarity with MATLAB would be a plus. Familiarity with eye tracking would be another plus. A candidate must be able to work in an organized, independent manner on multiple tasks and should be able to interact with subjects in a tactful and pleasant manner.

This is an excellent position for a new college graduate who wants to spend two or more years in a research setting before going on to graduate or medical school. NOTE: A two-year commitment is required. The position is not appropriate for those with advanced degrees. Visa and funding issues make it extremely difficult to hire non-US residents.

If interested, please contact Jeremy M Wolfe – wolfe@search.bwh.harvard.edu
and/or Todd Horowitz – toddh@search.bwh.harvard.edu

Brigham & Women's Hospital Visual Attention Lab
64 Sidney St., Suite 170, Cambridge, MA 02139
http://search.bwh.harvard.edu/

FT RESEARCH ASSISTANT, YALE UNIVERSITY

The laboratory of Professor Marcia K. Johnson, Department of Psychology, Yale University (http://memlab0.eng.yale.edu/index.html) is seeking a Full-time RA for behavioral and fMRI studies investigating human cognition and memory. Potential multi-year position, ideal for someone with previous RA or similar job experience; others with relevant interests/experience strongly encouraged to apply. Accuracy, reliability, attention to detail, ability to multi-task are crucial. Excellent verbal and interpersonal skills, ability to work in a team environment, and PC/MAC experience (e.g., MSOffice, Adobe Photoshop) required. Course work in psychology, human neuroscience, or biomedical engineering, and/or hands-on experience with human experimental methods also required. Testing elderly and/or neuroimaging participants, experience with experiment presentation software (esp. Psyscope or E-prime), pre/postprocessing neuroimaging data, data entry and analyzing behavioral data (e.g., SPSS), and troubleshooting computer hardware/software will confer an advantage. Experience with LINUX/UNIX and/or fMRI analysis software (e.g., SPM, BrainVoyager, FSL) helpful but not necessary. Great work environment and opportunities to learn; excellent experience for someone thinking of applying to graduate school in psychology or cognitive neuroscience in the future.

Position available starting Jan 2012; start date negotiable, but the successful candidate will be someone who can start early in the Spring 2012 semester and stay at least for the 2012-13 academic year. Send cover letter, resume/CV, and 3 letters (electronic or paper, but not both) ASAP to:

Karen J. Mitchell, Senior Research Scientist
Psychology Department
Yale University
P.O. Box 208205
New Haven, CT 06520-8205
karen.mitchell@yale.edu

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