Assistant/Associate Specialist - Gopnik Cognitive Development Lab - Psychology
Position overview
Salary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See the following table for the current salary scale for this position: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2024-25/july-2024-scales/t24-b.pdf. The current base salary range for this position is $61,300-$73,000. "Off-scale" salaries, which yield compensation that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.
Percent time: 100%
Anticipated start: August 1, 2024
Position duration: 1 year appointment with a possibility of renewal.
Application Window
Open date: June 28, 2024
Next review date: Saturday, Jul 13, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Monday, Jul 29, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The Department of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for an Assistant/Associate Specialist in the Gopnik Cognitive Development Lab directed by Professor Alison Gopnik. The Assistant Specialist will assist with conducting interdisciplinary research. Projects may span from visual perceptual studies to classic causal-learning tasks.
Responsibilities include:
- Conducting experiments with young children - including responding appropriately to unexpected situations in order to collect high quality data
- Recruiting new testing sites, and maintain existing relationships
- Maintain the PIs human subjects protocols
- Ensure smooth running of the lab, including training undergraduate research assistants
Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent international degree) or currently enrolled in a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent international degree) program.
Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent international degree
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with and knowledge of experimental design for experiments with both children and adults
- Good interpersonal skills, organizational, and time management skills
- Ability to work in a collaborative setting, and communicate effectively with members of the laboratory, parents, preschool administrators and teachers, and museum administrators
- Must be an independent, highly motivated, and resourceful worker.
- Experience with developmental testing with 1.5 to 8-year-olds
- Experience with humans subjects protocol amendments
- Experience running studies on Amazon Mechanical Turk
Application Requirements
Document requirements
- Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
- Cover Letter
Reference requirements
- 3-6 required (contact information only)
Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04520
Help contact: dreamartinez@berkeley.edu
About UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. The excellence of the institution requires an environment in which the diverse community of faculty, students, and staff are welcome and included. Successful candidates will demonstrate knowledge and skill related to ensuring equity and inclusion in the activities of their academic position (e.g., teaching, research, and service, as applicable).
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Job location
Berkeley, CA
To apply, visit https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04520
