Part Time Research Assistant - Stress Psychophysiology Lab

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Job Description and Position Requirements

The Stress Psychophysiology Lab in the Department of Biobehavioral Health in the College of Health and Human Development is seeking research assistants to work up to 24 hours per week.

The Research Assistant / Associate performs a variety of specialized tasks associated with designing and conducting research projects / experiments; collects, correlates, analyzes, summarizes, and reports on data; recruits and schedules participants for studies; informs participants of research information in accordance with established protocols; maintains participant records; oversees and monitors laboratory research procedures and recordings to ensure quality control and compliance; trains users in equipment operation and research techniques; may oversee laboratory operations.

Duties include :

Compensation starts at $14 per hour.

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