How to Apply
A detailed cover letter is required for consideration when applying for this position and should be uploaded via the UM Careers website as the first page(s) of a single, electronic document of application materials that also includes your CV or resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline your skills and experience that directly relate to the duties described below.
Summary
The laboratory of Dr. Nicole Gardner-Neblett in the Department of Psychology seeks to hire a full-time Research Technician Associate. This lab uses quantitative and qualitative methods to examine influences on language and literacy development among young children, with a focus on African American children's storytelling skills. Primary research questions include: What are teachers perceptions of children's oral storytelling skills. How do parents socialize children to tell stories. What cognitive processes support children's storytelling and literacy development.
This would be an excellent position for a recent college graduate seeking to gain additional research experience prior to graduate school. The successful candidate will be reliable, conscientious, organized, and able to work independently with minimal supervision. This person will also possess excellent interpersonal and leadership skills and demonstrate cultural competence and a commitment to working with racially/ethnically diverse children and families.
Mission Statement
The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future.
Why Work at Michigan?
In addition to a career filled with purpose and opportunity, the University of Michigan offers a comprehensive benefits package to help you stay well, protect yourself and your family and plan for a secure future. Benefits include:
- Generous time off, including vacation time, sick time, holiday and season days
- A retirement plan that provides two-for-one matching contributions with immediate vesting
- Many choices for comprehensive health insurance
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability coverage
- Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses
In addition, LSA offers:
- Strong commitment to work/life balance
- Flexible work arrangements with respect to campus stakeholder needs
- Enhanced tuition support programs for LSA courses
Being part of something greater, of serving a larger mission of discovery and care that's the heart of what drives people to work at Michigan. In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. It's adding a purpose to your profession. Work at Michigan and become a victor for the greater good.
Responsibilities*
Administrative tasks include:
- Managing purchasing of lab supplies; coordinating purchases with research administrator and other administrative staff as needed.
- Assisting with IRB applications.
- Managing maintenance of lab equipment, coordinating with support staff as needed to fix equipment issues.
Research tasks include:
- Conducting literature reviews
- Preparing study materials, including recruitment materials and online surveys, for data collection
- Managing training of undergraduate research assistants.
- Acting as study coordinator for research projects
- Overseeing data processing and management, including processing and coding of behavioral and audiovisual data
- Assisting in data analysis
- Supporting collaborations with outside researchers
Required Qualifications*
- High school diploma or Associate's degree
- 1 year of experience in a research lab setting
Desired Qualifications*
- Bachelors or Master's degree and 1-2 years experience.
- 2+ years of relevant research, experience with overseeing a research study, some experience with data analysis, experience with qualitative coding using software such as NVivo.
- Experience working in a psychological lab with behavioral and psychological measures.
- Experience collecting data with children and families as research participants (e.g., studies of child development in the lab or community).
- Experience coding, processing, and managing data using Excel and SPSS, Stata or R.
Additional Information
The salary range is $31,200 - $33,900. Please note a higher salary may be offered based on equity and the selected candidate's experience.
This is a 12-month term-limited position with the possibility of renewal. The anticipated start date is June 3rd, 2024.
As one of the world's great liberal arts colleges, LSA pushes the boundaries of what is understood about the human experience and the natural world, and we foster the next generation of rigorous and empathetic thinkers, creators, and contributors to the state of Michigan, the nation, and the world.
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Background Screening
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Application Deadline
Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. This job may be removed from the posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.
U-M EEO/AA Statement
The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.