Lab Coordinator Position Available
Project on Language and Spatial Development (PLSD) and
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience (DCN) Laboratory,
Florida International University (Miami, FL)
Job Description:
The Project on Language and Spatial Development (directed by Dr. Shannon Pruden) and the Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory (directed by Dr. Anthony Dick) at Florida International University needs a highly capable, organized, and well-spoken individual to serve as a full-time laboratory coordinator for both labs. We seek a recent college graduate who has majored in psychology, cognitive science or neuroscience, and who is looking for additional research experience before going on to graduate school. Both labs are very active and highly collaborative with a focus on language acquisition, executive function and cognitive development in children from ages 7 months to 12 years. Applicants must be excellent with young children and their parents, and must be able to supervise undergraduate research assistants. Primary duties will include managing all aspects of the research, including behavioral, eye-tracking, and neuroimaging (fMRI) studies.
Primary Responsibilities:
· Maintaining participant database.
· Managing participant recruitment and participant scheduling.
· Overseeing lab organization, including the supervision and training of research assistants.
· Conducting research activities, including the development of experimental protocols, submission of IRB forms, and data collection, coding and analysis.
· Additional administrative duties include requisition of new equipment and materials, and hardware/software maintenance
Required Experience
· Must have a four-year Bachelors degree or equivalent in a science, educational, or technical-related field.
· Must have at least two (2) years of experience working with infants or young children.
· Must be proficient with the following applications: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint); SPSS or equivalent statistical package; Filemaker Pro or equivalent database software.
· Excellent writing skills are essential as additional duties include writing grant reports, conducting literature reviews, and collaborating on manuscripts and conference abstracts and presentations.
Preferred Experience
The following experiences are a plus but are not required:
· Bilingual English/Spanish speaker preferred.
· Proficiency with video editing software including: Final Cut Pro or equivalent
· Experience with eye-tracking technology and data analysis.
· Experience with fMRI technology and data analysis.
· Experience with language coding methods & software, including ELAN and/or Supercoder.
This job offers competitive salary (commensurate with experience), health benefits, and a dynamic work environment where laboratory coordinators are treated as colleagues. Position to begin as early as January 2011 and renewable for up to 2 years (possibly 3, contingent on available funding). A verbal two-year commitment is required. Florida International University is a vibrant, student-centered public research university, ideally located in Miami, that is worlds ahead in its commitment to learning, research, entrepreneurship, innovation, and creativity. To apply for this position, please submit a curriculum vita or resume, cover letter, and two letters of recommendation to Dr. Shannon Pruden at shannon.pruden@fiu.edu or Dr. Anthony Dick at anthony.dick@fiu.edu. FIU is an EO/EA/AA employer.
-- Anthony Steven Dick, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Psychology Florida International University Modesto A. Maidique Campus DM 296B 11200 S.W. 8th Street Miami, FL 33199 Phone: 305-348-4202 Fax: 305-348-3879 Email: adick@fiu.edu Webpage: http://www.fiu.edu/~adick