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17-Aug-2022

Psychiatry - PRIME Clinic

75279BR

University Job Title

Research Assistant 1 HSS

Bargaining Unit

L34 - Local 34 (Yale Union Group)

If Fixed Duration, is continuation possible?

Yes

Other Fixed Duration Date

31-Aug-2023

Compensation Grade

Labor Grade C

Wage Ranges

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Work Location

Medical School Campus

Worksite Address

34 Park Street
New Haven, CT 06519

Work Week

Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day)

Searchable Job Family

Psychiatric, Research Res Support, Research/Support

Total # of hours to be worked:

37.5

Position Focus:

This Research Associate (RA) position will be a critical part of the Powers Lab at the Yale University School of Medicine. The RA will be charged with design, implementation, and maintenance of the data, documentation, and code generated by this busy computational psychiatry lab. It is expected to be a hybrid position, both virtual and physically located at the Connecticut Mental Health Center. 

Duties will include:
●    Working with research staff including the PI (Dr. Powers), post-doctoral fellows, students, and other RAs to create a plan for data collection, organization/storage, and flow that maximizes ease of analysis.
●    Creation of psychological and perceptual tasks using a variety of coding platforms including Matlab, Python, E-Prime and Javascript.
●    Working with a variety of data collection platforms, including those involving online data collection, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), electrophysiology (EEG), magnetoencephalography (MEG), and pupillometry. 

1.    Understanding, troubleshooting, and improving the lab’s existing data flow architecture.
2.    Helping to design and implement cognitive and perceptual tasks.
3.    Aiding in the transfer, organization, and maintenance of data from a variety of hardware and sources.
4.    Troubleshooting problems in data flow or task functioning.
5.    Maintaining lab coding infrastructure, including the lab organization (including repository, issue, project, milestone, team, and workflow/automation management) on GitHub.

Essential Duties

1. Researches and collects data through site or home visit intakes; library research; structured interviews; or through other means for designated research assignments. 2. Records and compiles information related to research data. Codes data accordingly to research specifications. Uses a computer terminal to input and retrieve data and to generate reports. 3. Processes and summarizes data using scientific or statistical techniques. Assists in data interpretation and analyses. Reports on status of research activities. 4. Recruits study participants and ensures that subject recruitment and follow-up are completed per protocol procedures. 5. Orders and maintains inventory of supplies. May assist in designing, developing, and modifying research experiments, procedures, or survey instruments. May assist research and support staff. 6. Performs additional functions incidental to research activities.

Required Education and Experience

Six years of related work experience, four of them in the same job family at the next lower level, and high school level education; or four years of related work experience and an Associate's degree; or little or no work experience and a Bachelor's degree in a related field; or an equivalent combination of experience and education.

Required Skill/Ability 1:

Strong organizational skills and ability to work independently, ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously; good interpersonal skills.

Required Skill/Ability 2:

Prior experience coding and project management in a technical (scientific) setting.

Required Skill/Ability 3:

Experience with data transfer, storage, and analysis.

Required Skill/Ability 4:

Strong communication skills and attention to detail.

Preferred Education, Experience and Skills:

B.A. or B.S, preferably in Computer Science, Cognitive Science, or related field. Experience using high-performance computing clusters/systems a plus.

Background Check Requirements

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Additional Background or Health Screening Requirements

Selected incumbent must have successful completion of a required health screening and/or TB test.

Posting Disclaimer

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the particular position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring departments.

EEO Statement:

University policy is committed to affirmative action under law in employment of women, minority group members, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans. Additionally, in accordance with Yale’s Policy Against Discrimination and Harassment, and as delineated by federal and Connecticut law, Yale does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment against any individual on account of that individual’s sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, disability, status as a special disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam era or other covered veteran.

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