Temple University Infant Lab seeks Lab Coordinator

Russell Richie drussellmrichie at gmail.com
Mon Feb 28 22:00:17 UTC 2011


The Temple University Infant Laboratory at Ambler anticipates hiring a
laboratory coordinator, a position presenting diverse opportunities to
participate in cutting-edge developmental research. The Temple
University Infant Lab at Ambler, directed by Professors Kathryn Hirsh-
Pasek and Nora Newcombe, conducts research on language acquisition,
play and the arts, spatial development, and memory development.  This
position requires assisting with research primarily on language
development, though opportunities to assist with research in other
domains may arise. The position has a 1-year minimum, with the
possibility of extending to 2 or more years.

Duties include:

•	Stimuli creation, subject recruitment and scheduling, data
collection, coding and analysis with children aged 2 months to 6 years
•	Organizing and sharing research findings at collaborative lab
meetings and in federal grant reports
•	Management of IRB protocols
•	Research grants administration and accounting
•	Hiring, training, and supervising undergraduate and volunteer
research assistants

Lab coordinators also frequently have the opportunity to be
collaborators in research that will be presented at major conferences
and published in major journals.

Required qualifications:

•	Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Neuroscience, Linguistics or
related field

Preferred qualifications:

•	Six months experience working with children between the ages of two
months to seven years in a research setting
•	Computer skills and proficiency with MS Office and SPSS/SAS software
packages
•	Excellent communication, interpersonal, leadership, multi-tasking
and organizational skills
•	The ability to interact with a diverse population of program
participants
•	Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
•	Ability to travel to off-site locations that may not be accessible
by public transportation

If interested, please forward a resume to the infant lab coordinator
at melissa.hansen at temple.edu.

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