Lab manager position at Princeton University

[Casey Lew-Williams]

*Position Summary:*
The Department of Psychology at Princeton University is seeking a full-time
research specialist (i.e., lab manager/coordinator), under the supervision
of Dr. Casey Lew-Williams. The successful candidate will work in the newly
formed Princeton Baby Lab, and have frequent contact with co-director Dr.
Lauren Emberson. Start date is negotiable, but will ideally be either
December 1, 2014 or January 1, 2015. The research specialist will
participate in all aspects of projects on language learning in diverse
groups of infants and young children, including typically developing
children, Spanish/English bilingual children, and children with
communication delays or disorders. Primary responsibilities will include:
(1) developing stimuli for experiments, (2) testing infants and young
children in various language research techniques, (3) coordinating
participant recruitment in Princeton, NJ and Trenton, NJ, (4) mentoring
undergraduates, and (5) setting up and maintaining operations of the lab
through general administrative duties.

*Essential qualifications:*
- Have a demonstrated interest in cognitive science
- Get along well with other people
- Have excellent communication skills with young children and families
- Be able to write clearly for any audience
- Be able to get tasks done efficiently
- Be detail-oriented, motivated, creative, organized, and able to work
independently.
- Bachelor's degree in psychology, linguistics, communication sciences and
disorders, or related cognitive science fields.
- The final candidate must successfully pass a background check.

*Preferred qualifications:*
- Experience with eye-tracking methods
- Experience with SPSS, R, Excel, or other statistical software
- Experience with Photoshop and audio/video editing programs
- Fluent Spanish speaker (desired, but by no means required)

This is a one-year appointment with the possibility of renewal, pending
satisfactory performance and funding availability. Please apply for
position number 1400373 at https://jobs.princeton.edu. Include a cover
letter describing your research experiences and career goals, CV, and
contact information for two references. For more information, please email
Casey Lew-Williams (caseylw at princeton.edu). Applications will be reviewed
immediately, and review will continue until the hiring process is complete.

Thanks!

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