Research Assistant 1

• FTE: 1.0 FTE, Full Time
• Schedule: Variable (Monday – Friday)
• Salary Range: $15.00 per hour
• Location: Location: Portland, OR (Marquam Hill)
• Job Type: Research

The ATTEND Lab at OHSU (PI: Sarah Karalunas) is seeking a full-time Research Assistant 1. The Research Assistant 1 will help with management and analysis of EEG, ERP, and neuropsychological test data, as well as some data collection and administrative responsibilities. A brief training period at 0.5 – 0.75 FTE is expected before full-time hours start. The specifics of the training period and fulltime work schedule are negotiable. The Research Assistant 1 responsibilities will include:

• Data management and analyses (including creating and maintaining scripts required for data processing)
• Study coordination, conducting EEG visits, and interacting with other volunteer staff members

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree /No Experience, OR Associate’s degree and 2 years of relevant experience, OR No degree and 4 years of relevant experience
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks at one time
• Excellent communication, analytical and organizational skills: both written (e.g. email) and verbal
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team while being collaborative in resolving problems
• Excellent personal organization, attention to detail and strong work ethic skills
• Ability to be a self-starter, teamwork-oriented and demonstrate a positive attitude
• Flexible work schedule may need to work evening hours on occasion

Preferred Qualifications:

• BA/BS is Psychology or related field
• Computer programming or scripting experience (VBA, MATLAB, Python)
• Experience in EEG/ERP data collection or analysis
• Experience administering psychological testing instruments to children and adults
• Strong interest and drive for learning to work with spreadsheet software particularly Excel and statistical software (e.g. SPSS and SYSTAT)
• Comfort in learning new software
• Knowledge of basic statistical procedures and how a data base must be organized to enable those procedures
• Experience with stimulus presentation software (e.g., PsychoPy, Eprime)
• Familiarity with IRB and study administration