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The Social Psychology of Consumer Behavior research group at MIT’s Sloan School of Management is seeking a part-time Research Specialist for the period of one year. The group, under the direction of Professor Joshua Ackerman, uses multiple methods to understand the psychological processes that underlie decisions and actions in consumer environments. The person filling this position will be involved in a variety of research studies investigating nonconscious and evolutionary influences on behavior and decision-making. Such studies explore a wide variety of topics, including emotions/goals, social coordination, embodiment, attention and memory, self-control, and behavioral responses to disease, among others.
The Research Specialist will be responsible for working with faculty, postdocs, graduate students and undergraduates in both administrative and research capacities. This opportunity involves more than (but includes) the typical research assistant capabilities, and thus will be most suited to applicants who have had prior experience conducting behavioral research and who have an active interest in pursuing graduate school in psychology, marketing or some related field.
Responsibilities:
- Scheduling of study sessions, meetings, etc.
- General project management - Data collection in the lab and elsewhere
- Programming using research and recruitment software (Medialab, DirectRT, Qualtrics, MTurk)
- Creating study materials
- Training and supervising undergraduate research assistants
- Managing online databases and lab supplies, maintaining experimental records
- Developing methods of recruiting research participants and advertising participation opportunities
- Writing and amending IRB proposals
- Statistical analysis (depending on the individual’s personal career goals)
Applicants should be extremely conscientious, have excellent organizational skills and enjoy the challenges of a demanding work load involving simultaneous involvement in multiple research projects with multiple research assistants conducted in multiple locations (laboratory, online, public areas).
Additional requirements include:
- Bachelor’s degree in psychology, marketing, organizational behavior or related field (senior level undergraduates may also apply presuming adequate availability)
- Experience with experimental human research (one-year preferred)
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and managerial abilities
- Computer literacy with both PC and Mac Review of applications will begin July 18th.
Applications should be submitted through the MIT jobs portal at:
http://sh.webhire.com/servlet/av/jd?ai=631&ji=2557932&sn=I
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