Junior/Assistant Specialist -Piantadosi and Kidd Labs-Psychology | University of California Berkeley Job at University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

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  • University of California Berkeley
  • Berkeley, CA

Job Description

Junior/Assistant Specialist -Piantadosi and Kidd Labs-Psychology

Position overview
Salary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See the following table for the current salary scale for this position: A reasonable estimate for this position is $53,100-$61,300.

Percent time: 100%

Anticipated start: October 21, 2024

Position duration: 1 year appointment, with a possibility of renewal

Application Window
Open date: September 19, 2024

Next review date: Friday, Oct 4, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Thursday, Oct 24, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

The Department of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for a Junior/Assistant Specialist in the Piantadosi and Kidd Labs. The position will report to Professors Steven Piantadosi. The Junior/Assistant Specialist will lead two sets of developmental studies to investigate: 1) the relationship between early mathematics and attention; and 2) the development of algorithmic reasoning in early mathematics. These studies are funded by NSF's Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings.

In one set of studies, the Junior/Assistant Specialist will investigate the attentional mechanisms that serve early number sense. They will use eye tracking and other behavioral methods to investigate questions such as: How do attention and visual working memory capacity shape early mathematics in children? Are we underestimating children's number knowledge because of the attentional demands of counting tasks?

In a second set of studies, the Junior/Assistant Specialist will investigate how algorithmic cognition supports early mathematical development. They will use behavioral methods to ask questions such as: How do children discover algorithms prior to any knowledge of formal mathematics? How do children reason about algorithms and their semantics? And how do they use that information to improve upon
already acquired algorithms?

Duties include:
Develop and run behavioral experiments, potentially including eye tracking, with children ages 2 to 8 years old
Hire, train, and supervise up to 10 undergraduate research assistants
Act as liaison between postdocs, PI, and research assistants by communicating about tasks and check-ins regarding project progress. Incumbent will be the primary person to communicate updates throughout the lab.
Recruit and manage testing sites (preschools, museums, etc.)
Recruit and coordinate human subjects
Update and maintain lab manual and other lab resources
Place purchase orders for supplies and equipment
Write pre-registrations and scripts, and prepare stimuli for experiments
Analyze data, interpret results, and prepare manuscripts for publication
Maintain and update human subjects protocols when necessary

Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent international degree) or currently enrolled in a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent international degree) program.

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent international degree)

Preferred qualifications
1+ year of research experience involving human participants
Knowledge of developmental studies
Previous experience working with children in a research context
Excellent organizational skills, especially the ability to coordinate multiple studies and a large group of undergraduate researchers
Ability to work in a collaborative setting and communicate effectively with members of the laboratory, parents, and preschool administrators and teachers
Strong oral and written communication skills
Previous experience with the design, implementation, and analysis of eye tracking
experiments
Strong quantitative skills (i.e. experience with programming, statistics, and experimental design)

Application Requirements

Document requirements
  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
  • Cover Letter
  • Writing Sample - Please provide a sample that demonstrates writing skills (e.g., a term paper, senior thesis, or scientific research paper).
  • Programming Sample or GitHub page (Optional)




Reference requirements

  • 2-4 required (contact information only)
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