Research Assistant

Job Posting Title

Research Assistant

Special Education

All Applicants

40

Non-Exempt

Mar 01, 2026

Expected to Continue Until Jul 31, 2026

UT MAIN CAMPUS

Purpose:

A research assistant position to support coding and assessment efforts across two projects.

• Conduct in-person assessments of infant/toddlers
• Code parent-child interaction videos and maintain reliability
• Conduct virtual assessments with parents and their infant/toddlers
• Maintain up-to-date data entry, Asana task management, and scheduling with families
• Participate in lab recruitment efforts, weekly data meetings, and assessment room set up/clean up/material and supply management

• High School Diploma or GED
• 3 years of relevant experience
• Experience working with young children (6-36 months of age)
• Experience working with parents of young children
• Experience maintaining data collection records
• Works well with team members
• Communicates clearly with team members

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

• Bachelor's in a relevant field
• 5 years of relevant experience
• Experience conducting the Mullen Scales of Early Learning
• Experience conducting the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule
• Experience administering parent-child interactions
• Experience coding parent-child interaction videos for language and/or behavior
• BCBA or SLP credential

$40,000 - $45,000

• Typical office environment, some work in schools for in-person assessments

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.

Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

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The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual…