Social Science​/Humanities Research Associate II

Social Science/Humanities Research Associate II

The University of Texas at Austin Mechanisms Underlying Neurocognitive Aging (MUBA) Lab is seeking a highly motivated post-baccalaureate research assistant interested in aging, neuropsychology, dementia prevention, and health disparities research. The lab conducts community-engaged research focused on understanding how biological, psychological, and neighborhood-level factors influence cognitive aging and Alzheimer's disease risk across the lifespan. This position provides hands-on experience in clinical research coordination, participant interaction, cognitive assessment, MRI research procedures, geospatial methods, and longitudinal data management within an active research environment.

This is a fixed 1-year position.

The position is ideal for students interested in pursuing graduate training in clinical psychology, neuropsychology, neuroscience, public health, medicine, or related fields.

Responsibilities include:

• Assist with general research administration and day-to-day lab operations.
• Support IRB submissions, continuing reviews, and protocol amendments.
• Maintain participant tracking systems and research databases.
• Pull variables and assist with dataset preparation, data cleaning, and coding tasks in R.
• Conduct geocoding and spatial data management procedures using ArcGIS.
• Manage residential history and questionnaire tracking procedures.
• Assist with development and coordination of participant newsletters and study communications.
• Conduct participant screening and eligibility procedures.
• Schedule research visits and communicate with participants via phone and email.
• Assist with cognitive assessment visits and scoring procedures.
• Support MRI research visits and related workflows.
• Prepare and manage incidental findings reports and related documentation.
• Maintain organized, accurate, and confidential study records.
• Assist with training and onboarding new research staff.

Required qualifications include:

• Prior experience using ArcGIS for geocoding and spatial data management.
• Bachelor's degree and 2 years of related work experience.
• Prior experience working in R for data management, cleaning, or statistical coding.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Comfortable interacting with older adult participants.

Preferred qualifications include:

• Interest in psychology, neuroscience, aging, public health, medicine, geography/GIS, or related fields.
• Prior research experience preferred.
• Experience with REDCap, longitudinal datasets, or neuropsychological research is helpful.
• Interest in neuropsychology, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive aging, neighborhood health disparities, or dementia prevention research strongly encouraged.

Salary range: $41,000

Required materials include:

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