Research Technician-Assistant

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Job Summary

The applicant will be recruiting and screening research participants, including healthy individuals as well as those diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder and with agenesis of the corpus callosum (two clinical populations that we study). They will also be doing interviews, questionnaires, and psychological tests; and collect eye tracking data in the lab. They will conduct visualizations and analyses of the data at a level sufficient to justify co-authorship on research publications.

They will work in a collaborative environment supervised by Dr. Ralph Adolphs and occasionally other members of his lab.
Essential Job Duties

• Keep up-to-date and well-organized databases and spreadsheets that track research participants and the studies in which they have participated.
• Screen participants on the phone, interview them and give them task instructions in person.
• Physically meet participants and bring them into the lab for testing.
• Conduct eye tracking experiments, including calibrating the eye tracker and collecting data.
• Carry out visualizations, quality-checks, and analyses of data.
• Weekly meetings with supervisors and other lab collaborators.
• Data organization and visualization.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree.
• Must have experience with human-subjects research, ideally including clinical populations.
• Must have excellent organizational skills.
• Must have excellent social skills in interacting with people.
• Must be able to do basic data tracking, analysis, and visualization in software such as Microsoft excel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior research with autism.
• Prior experience with eye tracking and analysis of eye tracking data.
• Prior experience with data analysis and visualization, including statistical analysis.
• Experience in coding, including the use of AI.

Required Documents

• Resume.

Hiring Range

$19.00 - $28.00 Per Hour

The salary of the finalist(s) selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training.

As one of the largest employers in Pasadena, CA, Caltech is committed to providing comprehensive benefits to eligible employees and their eligible dependents. Our benefits package includes competitive compensation, health, dental, and vision insurance, retirement savings plans, generous paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave, bereavement, etc.), tuition reimbursement, and more. Non-benefit eligible employees will have access to some benefits such as onsite counseling and sick time.

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EEO Statement

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Disability Accommodations

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