Research Technician-Assistant

Overview

Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering institute that marshals some of the world's brightest minds and most innovative tools to address fundamental scientific questions. We thrive on finding and cultivating talented people who are passionate about what they do. Join us and be a part of the diverse Caltech community.

• 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, and collecting related data.
• Conducting interviews, administering questionnaires and psychological tests; collect eye tracking data in the lab.
• Perform visualizations and analyses of the data at a level that justifies co-authorship on research publications.
• Work in a collaborative environment supervised by Dr. Ralph Adolphs and occasionally other members of the lab.

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Experience with human-subjects research, ideally including clinical populations.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and social skills in interacting with people.
• Ability to track, analyze, and visualize data in software such as Microsoft Excel.

• 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.

• Resume.

$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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We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Caltech is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

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