Research Assistant I or II

Job Summary

Dr. Saul Frankford is hiring a full‑time Research Assistant I or II for his lab in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas  lab’s research focuses on using behavioral and neural techniques to understand the interplay between sensation and speech production in individuals with neurological speech and voice disorders. Projects involve neurotypical adults and adults with Parkinson’s disease, using auditory processing of speech timing, acoustic measures, structural and functional neuroimaging, altered auditory feedback, and brain stimulation to probe mechanisms of speech motor control.

Research Assistants will support various research projects and conduct activities according to the research protocol.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing large multimodal datasets and coordinating research projects (recruiting, scheduling, running participants)
• Assisting with the implementation and analysis of cognitive, behavioral, and fMRI experiments
• Coordinating and training research assistants
• Preprocessing and analyzing functional and structural neuroimaging data
• Ordering supplies, maintaining lab inventory, and keeping protocol and compliance paperwork up to date
• Participating actively in lab meetings and departmental events
• Developing research designs, data collection methods, and data management strategies (RA II only)
• Writing and editing technical reports and manuscripts for publication or presentation (RA II only)
• Assisting in research proposal preparation (RA II only)

• Research Assistant I:
  Bachelor’s degree in one of the basic or biomedical sciences, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Research Assistant II:
  Bachelor’s degree; three years of related experience; or any equivalent combination of education and experience.

• BA/BS in speech, language and hearing sciences; psychology; neuroscience; cognitive neuroscience; data science; or a related field.
• Prior experience with experimental design, behavioral task programming, neuroanatomy, neuroimaging (MRI), human subject data collection, and/or data analysis.
• Previous work or volunteer experience in a human research setting.
• Experience with clinical populations, neuroimaging, neuromodulation, or computer programming.
• Technical skills such as MATLAB, Python, or R (highly desired but not required).
• Prior team‑management experience or interest in neurological speech and voice disorders.

• Competitive Salary ($37,000 – $42,000)
• Tuition Benefits
• Internal Training
• Medical insurance – 100% paid employee coverage for full‑time employees
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Long‑term and short‑term disability
• Retirement Plan Options
• Paid time off
• Paid Holidays
• Professional development opportunities (Academic Impressions, Linked In Learning, UT Dallas Bright Leaders Program)

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