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 behavioral and neural techniques to understand the interplay between sensation and speech production in individuals with neurological speech and voice disorders.

• Manage large multimodal datasets and support data collection for auditory processing, speech timing, and neuroimaging studies.
• Assist with the design, implementation, and analysis of cognitive, behavioral, and fMRI experiments.
• Coordinate research projects, including recruiting, scheduling, and running participants.
• Preprocess and analyze functional and structural neuroimaging data.
• Assist the principal investigator with lab management, including ordering supplies and maintaining inventory.
• Maintain protocols and compliance paperwork for the lab.
• Participate actively in lab meetings and departmental events.
• For Research Assistant II: develop research designs, write and edit technical reports and manuscripts, and assist in research proposal preparation.

• Bachelor’s degree in a basic or biomedical science or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• For Research Assistant II: three years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to maintain the security or integrity of critical infrastructure, as required by Texas Business and Commerce Code Section 117.001(2).

• BA or BS in speech, language, and hearing sciences; psychology; neuroscience; cognitive neuroscience; data science; or a related field.
• 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 or neuromodulation, or computer programming.
• Technical skills in Matlab, Python, or R.
• Prior team‑management experience or interest in neurological speech and voice disorders.

• Work for this position may require access to critical infrastructure; the ability to maintain its security or integrity is a minimum qualification.

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