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RESEARCH SPECIALIST

Employer
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Location
Wisconsin, United States
Salary
Salary Not Specified
Date posted
Mar 11, 2021
Job no: 232213-AS
Work type: Staff-Full Time
Department: L&S/PSYCHOLOGY/PSYCHOLOGY
Location: Madison
Categories: Research, Scientific



Position Summary:

The Brauer Group Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is looking for a 100% appointment full-time lab manager to assist Dr. Markus Brauer and his graduate students coordinate and conduct studies. Research in the lab focuses on group phenomena. The goal is to understand how people's thought processes, perceptions of others, and behaviors are affected by being member of a social group/category (e.g., African Americans, people with disabilities, managers). Members of the lab study these issues from both basic science and applied, public intervention perspectives. More information on the lab and our activities can be found at: http://psych.wisc.edu/Brauer/BrauerLab/

The lab manager assists on all on-going lab projects including research on (a) prejudice & discrimination and (b) people?s reactions to norms transgressions and immoral behaviors. In addition, they will be responsible for ongoing Wisconsin Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (WiscAMP) research administration. They will also contribute to the development of new projects, including the designing and testing of social interventions aimed at changing people's sustainable behaviors.

Position Duties:

List of Duties

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Degree and Area of Specialization:

BA or BS in Psychology or related field.

Minimum Years and Type of Relevant Work Experience:

Preferred qualifications:
- Experience in running human subjects research
- Interest in qualitative and quantitative analysis
- Interest in social psychology, prejudice, social norms, interventions, sustainability, and related
areas
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Able to manage multiple projects and deadlines
- Excellent analytical and writing ability
- Good interpersonal skills and leadership
- Experience with SPSS, R, Qualtrics, and/or other research software or coding

Department(s):

A487400-COL OF LETTERS & SCIENCE/PSYCHOLOGY/PSYCHOLOGY

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $33,678 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications

Instructions to Applicants:

Please click on the "" button to start the application process.

An applicant may be hired into an Associate Research Specialist, Research Specialist or Senior Research Specialist title dependent upon experience. Title will be determined upon hire.

For questions on the position, contact: Gil Moreu, moreu@wisc.edu .

To apply for this position you will need to upload a one-page cover letter, resume, summary sheet, and contact information for at least three professional references, including your current supervisor. References will not be contacted without advance notice.

The cover letter should explain why you are applying for the position, what your motivations are, and what your ultimate career goals are.

On the summary sheet please list the following pieces of information with bullet points:

1) Highest degree obtained, university, year, GPA

2) Short description of your data analysis background: How knowledgeable are you about using R, SPSS, SAS, R Studio R Markdown? Describe the type of analyses you have performed on your own and the type of analyses you have assisted others with. How familiar are you with data cleaning and data management?

3) Short description of your programming background: How knowledgeable are you about using Python, Java, JavaScript, C#, C++, or any other programming languages?

4) Short description of your "other" computer skills: Microsoft Office, including advanced mastery of Excel? MATLAB? Github?

5) Short description of your quantitative background: Research methods classes, statistics classes, math classes, related employment.

6) Short description of your online data collection skills: Can you program surveys in Qualtrics? If yes, how well? Do you have experience running studies on online platforms such as MTurk and Prolific?

7) Short description of your experience with web development and web design: Have you used Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and/or Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)? If so, how knowledgeable are you using HTML and/or CSS?

8) Short description of your experience planning, designing, and implementing experiments, e.g., writing IRB protocols including consent forms, experience running in person studies in the lab or conducting field experiments, SONA.

9) A list of the social psychology classes you have taken.

10) Short description of your experience writing manuscripts and grant applications. Please mention your level of mastery of APA style.

11) Short description of experiences that show that you have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work as part of a research team.

12) Short description of experiences that show that you are reliable, detail-oriented, and very well organized when many tasks have to be completed in parallel.

Contact:

Gil Moreu
moreu@wisc.edu
608-262-1040
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )





Official Title:

SR RESEARCH SPEC(T16BN) or RESEARCH SPECIALIST(T16DN) or ASSOC RESEARCH SPEC(T16FN)

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:

232213-AS

The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is engaged in a Title and Total Compensation (TTC) Project to redesign job titles and compensation structures. As a result of the TTC project, official job titles on current job postings may change. Job duties and responsibilities will remain the same. For more information please visit: https://hr.wisc.edu/title-and-total-compensation-study/ .

Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

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Applications Open: Mar 11 2021 Central Standard Time
Applications Close: Apr 30 2021 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time

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