Lab Technical Coordinator

Lab Technical Coordinator

Communications Sciences and Disorders

JOB SUMMARY:

Coordinates all Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) laboratory courses and research-related activities for faculty and Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral students in Speech Language Pathology. Maintains and calibrates equipment of all CSD labs, and performs a variety of technical tasks (such as stimulus preparation; data collection for EEG, eye-tracking, voice recording, and acoustic studies; behavioral data cleaning and analyses; participant recruitment and follow-up) related to the operation of all CSD labs to facilitate CSD teaching and research objectives.

REPORTS TO: Chair of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD)

RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

1. Organize daily lab operations including scheduling of equipment usage and ordering lab equipment and supplies.
2. Maintenance of lab instrumentation including troubleshooting and calibration of equipment used in behavioral, acoustic, eye tracking, and EEG studies.
3. Ensure compliance with IRB protocols.
4. Maintain a lab calendar to manage usage of lab space across students and faculty.
5. Assist in participant recruitment, scheduling, and follow-up.
6. Perform data collection for a variety of studies.
7. Maintain records of data collection and analysis.
8. Perform statistical analyses of data.
9. Provide information sessions and trainings to SLP and Neuroscience students about lab instrumentation and current research opportunities.
10. Contribute to research dissemination in national and international conferences.
11. Additional duties assigned by lab directors.

REQUIREMENTS: (Knowledge, skills and abilities)

1. Ability to work in an inter-professional team environment.
2. Excellent oral and written communication skills to coordinate with subjects, team members, and outside institutions.
3. Detail-oriented, able to multitask, and strictly adhere to protocols.
4. Able to problem solve and participate in quality control practices.
5. Experience in training students preferred.
6. Good working knowledge of E-prime and willingness to learn other specialized software and hardware for speech analysis, eye tracking and EEG data analyses.
7. Statistical analysis skills.
8. Background in linguistics, speech-language pathology, or cognitive neuroscience preferred.

EDUCATIONAL/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

1. Bachelor's degree in the sciences, linguistics, psychology, or communication sciences and disorders required.
2. Documented experience working in scientific labs required.
3. Clinically based labs preferred.
4. Knowledge of the scientific method and ability to think critically about well-controlled experiments.
5. Experience with E-prime and programming languages preferred.
6. Programming skills a plus (R, MATLAB, Python).

ABOUT ADELPHI:

Adelphi University, New York, is a highly awarded, nationally ranked, powerfully connected doctoral research university dedicated to transforming students' lives through small classes with world-class faculty, hands-on learning and innovative ways to support academic and career success. Adelphi offers exceptional liberal arts and sciences programs and professional training, with particular strength in our Core Four—Arts and Humanities, STEM and Social Sciences, the Business and Education Professions, and Health and Wellness. Recognized as a Best College by U.S. News & World Report, Adelphi is Long Island's oldest private coeducational university, serving almost 8,000 students at its beautiful main campus in Garden City, at learning hubs in Manhattan, the Hudson Valley and Suffolk County, and online. The University offers more than 60 undergraduate programs, more than 65 master's degree and doctoral programs, and more than 35 certificate programs in the liberal arts, the sciences and professional training. With powerful partnerships throughout the New York area, more than 116,000 graduates across the country, a growing enrollment of students from 43 states and 64 countries, and rising rankings from top publications and organizations, Adelphi is a dynamic community that plays a leadership role on Long Island and in the region.


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