A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume/curriculum vitae. The cover letter should address reasons for your interest in this position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position. In addition, please include contact information for 3 individuals who can provide letters of recommendation upon request. Lastly, please include your most recent undergraduate transcript (unofficial is acceptable). Note that all of your application materials must be combined into a single document.
*If you experience difficulties uploading your document due to size limitations, please upload your cover letter and resume/curriculum vitae and email additional documents directly to Valerie Umscheid (umscheid@umich.edu). Please indicate “Gelman Conceptual Development Lab” in the subject line of your email.
Review of applications will be ongoing, and will continue until a final candidate has been selected. The anticipated start date is no later than early August, 2020.
The Conceptual Development Lab (CDL) at the University of Michigan, directed by Dr. Susan Gelman, is seeking a full-time Lab Manager, to start July or August, 2020. The lab examines the development of language and thought in young children. See: h ttps://sites.lsa.umich.edu/gelman-lab/
The Lab Manager will help to coordinate, design, and collect data on multiple projects in this laboratory. Duties will include training and supervising undergraduate students on their projects and tasks; scheduling and recruiting participants for participation in our on-campus lab; recruiting and outreach to off-campus testing sites; organizing, cleaning, and coding natural language and behavioral data; testing participants (children ages 2-17, parent-child dyads, and adults). The position includes the opportunity to co-author empirical papers.
High school diploma or Associate's degree and 1 year of experience.
Experience working with children
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
Excellent interpersonal skills
Excellent communication and writing skills
Bachelor’s degree in psychology, cognitive science, or related field
Experience working in a developmental research laboratory
Computer skills, specifically SPSS, R, and Excel Macros
Experience with data management software (e.g., FileMakerPro)
This is a one-year term-limited position with possibility of renewal.
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