Subject: [AUDITORY] Full-time Research Assistant position at Harvard University From: Samuel Mehr <sam@xxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 12:02:07 +1300 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--000000000000cdd1f40583edafe9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Dear list, Please circulate the below posting for a full-time RA position, working primarily with me and a bit with Steve Pinker. thanks, Sam -- Samuel Mehr Department of Psychology Harvard University *Be a citizen scientist at themusiclab.org <http://themusiclab.org/>!* The Harvard University Department of Psychology seeks a full-time Research Assistant to work with Dr. Samuel Mehr in the Music Lab (0.8 FTE) and with Dr. Steven Pinker (0.2 FTE). In the Music Lab, the RA will participate in all aspects of our research, including creating experiment stimuli with video and audio editing tools; programming experiments in PsychoPy, jsPsych, HTML, and/or CSS; collecting and analyzing data; managing databases; editing and contributing to grant proposals and research papers; setting up and maintaining equipment; carrying out in-lab experiments with people of all ages, including infants, children, and their parents; and carrying out massive online experiments. The RA is expected to participate in the lab's intellectual community by attending and participating in lab meetings and working with the PI to develop independent research projects. Responsibilities for Dr. Pinker include maintaining his website; replying to correspondence with modified form letters; making travel arrangements and processing reimbursements; monitoring grant expenses; creating and modifying graphs in Excel; analyzing data; maintaining databases; and running experiments. Hours will occasionally include evenings and weekends. This position is ideal for people interested in developing a strong research background before applying to graduate school. An undergraduate degree in cognitive science, psychology, or a related field is preferred, though candidates at other career stages and with other backgrounds will also be considered. Additionally, a background or strong interests in music and/or sound engineering is required. The RA must possess excellent organizational and communication skills, and must demonstrate the ability to work independently. Experience with some of the software packages and programming languages we use is a plus, including R, Stata, javascript, CSS, HTML, Python, SQL, AWS, Audition, Premiere, MTurk, Qualtrics, etc. Experience with web development is not required but is a plus. All formal offers will be made by FAS Human Resources. This is a one-year term position to start 1 August 2019, with a possibility of yearly renewal. The start date is negotiable. We will review applications on a rolling basis until the position is filled. To apply, visit https://goo.gl/forms/A7TcX6opP8osuhca2. Candidates can learn more about our research at themusiclab.org. Please direct any questions about this posting to musiclab+RA1@xxxxxxxx --000000000000cdd1f40583edafe9 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"lt= r"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><= div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr= "><div dir=3D"ltr">Dear list,<br><div><br></div><div>Please circulate the b= elow posting for a full-time RA position, working primarily with me and a b= it with Steve Pinker.</div><div><br></div><div>thanks,</div><div>Sam</div><= br clear=3D"all"><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"m_-5125938274293945670gmail= -m_-7063487964555725830m_-4756792013578332345m_-5993917764179588883gmail_si= gnature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir= =3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr= "><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div = dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"= ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><d= iv dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div style=3D"font-size:12= .8px"><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><div = style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><div style=3D"fo= nt-size:12.8px"><div style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><div style=3D"color:rgb(136= ,136,136);font-size:12.8px"><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);f= ont-size:12.8px"><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><div dir=3D"lt= r" style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><= div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-s= ize:12.8px"><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><div dir=3D"ltr" st= yle=3D"font-size:12.8px"><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><div d= ir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:1= 2.8px"><font color=3D"#666666">--</font></div></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style= =3D"font-size:12.8px"><font color=3D"#666666">Samuel Mehr</font></div><div = style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><font color=3D"#666666">Department of Psychology= </font></div><div dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><span style=3D"col= or:rgb(102,102,102);font-size:12.8px">Harvard University</span></div><div d= ir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-size:12.8px"><span style=3D"color:rgb(102,102,102)= ;font-size:12.8px"><b>Be a citizen scientist at=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://them= usiclab.org/" target=3D"_blank">themusiclab.org</a>!</b></span></div></div>= </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></d= iv></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>= </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></d= iv></div></div></div></div></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr= "><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">The Harvard University Depart= ment of Psychology seeks a full-time Research Assistant to work with Dr. Sa= muel Mehr in the Music Lab (0.8 FTE) and with Dr. Steven Pinker (0.2 FTE).<= /div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">In the Music Lab, the RA w= ill participate in all aspects of our research, including creating experime= nt stimuli with video and audio editing tools; programming experiments in P= sychoPy, jsPsych, HTML, and/or CSS; collecting and analyzing data; managing= databases; editing and contributing to grant proposals and research papers= ; setting up and maintaining equipment; carrying out in-lab experiments wit= h people of all ages, including infants, children, and their parents; and c= arrying out massive online experiments. The RA is expected to participate i= n the lab's intellectual community by attending and participating in la= b meetings and working with the PI to develop independent research projects= . Responsibilities for Dr. Pinker include maintaining his website; replying= to correspondence with modified form letters; making travel arrangements a= nd processing reimbursements; monitoring grant expenses; creating and modif= ying graphs in Excel; analyzing data; maintaining databases; and running ex= periments. Hours will occasionally include evenings and weekends. This posi= tion is ideal for people interested in developing a strong research backgro= und before applying to graduate school.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><di= v dir=3D"ltr">An undergraduate degree in cognitive science, psychology, or = a related field is preferred, though candidates at other career stages and = with other backgrounds will also be considered. Additionally, a background = or strong interests in music and/or sound engineering is required. The RA m= ust possess excellent organizational and communication skills, and must dem= onstrate the ability to work independently. Experience with some of the sof= tware packages and programming languages we use is a plus, including R, Sta= ta, javascript, CSS, HTML, Python, SQL, AWS, Audition, Premiere, MTurk, Qua= ltrics, etc. Experience with web development is not required but is a plus.= </div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">All formal offers will be= made by FAS Human Resources. This is a one-year term position to start 1 A= ugust 2019, with a possibility of yearly renewal. The start date is negotia= ble.</div><div><br>We will review applications on a rolling basis until the= position is filled. To apply, visit=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://goo.gl/forms/A= 7TcX6opP8osuhca2" target=3D"_blank">https://goo.gl/forms/A7TcX6opP8osuhca2<= /a>. Candidates can learn more about our research at <a href=3D"http://them= usiclab.org" target=3D"_blank">themusiclab.org</a>.=C2=A0Please direct any = questions about this posting to <a href=3D"mailto:musiclab%2BRA1@xxxxxxxx= edu" target=3D"_blank">musiclab+RA1@xxxxxxxx</a>.</div></div></div></d= iv></div> </div></div> </div></div> </div></div></div> </div></div> --000000000000cdd1f40583edafe9--