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Position requires working some nights and weekends, depending on participant availability.

Please describe in your cover letter your experiences working with children and what skills you bring that would be applicable to a research project. This NSF project will look at the development of math anxiety in young children and is ideal for a candidate seeking additional research experience or skills prior to applying to graduate school.

The position is available for one year and maybe renewable for another year, contingent on availability of funds.

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A Bachelor's degree in a social science field is preferred. Experience working with children is preferred.

This Social Science Technician position will recruit families to participate in the research study, screen participants for eligibility, run participant visits (which involve collecting observational and physiological data, conducting child cognitive tests and interviews, and administering surveys to parents), track participants' contact information and contact them for follow-up visits, manage participant data, and assist with processing of observational and physiological data.

Position involves working some nights and weekends, depending on participant availability.

The position is available for one year and maybe renewable for another year, contingent on availability of funds.

Sitting for long periods of time. Travel.

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Recruit eligible families for participation and schedule participants and research assistants for lab visits.

Interact with study participants. Collect and record data in accordance with research objectives. Monitor incoming data for accuracy. Ensure lab compliance and safety. Troubleshoot for technical problems and maintain integrity of project protocols.

Organize lab documents. Maintain subject/participant database. Monitor confidentiality of study participants.

Attending regular meetings with supervisor and project team members.