Temporary Technical Support - Psychology

Duties and Responsibilities

• Run in-person experimental sessions, including recruitment, setting up equipment, and administering questionnaires

• Design and pilot behavioral experiments, and write and maintain experiment scripts in Python

• Train and evaluate computational models on curated datasets, and write analysis scripts to compare model representations and learning curves against human behavioral data

• Organize lab meetings and project check-ins, prepare agendas, circulate notes and action items, and present study progress to the lab

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in cognitive science, neuroscience or related field

• Preferred experience working with clinical study recruitment, REDCap, and machine learning

At Vanderbilt University , our work - regardless of title or role - is in service to an important and noble mission in which every member of our community serves in advancing knowledge and transforming lives on a daily basis. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, on a 330+ acre campus and arboretum dating back to 1873, Vanderbilt is proud to have been named as one of "America's Best Large Employers" as well as a top employer in Tennessee and the Nashville metropolitan area by Forbes for several years running. We welcome those who are interested in learning and growing professionally with an employer that strives to create, foster and sustain opportunities as an employer of choice.

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