Research Assistant (Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience)

School of Social Sciences is looking for a candidate to join them as a Research Assistant.

The successful candidate will be an integral member of a research team that advances our research investigating the neural, physiological, and cognitive correlates of perceiving real vs fake information.

Key Responsibilities:

• Overseeing the day-to-day operations of research projects

• Preparation of ethics documents to institutional review boards

• Participant recruitment

• Data collection using neurophysiological recordings, such as electroencephalography and eye-tracking

• Data processing and analysis

• Liaise with stakeholders and project collaborators

• Systems administration, including maintenance of network servers and data security

• Contribute to the production of research reports

• Perform other tasks as required by the Principal Investigators relevant to the research

Job Requirements:

• Bachelors (Honours) degree in Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience or related field from University of good standing

• Experiences in cognitive experiments and/or neuroimaging (EEG) and/or electroencephalography and/or eye-tracking and knowledge of Python, R, or MATLAB are preferred

• Good project coordination and administration skills, including data management and storage

• Excellent communication (verbal and written English given that the Research Assistant is expected to participate in scientific presentations)

• Good interpersonal skills

• Ability to work independently and in a team environment

• Excellent organizational skills and able to work within given deadlines

• Self-directed learner who effectively picks up relevant skills as needed

• Good task-orientation

• Attention to details and accuracy

• Flexibility in responding to fluid situations

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Hiring Institution: NTU