Part-Time Research Assistant, The Parent, Regulation, Engagement, Stress, and Health (PRESH) Project

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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The Parent, Regulation, Engagement, Stress, and Health (PRESH) project, directed by Dr. Erika Lunkenheimer at The Pennsylvania State University, is accepting applications for a part-time Research Assistant position. The PRESH project involves studying parents’ experience of being parented in childhood, their mental health, their beliefs about parenting, parenting stress, and parents’ self-regulation. We are interested in how these factors influence parent-child interaction patterns, parents’ disciplinary practices, and child outcomes. This study aims to discover which factors should be prioritized when attempting to better support parents to reduce stress and harsh discipline through intervention.  Openings are available at the University Park campus location. 

Primary duties may include:

• Conducting 3-hour data collection sessions with families in the laboratory, including conducting interviews, administering questionnaires, collecting biological data (e.g., applying electrodes to skin, collecting saliva samples), and completing experimental tasks with families and children according to study protocols
• Entering data, transferring data, coding video data, and/or managing datasets in Excel, SPSS, and data management software
• Supporting the study Project Coordinator in supervising undergraduate research assistants if needed

Requirements and Qualifications

General requirements for successful candidates:

• Flexible schedule is essential and required.
• Prior laboratory research experience
• Familiarity and comfort with computer software (e.g., Microsoft Office, SPSS)

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Specialized requirements for successful candidates:

• Experience with social science research and/or children and families is required.
• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in psychology, human development, education, or other related field preferred.

Employment with the University for this job will require successful completion of the Pennsylvania (PA) Publicly Available Clearances: PA Child Abuse History Clearance, PA State Police Criminal Record Check, and the FBI Criminal History Background Check.  

Review of applicants will begin immediately and continue until vacancies are filled.

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