Survey Worker, Senior

The primary responsibility of the Research Assistant is to develop, conduct, and manage research projects designated by faculty supervisors.
The Research Assistant has a leading role in the development and execution of major research projects, and performs state-of-the-art analyses for research projects in collaboration with faculty.
Under the supervision of assigned faculty members, the Research Assistant will provide supervision of volunteer research assistants; create, design and conduct a variety of research studies; manage the recruitment of research subjects; collect, manage, analyze and process data for the intent of publishing in top tier academic journals; perform literature reviews; help draft and revise paper; manage lab meetings, research budget, and project coordination.
Responsibilities also include coordination of research projects with external collaborators, which may take place in and outside of the US, including external communication and managing deadlines and work flow with external parties.
Qualifications for Position
Qualifications Required/Preferred
1. Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of psychology, organizational behavior and experience.
Required
2. Strong quantitative skills, proficiency in STATA or R
Required
3. Familiarity with experimental research
Required
4. Familiarity with the forms and submission procedures to obtain research approvals from the UCLA Institutional Review Board and Office for the Protection of Research Subjects.
Preferred
5. Excellent skills in oral and written English communication.
Required
6. Ability and willingness to work with competing deadlines, meet fixed deadlines, manage multiple assignments, and follow through tasks to completion.
Required
7. Excellent grades in quantitative coursework (e.g. computer science, math).
Preferred
8. Ability to work independently
Required
9. Prior research assistant experience
Preferred
10. Background in designing and running field and laboratory experiments
Preferred
11. Skilled in performing statistical analyses on large databases
Preferred
12. Ability to prepare research protocols and manuscripts for publication
Preferred
13. Familiarity with Qualtrics
Preferred
14. Familiarity with online recruitment platforms (e.g. cloud research or prolific).
Preferred