Project Manager/Research Assistant – Creswell Lab, Psychology Department

The Health and Human Performance Lab (PI: David Creswell) invites applications for a full-time project manager position. Initial appointment will be for 1-year, with additional year’s contingent upon performance and availability of funding. Position can start as soon as February or can begin in May or June.

Core responsibilities include:

• Supporting a variety of stress resiliency studies – including pilot projects and R01 clinical trials
• Work closely with PI David Creswell and Lab Director Janine Dutcher, and will be responsible for providing various forms of research-related support, including recruitment, running, and payment of human subjects, and data maintenance
• help manage a team of undergraduate research assistants
   

Flexibility, excellence, and passion are vital qualities within the Psychology Department. Inclusion, collaboration and cultural sensitivity are valued competencies at CMU. Therefore, we are in search of a team member who is able to effectively interact with a varied population of internal and external partners at a high level of integrity. We are looking for someone who shares our values and who will support the mission of the university through their work.
 

You should demonstrate:

• Excellent leadership skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Exemplary written and oral communication skills
• Ability to self-manage multiple projects
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
   

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, statistics, neuroscience, decision science, or other related fields
• Prior research and management experience
   

Requirements:

• Successful background investigation
   

Additional Information:

• David Creswell’s Health and Human Performance lab is located in the Department of Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. Our lab works at the interface between health psychology, social psychology, and health neuroscience. We study stress and coping, focusing on stress management strategies (e.g., self-affirmation, cognitive reappraisal, social connection) and interventions (e.g., mindfulness meditation) for understanding stress resilience processes. You can find out more about our research at our website: https://www.healthandhumanperformancelab.com/ .
   
• This position may also be eligible for full-time benefits as afforded to all full-time Carnegie Mellon University employees, including but not limited to comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision insurance, retirement savings programs, tuition benefits, paid time off and holidays, and life and accidental death and disability insurance. Additional information regarding eligibility and the full range of benefits afforded can be found at: https://www.cmu.edu/jobs/benefits-at-a-glance .

Interested in this exciting opportunity? Apply today!

Location

Pittsburgh, PA

Job Function

Researchers

Position Type

Staff – Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Full Time/Part time

Full time

Pay Basis

Hourly

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