[visionlist] Lab Manager Position – Stephen Mitroff's lab @ Duke University

[Stephen Mitroff]

Announcing a full-time lab manager position in Stephen Mitroff's Visual Cognition Lab at Duke University and his Raleigh Durham Visual Applied Research Center at RDU airport. Research projects focus on individual differences in, and the malleability of, visual perception and attention. Study topics include what makes one individual a better visual searcher than another, how visual search abilities can be enhanced and trained, and how visual cognition can be altered through prior experiences and training regimens. This position is jointly funded by the Army Research Office and the Department of Homeland Security, and the research program focuses on several applied topics including military and security searches. As the research involves access to Sensitive and Secure Information, the position is only open to US citizens. You must be able to pass a minimal background check for access to secure areas at Raleigh-Durham Airport (RDU).
The position requires a Bachelor's degree and basic computer skills (proficient Excel skills are needed and Matlab programming knowledge is a plus). Duties include recruiting and running subjects, managing undergraduate research assistants, orchestrating dozens of projects conducted by postdocs, graduate students and undergraduate researchers, overseeing day-to-day operations, helping with IRB protocols, and helping with data analysis. Part of the project involves testing TSA personnel at RDU airport, so access to a car is needed (it is a 20-minute drive from Duke). This position includes the opportunity to pursue a variety of research opportunities that can result in authorship on academic publications (the current lab manager is an author on several projects).
Superb organizational skills are a must, as the position requires simultaneously overseeing several projects and maintaining a large corpus of data on individual differences measures. Preference will be given to those with prior related research experiences and/or an interest in future research. The position is to start in May or June 2012 (with some flexibility), and a one-year commitment is required (with the possibility of additional time). Interested applicants should email Stephen Mitroff at mitroff at duke.edu and include a CV/Resume and the names and contact information for 2 references. Information about the research program can be seen here: http://www.mitrofflab.org
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