Research Technician in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at monell chemical senses center
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Job Description
Research Technician
Laboratory of Valentina Parma
MONELL CHEMICAL SENSES CENTER
The Monell Chemical Senses Center, founded in 1968, is the world’s first nonprofit scientific institute devoted exclusively to basic research on the chemical senses: taste, smell, and chemosensory irritation. Research at Monell contributes to a wide range of scientific and practical knowledge, including taste and smell loss with COVID-19. With more than fifty Ph.D.-level scientists, the Center is making major progress toward understanding how the chemical senses function and their importance in everyday life. The Center is located in the University City area of Philadelphia. For more information on Monell, please visit our website at www.monell.org.
Responsibilities include human sensory testing sessions, database management, data entry, mentoring students, and institutional review board applications. BA/BS in Psychology, Public Health, Biology or related field is required and programming experience in R is highly desirable but not required.
Qualifications:
Candidates should be proficient in or willing to learn the following:
- Setting priorities and managing large ongoing and new projects
- Data management and organization
- Meticulous record-keeping and attention to detail
- Human recruitment and sensory testing
- Collaboration in a team environment, both in person and remotely
- Statistical analysis methods
- Mentoring students and other trainees
Applicants must possess at least a B.A. or B.S. degree in Psychology, Biology, or a related field.
Application Instructions
Please apply through our Career Center by following the link below.
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