Recruitment/Posting Title Unit Admin Specialist- Hurst Lab (Quad) Posting Number 25TM0026 Department SAS - Psychology Overview The School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) is the largest academic unit at Rutgers University and the center of the undergraduate experience on the Rutgers–New Brunswick campus and is comprised of 41 academic departments spanning the liberal arts.

SAS offers more than 100 majors and minors across the life sciences, humanities, social and behavioral sciences, and mathematical and physical sciences with research centers and institutes across the school. With a diverse student body of more than 20,000 students, SAS has a membership of over 1,700 faculty members, more than 500 administrative staff, and 200,000 living alumni.

SAS delivers a wide array of services in support of the teaching, research, and the mission and goals of Rutgers University.

The School of Arts and Sciences promotes anti-racist, inclusive, equity-enhancing ideas and practices both inside and outside of the classroom for our community of educators, staff, and students. This includes a diverse set of voices and experiences. All individuals no matter their race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, nationality, history, sexual orientation, religious practices, or socio-economic status are valued and respected. The School of Arts and Sciences is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to and support the diversity and excellence of the organization. Applicants are encouraged to include in their cover letter information about how they will further our commitment to these values. Posting Summary Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Unit Admin Specialist for the Psychology department within the School of Arts & Sciences. The Hurst Lab, established in September 2023 and fully opened in Summer 2024 is seeking a Unit Admin Specialist. The individual in this position will play critical roles in the Hurst lab, at all levels of a research project.

Among the key duties of this position are the following: Performs experiments measuring and manipulating people’s proportional reasoning ability and strategies across various contexts, using online and in-person experimental protocols with children and adults. Annotates videos of infants participating in asynchronous research studies. This requires substantial person-time to manually add looking-behavior annotations to videos, as this is not an automated process. It requires high attention to detail from well-trained research personnel. Analyzes data collected following the above two processes (collection and coding). This includes maintaining high organization of data and analysis, including: managing data, creating data analysis pipelines, creating and maintaining code-books. Creates and maintaining well commented analysis code. Contributes to the writing of scientific reports based on the findings from experimental studies. This includes writing original drafts, reading the literature, and providing revisions/feedback on others’ drafts. Creates study protocols for new studies. Develops experimental stimuli and materials. Provides feedback on lab projects. Communicates appropriately within the lab to other study personnel, and externally (e.g., business office, IACUC, REHS). Writes and maintains relevant IRB protocols. Position Status Part Time Hours Per Week 15 Daily Work Shift Work Arrangement FLSA Nonexempt Position Salary 25/Hr Payroll Designation PeopleSoft Terms of Appointment Temporary Staff Appointment - Hourly