Lab Specialist II- Knight Lab

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Job Location (Full Address):

220 Hutchison Rd, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 14620

Opening:

Worker Subtype:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Department:

400010 Neuroscience

Work Shift:

UR - Day (United States of America)

Range:

UR URG 107 H

Compensation Range:

$23.06 - $32.29

The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job's compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.

Responsibilities:

GENERAL PURPOSE

Participates in the conduct of multisensory perception research studies, including electrophysiologic data collection in children with and without autism or other developmental disabilities. Provides direct research support and offers an opportunity for future experimental and scientific development. Supports the planning, design, and execution of experiments. Uses existing protocols and collaborates with other laboratories. Works independently with occasional input on modifying, varying, or adapting standard laboratory electrophysiologic data collection procedures to meet the special needs of research projects related to neurodevelopmental disabilities.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Contributes to the design and conducts electrophysiologic (EEG) research to explore and support lab goals, grant commitments, scientific discovery, and/or development.

• Supports the implementation of custom, research project-specific data workflow solutions for data collection, management, reporting and analytics.

• Creates and maintains custom software programs (built in MATLAB, Virtual Reality development in Unity, Presentation ® Stimulus Delivery Software) used in acquiring and analyzing experimental data.

• Conducts study visits to collect neurophysiologic and/or psychological assessments (may include EEG, cognitive and behavioral assessments, participant questionnaires).

• Ensures all data are collected and secured within approved parameters and procedures.

• Training and competence in administering study procedures will be overseen by PI.

• Records, interprets, and conducts analyses on electrophysiologic and other scientific data utilizing standard methods and develops modifications of standard methods to meet special situations.

• Participates in formulating research methods and suggesting options for improving quality and recommending solutions.

• Participates in computer database design and utilization, data analysis, and suggests future improvements in data measurement.

• Develops research documentation, such as protocols, reports, reviews, publications, manuscripts, and/or summaries.

• Assists in human subject recruitment and screening activities, including reviewing study site databases for patients that meet the protocol inclusion criteria.

• May participate in maintaining study site databases or optimizing recruitment strategies.

• May conduct telephone interviews to screen potential study candidates.

• Verifies inclusion criteria are met before enrollment. Interacts with children and/or individuals with developmental disabilities in a sensitive and respectful manner.

• Responsible for the daily operation of the Spectrum Brain Lab research area.

• Orders, tracks and submits appropriate UR forms/documentation for participant incentives and reimbursement, study office supplies and equipment.

• Teaches laboratory techniques and instrumentation procedures to students and laboratory technical support staff and counsels them on technical problems.

• Disseminates research findings to internal and external audiences.

• Ensures the quality standards and scientific integrity in research activities are maintained.

• Remains knowledgeable of relevant scientific and technical developments.

• Attends/participates in weekly lab meetings, and as appropriate, institutes, and seminars.

Other projects and job duties as assigned.

MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree. Required

• 2 years of related work experience. Required

• Or any equivalent combination of experience and education. Required

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Ability to troubleshoot and repair equipment as needed. Required

• Excellent organization skills to help coordinate a number of projects, and the skills to help train inexperienced personnel. Required

• Attention to detail, patience, and a positive, participant-centric attitude. Required

• Familiarity with MS Office programs (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel). Required

• Programming experience in Matlab, Python or Unity/C#. Preferred

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