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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The Cognitive Aging and Neuroimaging Lab in the College of the Liberal Arts at Penn State is hiring a full-time Human Research Technologist to assist in their investigation of the effects of aging on episodic memory using both behavioral and neuroimaging (fMRI) methods.

Current projects in the lab center around understanding the cognitive and neural processes underlying false memories and associative memories. With respect to cognitive aging, our research examines neural markers of age-related cognitive decline, as well as mechanisms supporting neural compensation.

Regarding neuroimaging, we utilize univariate, multivariate (pattern classification, representational similarity analyses), functional connectivity, and structural analytical approaches in our investigation of encoding and retrieval processes underlying memory performance. Information about all of our research, including ongoing projects, can be found on our lab website at https://canlab.la.psu.edu/.

The Human Research Technologist will be responsible for day-to-day management tasks of lab activities including scheduling and recruiting participants, training and supervising undergraduate research assistants, creating experimental and laboratory protocols and procedures, as well as data collection and analysis. Opportunity for authorship on projects is also available.

Benefits include (visit https://hr.psu.edu/benefits for more detailed information):

• Medical, dental, vision, and retirement plans

• 75% tuition discounts (including for a spouse and dependent children up to the age of 26)

• Generous vacation and sick time

• 15 paid holidays/campus closure days

Education and Experience: This position will be filled as a Human Research Technologist – Social Sciences – Professional, which requires a minimum of an Associate degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. A Bachelor’s degree in psycho