University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Department: Physiology and Biophysics

Job Title: Information Sciences Professional

Position #00841613– Requisition # 38211

Job Summary:

The Eissa lab is seeking to hire an entry-level Research Services Information Sciences Professional to assist with computational modeling of human decision-making strategies at the University of Colorado Anschutz. This position will use computational behavioral and neural network models to analyze experimental behavioral data from humans. It will also work closely with the existing research team to design and execute all aspects of the work. Entry Information Science Professionals utilize applied or computational mathematical analyses  and computer science for a wide array of different applications and to solve complex problems. Experiments may include coding, data science approaches to analyzing human behavior, online task development and software engineering, Bayesian modeling and approaches to data analysis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Preprocessing and data scientific approaches to analyzing human behavioral data

• Computational model development and comparisons to data

• Code maintenance and documentation

• Collaborate with and support Principal Investigators (PI) and other  team members

• Develop and implement online behavioral tasks

• Creatively and effectively integrate data from multiple sources to accelerate discoveries

• Assist with the design and development of programming projects

• Write custom scripts to access and analyze data

Work Location:

Hybrid – this role is eligible for a hybrid schedule of 3 days per week on campus and as needed for in-person meetings in Aurora, CO.

Why Join Us:

Dr. Tahra Eissa’s lab is part of the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine, which is known for its highly collaborative environment with many opportunities to interact with other sensory systems, behavior and decision making, and computational neuroscience groups.

Why work for the University?

We have AMAZING benefits and offer exceptional amounts of holiday, vacation and sick leave! The University of Colorado offers an excellent benefits package including:

• Medical: Multiple plan options

• Dental: Multiple plan options

• Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision

• Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10% of your gross pay

• Paid Time Off: Accruals over t