RESEARCH ASST I (TEMP)

University of Michigan

The successful applicant for this position will help with Research Assistance in the Dolins Comparative Psychology Lab.

Responsibilities and Requirements for the Research Assistant Position:

• The role for this Research Assistant (RA) position is to assist Dr. Dolins, her lab manager, and work with the research team in analyzing data, coding bonobo behaviors from film clips, and collecting data with human participants, adults and children.
• The paid RAs will also help to supervise the volunteer RAs as they are trained in the lab methods.
• The focus of this project is to investigate primate cognition (human and nonhuman primates) using virtual reality.

Required Qualifications:

• Students from the University of Michigan
• Excellent organizational, analytic, and communication skills.
• The RA be able to devote a minimum 10 hours per week, however, we are generally flexible when these hours are worked.

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

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Job Detail

Job Opening ID

283620

Working Title

RESEARCH ASST (TEMP)-Dolins

Job Title

RESEARCH ASST I (TEMP)

Work Location

Dearborn Campus

Dearborn, MI

Modes of Work

Hybrid

Full/Part Time

Part-Time

Regular/Temporary

Temporary

FLSA Status

Nonexempt

Organizational Group

Dbn Col Arts Sci Ltr

Department

Dbn CASL-Psychology

Posting Begin/End Date

9/25/2026 - 10/05/2026

Salary

$15.00 - $15.00

Career Interest

Temporary Job Opening