Job Title:

DF AY26/27 Research Assistant, Consumer Research

Job Description:

Professor Abby Schneider in the Anderson College of Business and Computing is seeking a graduate research assistant to support academic research during the Fall 2026 semester. The research assistant will help with research projects at the intersection of consumer behavior (judgment and decision-making) and individual, interpersonal, and societal/environmental well-being. Applicants should have an interest in understanding and exploring psychological constructs such as attention, perception, memory, learning, information processing, and affect/emotion as well as experimental and survey research methods. Experience with coding complex software tools to collect experimental data is essential.

Tasks may include but are not limited to:

Writing programming (HTML code) to customize the Truman Platform (TTP).
Modifying and debugging our custom instance of TTP.
Writing code to enable the tracking of engagement metrics related to our training intervention.

Required qualifications:

Coding ability (e.g., HTML)
Bachelor’s degree in psychology, sociology, business, data science, or a related field.

Preferred qualifications:

Familiarity with social science research methods.

Please include a resume with your application.

Applications will be accepted until positions are filled, with a preference for submission by October 15, 2026. Applications received by this date will receive full consideration.

These positions are benefits-eligible for workers’ compensation and will receive 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, up to a maximum of 48 hours per year.

Pay Rate

$19.29/hour

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