Research Project Assistant II - KSAS (Dept. of Psychological & Brain Sciences)

Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University

Administration
Baltimore, MD, USA
USD 15.7-26.25 / hour
Posted on Dec 6, 2025

We are seeking a Research Project Assistant II who will support the conduct of a research project. Collects and organizes data through study-specific procedures that may include community outreach, data collection, sample collection, laboratory work, and/or field work. Provides general administrative support for meetings/events, communications, reporting, etc.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

  • Assist in developing operational plans to meet research goals.
  • Set up tools and procedures for data collection and study processes.
  • Collect and organize data per study requirements, e.g. participant interviews, administer questionnaires; conduct background research, laboratory processing, etc.
  • Process data by organizing data records and study files.
  • Run basic analyses and prepare routine reports.
  • Perform literature searches, abstract data from literature searches and index gathered data.
  • Other duties as assigned.

In addition to the duties described above

  • Help design and run advanced analyses of human behavioral and neuroscience data.
  • Organize data for public distribution following field standard protocols (e.g., BIDS formatting).
  • Review code of other lab members.


Minimum Qualifications
  • High school diploma or graduation equivalent.
  • One year of related experience.
  • Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Two plus years coursework or certificates in computer programming
  • Fluency in Python
  • Prior experience with computational analyses of human behavioral and neuroscience data

Technical Skills & Expected Level of Proficiency

  • Administrative Skills - Awareness
  • Analytical Skills - Awareness
  • Clinical Trial Management System - Awareness
  • Data Entry - Awareness
  • Data Management and Analysis - Awareness
  • Information Gathering - Awareness
  • Interpersonal Skills - Awareness
  • Oral and Written Communications - Awareness
  • Organizational Skills - Awareness
  • Research and Analytical Skill - Awareness

The core technical skills listed are most essential; additional technical skills may be required based on specific division or department needs.


Classified Title: Research Project Assistant II
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Research Project Assistant II - KSAS (Dept. of Psychological & Brain Sciences)
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/02/CC
Starting Salary Range: $15.70 - $26.25 HRLY (Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Casual / On Call
Schedule: Monday - Sunday / 10 -20 hours per week
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Location: Homewood Campus
Department name: Psychological and Brain Sciences
Personnel area: School of Arts & Sciences