Lab Assistant

Overview

Job ID 37556177
Category Science and Research
Organization College of Humanities Arts & Social Sciences
Department Psychology Dept
Location Main Campus - UCR
Salary $53,766 - $62,995
Date Posted June 5, 2026
Application Deadline Open Until Filled
Schedule 8AM - 5PM
Full/Part Time Full-time(100%)
Level of Supervision General Supervision
Personnel Program Code Professional & Support Staff
Other Information Qualifies for Employee Referral Bonus: No
UC Internal Job: No

Position Information

Dr. Tabea Springstein is seeking one full-time Lab Assistant to begin on August 15, 2026. Theduration for the position is one year. Her laboratory (Emotional Lives Lab) studies emotion andemotion regulation in everyday life contexts and across adulthood. The lab uses experiencesampling and other ambulatory assessment methods such as smartphone-sensing. The LabAssistant will be involved in multiple aspects of work in the lab including participant recruitmentand screening, data collection, and maintaining research protocols and data storage systems. TheLab Assistant will also have administrative duties, including managing teams of researchassistants, assisting with IRB and other documents, and maintaining study databases and labdocumentation. The position is ideal for motivated individuals interested in pursuing anadvanced degree in psychology or related fields. There will be opportunities for authoringposters for presentation and manuscripts for publication.The full salary range for the Lab Assistant 1 is $53,766.00 - $62,994.96 annually. However, the expected pay scale for this position is up to $55,937.52 annually. We base salary offers on a variety of considerations, such as education, licensure and certifications, experience, and other business and organizational needs.Applicants must have current work authorization when accepting a UCR staff position. Currently, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff.As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

Requirements

Educational Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Graduation from high school or a General Education Diploma	Required
Bachelor’s degree in psychology or a related field	Preferred

Experience Requirements

Experience	Requirement
Minimum of 1 year of laboratory experience or two years of college courses in the natural, physical or social sciences and laboratory experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience; and knowledge and abilities essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to the position.	Required
Undergraduate level statistics course and experience with statistical analysis packages (e.g. Matlab, SPSS, R, Excel, etc.)	Preferred
Experience recruiting or scheduling human subjects.	Preferred
Experience collecting data from human subjects.	Preferred
Experience collecting and/or analyzing experience sampling data.	Preferred
Experience conducting independent research in psychology.	Preferred
Experience working with adults across the lifespan	Preferred

Minimum Requirements

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Demonstrated background and passion for research experience in psychology or related fields

Detail-oriented with outstanding organizational and time management skills

Preferred Qualifications

Proficiency in conducting statistical analyses with R, or another statistical package

Proficiency in written and verbal communication in Spanish

Computer skills such as programming experience in R, Python, or a related programming language

Additional Information

In the Heart of Inland Southern California, UC Riverside is located on nearly 1,200 acres near Box Springs Mountain in Southern California; the park-like campus provides convenient access to the vibrant and growing Inland region. The campus is a living laboratory for the exploration of issues critical to growing communities' air, water, energy, transportation, politics, the arts, history, and culture. UCR gives every student, faculty and staff member the resources to explore, engage, imagine and excel.

UC Riverside is recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse research universities in the country boasting several key rankings of which we are extremely proud.

• UC Riverside is proud to be ranked No. 12 among all U.S. universities, according to Money Magazine's 2020 rankings, and among the top 1 percent of universities worldwide, according to the 2019-20 Center for World University rankings.
• UC Riverside is the top university in the United States for social mobility. - U.S. News 2020
• UCR is a member of the University Innovation Alliance, the leading national coalition of public research universities committed to improving student success for low-income, first-generation, and students of color.
• Among top-tier universities, UC Riverside ranks No. 2 in financial aid. - Business Insider 2019
• Ranked No. 2 in the world for research, UCR's Department of Entomology maintains one of the largest collections of insect specimens the nation. - Center for World University Rankings
• UCR's distinguished faculty boasts 2 Nobel Laureates, and 13 members of the National Academies of Science and Medicine.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories under state or federal law. It is the policy of the University of California to undertake affirmative action and anti-discrimination efforts, consistent with its obligations as a Federal and State contractor.

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