Job Description

The Mindful Education Lab (MEL) at the NYU is seeking a research assistant to conduct research on meditation and mindfulness both on-line and in person.

Housed within the Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of

We are seeking a part-time (20 hrs per week)  to support our team in the following ways:

• Teach online meditation classes 
• Design and administer surveys through qualtrics
• Manage project data
• Organize research meetings
• Assist Directors in time-sensitive project-related reporting matters
• Support MEL community

Contact MEL Director Dr. Joshua Aronson joshua.aronson@nyu.edu for more information.

• Bachelor?s degree in psychology or Data Science or premed.
• Experience teaching mediation/yoga
• 2+ years working in a research lab, familiarity with IRB and Cayuse, experimental methods and surgery methods, statistics in SPSP, CITI training
• Excellent organizational Skills
• Excellent Leadership skills
• Excellent communicator
• Able to manage many projects at once
• Positive attitude and willing to learn as the job progresses
• Commitment to the wellbeing of others, especially from underserved populations

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