Research Assistant Jobs

Expected compensation: $55.00 - $60.00 per hour

HireArt is helping Toyota Research Institute hire a Research Assistant to support the execution and analysis of human-centered research studies.

We're looking for someone with experience managing and analyzing quantitative data using Python or similar. You'll also have a degree in Human Factors, Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Psychology or a similar field emphasizing human performance and behavior.

As Research Assistant, You Will

• Conduct literature reviews and competitive analyses.
• Assist with the physical, hands-on tasks involved in running studies, such as driving simulator operation, prototype transportation, etc.
• Conduct user studies, collect data and take notes, both in the office and in the field.
• Administer questionnaires, surveys and interviews.
• Assist with user testing preparation activities (e.g. coordinating with recruiters; writing study protocols).
• Analyze/interpret user study data and generate insights, recommendations and reports.
• Coalition of user information and study data organization and archiving.

Benefits

• Flexible Spending Account for healthcare-related costs
• 401k package
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Employer (HireArt) Subsidized healthcare benefits
• HireArt covers all costs for short and long term disability and life insurance

Requirements

• You are friendly, empathetic and patient, especially when working with older adults
• Experience managing and analyzing quantitative data using Python or similar
• You have strong oral and written communication skills and are comfortable giving/receiving feedback
• You have strong time management and prioritization abilities
• You are detail-oriented and able to work independently as well as in groups
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (or equivalent work experience) in Human Factors, Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Psychology or a similar field emphasizing human performance and behavior
• You are proactive and seek out new opportunities for impact, as time permits
• Experience proctoring your own user studies
• You enjoy collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams

Nice-to-have Experience

• Experience generating study stimuli (e.g., descriptive scenarios, animation, video, physical mockups)
• Experience working in robotics or with autonomous vehicles!
• Survey design experience (i.e. survey logic, randomization, etc.)
• Experience generating categories from qualitative data and performing coding

Commitment: This is a full-time,12-month contract position through HireArt. It will be available to candidates who are local to the Cambridge/Boston, MA area.
HireArt provides Equal Employment Opportunity without regard to the applicant's race, color, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, religion, marital status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state or local laws.