Responsibilities: The project assistant can expect to spend their time helping to manage the research being conducted in the lab, including the scheduling and supervising the running of research studies (online, in-lab, and field studies), training and supervising of research assistants, processing and analyzing of data, completing IRB submissions and continuing reviews, keeping track of the lab budget, reviewing literature, editing manuscripts, creating study materials and protocols, and planning and organizing research meetings. They will also help to manage grants and assist in planning events.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree. Applicants should have a strong interest in social science research as applied to technology (e.g. research in psychology, human-computer interaction, organizational behavior or consumer behavior).

• Experience with Qualtrics, Excel, IRB processes, SPSS, and running research experiments of all kinds in the lab and field is preferred but not required.

• Excellent social and communication skills are particularly important because much of this job is managing relationships with others (e.g., vendors, event attendees, research participants, undergraduate RAs, PhD students, and the support and administrative staff at USC).

• We are looking for a candidate who is self-motivated, highly organized, extremely conscientious, and a good team player.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum Education:
  High School or equivalent

• Minimum Experience:
  1 Year

• Preferred Education:

  Bachelor's Degree

• Minimum Field of Expertise:

  Knowledge of data collection procedures and some experience with proposal preparation and production of technical documents

Salary Range: The hourly rate range for this position is $26.72 - $31.63. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

Required Documents and Additional Information:

• Resume and cover letter required (may be uploaded as one file). Please do not submit your application without these documents.

• Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. This job may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended, so please apply on the same business day if interested.

• USC is requiring all employees, students, staff, and faculty to submit proof of COVID-19 and 1st booster vaccination. There is an exemption process available for medical and religious reasons. Your safety is our top priority.

• USC has excellent benefits, including health benefits for staff and their family with access to the renowned university medical network; eligibility for retirement plans with employer contributions*; tuition benefits for staff and their family; free Professional Development classes; central Los Angeles location with easy access to commuter trains, buses and free tram pick up services; discounts to sporting and other campus events.

• The University of Southern California is an Equal Opportunity Employer that Values Diversity.

• For questions related to this search, please contact Ravi Iyer raviiyer@marshall.usc.edu or Nathanael Fast nathanaf@marshall.usc.edu.

• University employer contributions may be subject to change due to financial impact of COVID-19

Why join the USC Marshall School of Business?

The USC Marshall School of Business is ideally positioned to address the challenges of a rapidly changing business environment and is ranked as one of the country’s top schools for accounting, finance, marketing, consulting, entrepreneurship and international business studies. USC Marshall builds on the unique opportunities that stem from its Los Angeles location on the Pacific Rim, its interdisciplinary and impactful research, the momentum generated by the University of Southern California, and the unparalleled engagement of the Trojan Alumni Family. With ready access to industries defining the new business frontier, including bio-technology, life sciences, media, entertainment, communications and healthcare, this vast network offers USC Marshall graduates exceptionally strong support for success in the global marketplace.