Research Assistant/Technician 2

TL;DR

Research Assistant/Technician 2: Supporting a lab study of emotional memory in healthy and trauma-exposed adults with an accent on in-person data collection, multi-modal data management and cleaning, and participant recruitment. Focus on maintaining specialized equipment (including wearables/eye-tracking), assisting with ethics submissions, and applying basic statistical calculations to verify and correct research databases.

Location: hirify.global Vancouver Campus - Vancouver, BC, Canada (in-person presence required; some occasional remote work)

Salary: $28.90 - $31.63 CAD hourly

Company

hirify.global (University of British Columbia) runs research in the Memory and Imagination Lab within the Department of Psychology.

What you will do

• Assist with preparation of correspondence, documents, and reports, including ethics submissions to hirify.global BREB.
• Maintain and file study forms and documents (e.g., consent forms and master subject logs).
• Support screening and recruiting study participants, including participants with trauma exposure.
• Assist with data collection and cleaning, including pupilometry and psychophysiological/behavioral data; manage multi-modal databases and multi-site data sharing.
• Score memories using a standardized protocol (Autobiographical Interview) and handle specialized equipment (wearables during data collection).
• Apply formulas and calculations using basic statistical programs; review, verify, and correct database information per guidelines.

Requirements

• High school graduation plus some additional training in a related field.
• Minimum 2 years of related experience (or an equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Ability to work in-person on the hirify.global campus; some occasional remote work is possible.
• Strong interpersonal skills for working with human study participants and the research team.
• Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion, including respecting diverse perspectives.

Nice to have

• Basic understanding of research design and analysis; fundamental statistical knowledge.
• Familiarity with statistical programs and computer languages, including R, Python, Java and/or Linux.
• Experience with wearable technologies, eye-tracking, and/or BioPac systems.
• Experience administering and scoring the Autobiographical Interview.
• Experience recruiting and testing participants, including clinical populations.

Culture & Benefits

• Part-time hourly role (~18 hours per week) with in-person presence required on campus.
• Work is closely monitored by research coordinators and graduate students, with some individual initiative expected.
• Lab work involves handling sensitive research data and supporting ethics-approved studies.
• Emphasis on employment equity and inclusion in the workplace.

Hiring process

• Applications accepted until 11:59 PM on the posting end date (July 9, 2026).
• Role supervised by research coordinators/graduate students with guidance from the principal investigator.