What are the responsibilities and job description for the Junior or Assistant Specialist – Relational Cognition Lab (Dr. Anna Leshinskaya) position at UCI School of Medicine?
Position overview
Salary range : The salary range is between $53,-$68, and is commensurate with experience. The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by experience level. See
Application Window
Open date : December 20,
Next review date : Friday, Jan 24, at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date : Friday, Jan 31, at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The Department of Cognitive Sciences at the University of California, Irvine invites applications for a Specialist position (at the junior or assistant rank) under the supervision of Professor Anna Leshinskaya. We seek a talented researcher / engineer excited to develop technical tools for the lab and run experiments with us!
This role involves building out the technical infrastructure of the lab, including development of software environments for working with large language models, analyzing human neuroimaging data, and writing analysis code for all of the above. You will write substantial experiment and analysis code and assemble open-source code repositories into project workflows with best-practices baked in. You will have the opportunity to work on a variety of collaborative research projects in the lab, attend conferences, and contribute to publications. Research projects include interpretability experiments in large language models and fMRI and behavioral experiments with humans. This is a unique role for those interested in jointly studying human brains and artificial neural networks, especially with the lens of mechanistic interpretability and AI alignment. Opportunities to pursue independent research projects and receive mentoring towards graduate school applications or other research roles will be provided. Rank and salary will be determined based on qualifications and experience.
The selected candidate will be expected to :
- Write code to run human and machine learning experiments and analyze data using Python, R, JavaScript and Unix / shell
- Develop shared infrastructure / pipelines for collaborative projects
- Manage some administrative duties in the lab (10-15%)
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications :
Preferred Qualifications
Lab : Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Application Requirements
Document requirements
Cover Letter - Cover letter explaining your interest in the position and how you meet the role requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V; Please include publications listings if available
Misc / Additional - Link to a prior coding project (e.g., on Github) and explanation of your contribution to that project
Reference requirements
Salary : $53 - $68
