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Part Time Sleep Research - Psychiatry Research

Part-time

Penn State University

Hershey, PAPart-time$12–15.75/hrPosted 3y agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$12–15.75/hr
Location
Hershey, PA
Schedule
Part-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Penn State University seeks five part-time employees to assist a sleep research team with a five-year NIH-funded longitudinal study of young adults’ sleep, cardiometabolic, and neurocognitive health. The role supports participant recruitment and visits, data collection, testing, EEG setup, and data accuracy. Preference will be given to students currently enrolled in a psychology bachelor’s or master’s program or recent graduates.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Participant Recruitment, nice to haveInformed Consent, nice to haveStructured Interviewing, nice to haveNeurocognitive Testing, nice to havePsychological Testing, nice to haveEEG Setup, nice to haveData Accuracy Monitoring, nice to haveData Reconciliation, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's in Psychology, nice to haveRecent Graduate, nice to haveOwn Transportation, required

Full job description

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

  • CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.

  • CURRENT PENN STATE STUDENT (not employed previously at the university) and seeking employment with Penn State, please login to Workday to complete the student application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.

  • If you are NOT a current employee or student, please click “Apply” and complete the application process for external applicants.

JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS: Five part-time employees are needed to assist the sleep research team with a 5-year NIH-funded longitudinal research project following up the sleep, cardiometabolic and neurocognitive health of 700 young adults approximately 18-30 years old. Duties include: phone calls to recruit subjects/participants for visits; obtain informed consent; conduct data collection, using structured interviewing; administer neurocognitive and psychological tests; EEG hook ups; monitor incoming data for accuracy; ensure data is entered correctly and reconciled per PI guidelines.

Work hours: Varied, Sunday - Saturday, 3:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. (approx. 12 hours/week). Part-time position: $12.00-$15.75/hour. Preference will be given to a student currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s program in the field of psychology or recent graduate.

Own transportation required to travel to affiliated research sites.

CAMPUS SECURITY CRIME STATISTICS: Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Pennsylvania Act of 1988, Penn State publishes a combined Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report (ASR). The ASR includes crime statistics and institutional policies concerning campus security, such as those concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and other matters. The ASR is available for review here.

Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.

EEO IS THE LAW Penn State is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you are unable to use our online application process due to an impairment or disability, please contact 814-865-1473.

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How this job compares

Set against the 681 open Research Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$12–15.75/hr
  • Pennsylvania median$12–16/hr38 hourly ranges
  • US median$18–25/hr275 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $13.88/hr, is 7% below the Pennsylvania median midpoint ($15/hr) — in the middle half of Research Assistant hourly ranges in Pennsylvania.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 78 open Research Assistant jobs in Pennsylvania and 681 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
Research Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (152 postings).
Education
187 of the 681 open Research Assistant jobs (27%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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