Research Associate (Part-Time)

New York University • New York, NY • Posted June 08, 2026

About the Role

Drs. Karen Adolph and Catherine Tamis-LeMonda at New York University invite applications for hourly research associates to assist in collecting, transcribing, and annotating videos. Collaborate projects across the two labs gather videos of mother-child natural and structured play interactions in the home environment, with researchers transcribing mother-child language interactions and annotating mother and child behaviors.

Research Associates will be overseen by senior research staff in Drs. Adolph and Tamis-LeMonda's labs and may attend weekly lab meetings. Collecting duties entail visiting the homes of families and video-recording mothers and children during everyday interactions and play tasks. Transcription and annotation duties entail using specialized software to mark parent and child behaviors from home visit videos. Positions require a 10-20 hour/week commitment for two consecutive semesters.

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