Research Assistant
Core
Collect psychological research data on the impact of child abuse/neglect and early adversity on health and well-being through assessments, recruitment, and data entry.
Role type
Research Assistant (Human Subject Research Coordinator Trainee)
Builds
Federally-funded research study on child adversity and health outcomes
Domain
Psychology / Public Health / Clinical Research
Required skills
conducting assessments (interviews, surveys, physiological measurements), participant recruitment and retention, data entry into databases, basic health assessments (blood pressure, anthropomorphic measurements), MRI scan assistance, driving for community recruitment and transport
Preferred skills
phlebotomy, statistical software (SPSS), database management (Excel, ACCESS), research experience with human subjects
Technologies
SPSS, Excel, ACCESS
Responsibilities
Conduct assessments with families (adults and children), assist with recruitment and retention of participants, enter research data into project databases, complete basic health assessments, assist with MRI scans, contact participants and schedule research visits, transport participants and biological samples
Seniority
Entry-level to Junior, hands-on IC