Research Assistant

Summary

The University of Rochester is seeking a Research Assistant to support studies examining the effects of stress, trauma, and child maltreatment on the mental and physical health of children and adults. The role involves collecting psychological research data, conducting participant sessions, recruiting and scheduling participants, and managing multi-method research data.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research sessions with child and adult participants including interviews, surveys, observations, neurocogntivie, and physiological measurements
• Assist with recruitment of participants for the study
• Code, organize, enter multi-method data from research visits into project databases
• Contact participants and schedule research visits; maintain good relations with participants and address any questions or concerns
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

• Associate's degree required
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 2 years of research experience working with human subjects or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Transportation of research participants to and from the Center, transporting biological samples to URMC labs, and recruitment in the community using personal vehicle (mileage reimbursed
• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Prior experience as a Phlebotomist (discipline plus 2-3 years specialized experience in related field) preferred
• Word processing and data analysis software
• Familiarity and comfort with Excel, Qualtrics, REDCap, and other databases, and statistical software such as SPSS

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Associate's degree required
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 2 years of research experience working with human subjects or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Transportation of research participants to and from the Center, transporting biological samples to URMC labs, and recruitment in the community using personal vehicle (mileage reimbursed

Nice to Haves

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Prior experience as a Phlebotomist (discipline plus 2-3 years specialized experience in related field) preferred
• Word processing and data analysis software
• Familiarity and comfort with Excel, Qualtrics, REDCap, and other databases, and statistical software such as SPSS

Benefits

• Mileage reimbursed for recruitment in the community using a personal vehicle