Research Specialist | The YETI Lab

3 weeks ago


Pittsburgh, United States University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Full time

The YETI Lab (www.yetilab.pitt.edu), under the supervision of Dr. Leslie Horton, is seeking a full-time Research Specialist to assist with study visits and participant recruitment for the YETI Phone Study, an NIMH-funded R01 study examining stress dysregulation in adolescents and emerging adults at clinical high-risk for psychosis. The Research Specialist will be conducting study visits and research procedures (e.g., clinical and cognitive assessments, ambulatory assessment, heart-rate based psychophysiology data collection) with young people; assisting with project management and research tasks as needed.

This position is grant funded.

Responsibilities:

* Independently execute job functions for research protocol(s) including recruitment, scheduling appointments, obtaining written consent forms, collecting data by conducting phone or face to face interviews for research project(s).
* Collaborate with senior research personnel regarding recruitment, data collection, outcomes of interviews, reports according to the needs of the study.

Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Psychology, Neuroscience, Sociology or related research field.
* Minimum of one year of work experience in a research project and/or related clinical setting is required.
* Clinical or other work/ volunteer experience with adolescents and/or young adults strongly preferred.
* Familiarity with computers and common software packages required.
* Previous experience with REDCap, heart rate variability data, and/or ambulatory assessment data preferred.
* Working knowledge of research methodology strongly preferred.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

* Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal
* Act 33 with renewal
* Act 34 with renewal
* Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran


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