Research Specialist | Sleep, Affective Neuroscience, and Development Lab
UPMC
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Recruit, screen, schedule, and compensate adolescent and young adult participants
- Conduct standardized study assessments involving screening interviews, questionnaires, sleep-circadian measures, and computer tasks.
- Maintain a flexible schedule to ensure adequate numbers of assessments as outlined in the protocol.
- Assist with data-related duties (data entry, quality control, processing, management) in collaboration with a data manager and systems analyst.
- Ensure accurate, efficient, and complete data collection and study documentation.
- Assist, as needed, with project administrative tasks.
- Provide supervision and oversight to undergraduate directed research students working on the protocol.
- Demonstrate respect and sensitivity to study participants. Interact skillfully with adolescent, young adult, and clinical populations.
- Handle sensitive clinical and research data in compliance with University, State, and federal requirements.
- 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.
- Familiarity with computers and common software packages required.
- Working knowledge of research methodology strongly preferred.
- Complete and pass on-line ethics and research practice training modules as required by the University of Pittsburgh and the National Institutes of Health. Completes other trainings as required by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
- Perform in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Comprehensive Crisis Management (CCMC)
- Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal
- Act 33 with renewal
- Act 34 with renewal
- Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal