Research Assistant - Stress Psychophysiology Lab

Duties include:

• Assist in the development, design, and execution of research projects, under general direction of senior research personnel and according to standard protocols or research plans; contribute to experiments/tests in the laboratory/field to test, prove, or modify theoretical propositions; collect, process, and present data 

• Initiate or contribute to data analysis for use in technical reports, documents, proposals, or oral/written presentations 

• Recruit and schedule subjects for clinical trials; describe the study, procedures, risks, benefits, and eligibility requirements 

• Draft protocols, abstracts, and consent forms; coordinate abstraction of patient data from charts in compliance with protocols; assure the collection of subject data based on protocol 

• Train users and other employees in equipment operation, research techniques, data recording functions; explain and demonstrate technology and equipment capabilities 

• May oversee lab or facility operations, schedule and maintain records, maintain project budget, and maintain inventory  

• Provide support for a research project such as gathering, summarizing, interpreting, and disseminating information on laws, policies, industry standards, emerging trends in a field of study, etc.

• May contribute to proposal drafts to obtain grant funding  

• Serve as liaison with various research parties including Principal Investigators, research faculty, physicians, other University research offices and external research agencies 

Compensation starts at $14 per hour.

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