Undergraduate Assistant - Research Assistants
- Employer
- East Carolina University
- Location
- Greenville, NC
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- Administrative Jobs
- Academic Affairs, Research Staff & Technicians
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
ECU Occupational Therapy is currently seeking undergraduate research assistants.
The primary responsibility of the employee will be to work as a research assistant in a day camp type research program for children with cerebral palsy. The program is a constraint induced movement therapy research program aimed at improving a child’s ability to use their arm.
Undergraduate workers will be partnered with an occupational therapy graduate student and will work together to guide the child through the research intervention treatment tasks. Each pair of student workers will work with one child in the morning and a different child in the afternoon.
The undergraduate student will primarily be responsible for recording data such as repetitions completed, percentage of successful attempts, and time on task. The undergraduate and graduate student will need to maintain close communication throughout treatment session. The undergraduate student will also need to be flexible and be willing to aid in other research related tasks; for example- helping encourage the child, adapting activities, and prepping materials for therapy tasks.
There will also be 1 day of training that workers will be required to attend.
Duties performed may also include one or more of the following core functions:
(a) Directly interacting with or caring for the children assigned them for the study;
(b) Directly interacting with and coordinating care plan with their graduate student partner;
© Regularly maintaining, modifying or similarly affecting participant records; or
(d) Regularly maintaining, modifying or similarly affecting human subjects research records.
Each student would be required to work 30 hours for the camp held August 12-16. An additional 5 hours for training would be held the last week of July.
Preferred (Majors, Experience, GPA, etc.)Candidate will need to be an undergraduate student at ECU, preferably entering there junior or senior year.
Special Instructions to ApplicantPlease upload your resume online.
Quick Link for Direct Accesshttp://ecu.peopleadmin.com/postings/29531Open Date06/05/2019Close Date07/20/2019Open Until FilledNoSupplemental QuestionsRequired fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
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Organization
ECU offers a challenging academic environment and an energetic campus life. We are committed to excellence through a talented and diverse faculty and staff. One of the perks of working at ECU is that you can take up to 9 credit hours of classes per year at no cost to you. There is also a textbook loan program in place available to permanent ECU staff and faculty, or their eligible dependent children or spouse. ECU also offers excellent benefits, including health care and retirement plans, and generous leave time.
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Here, those values are more than just buzzwords. They indicate the wealth of opportunity that ECU students experience while engaging in the rigorous pursuit of knowledge. They define the many ways in which students innovate and forge new paths. They encompass the life lessons our students learn while serving others and improving communities. They emphasize the encouragement our students receive to stand up and lead the way into a brighter tomorrow. http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/admissions/whyecu.cfm
To be a national model for student success, public service and regional transformation, East Carolina University:
- Uses innovative learning strategies and delivery methods to maximize access;
- Prepares students with the knowledge, skills and values to succeed in a global, multicultural society;
- Develops tomorrow's leaders to serve and inspire positive change;
- Discovers new knowledge and innovations to support a thriving future for eastern North Carolina and beyond;
- Transforms health care, promotes wellness, and reduces health disparities; and
- Improves quality of life through cultural enrichment, academics, the arts, and athletics.
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