Research Associate-Psychiatry (Req2178)

Employment Type: Staff - Regular

Employee Class: Salaried Full Time HSC

Bargaining Unit: BU Exempt

Shift: 1

Work Hours: -

Hours Per Week: 40

FTE: 1

Location: HSC College

Department: Psychiatry

Number of Openings: 1

Salary Range: Salary commencement is based on education and experience.

Grade: Salaried HSC - J104

Float: N/A

Rotate: N/A

On Call: N/A

Travel: N/A

Weekend/Holiday: N/A

Requisition ID: req2178

Position Control Number (PCN): T99190

Posting Period: Open until filled.

Position Description:

This Research Associate is primarily responsible for conducting psychiatricresearch projects under the direction of Elissa Andari, PhD. The Research Associatewill conduct recruitment and retention of subjects and collections ofbehavioral, clinical and imaging data at UTMC and other collaboratinginstitutes. Research Associate will also manage, organize, process, and analyzethe data of studies in the lab, and summarize the results for publications. TheResearch Associate will contribute to research administration includingsupervising Research Assistants and trainees in the lab.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Master and doctoral degree in neuroscience, clinical, psychology, orrelated field
• Prior work experience in health-related field.
• Completes IRB training and maintains training up-to-date.
• Ability to effectively communicate with participants.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Ability to maintain highest level of patient confidentiality.
• Well organized, precisely follow the protocols.
• Skills or experience in: MRI scan processing and analysis using imageprocessing software (e.g., FreeSurfer, FSL, SPM), use of statistical software(e.g., Excel, SPSS, R), familiar with Linux OS, basic programming (Matlab,Python, or R), and large data base organization and analyses. 

Working Conditions:The Research Associate will primarily work in the neuroimaging lab in the Department of Neurosciences. She will also conduct the MRI experiments at UTMC Radiology Department, and recruit patients in UTMC Emergency Department. Some weekend working time are expected. Will be exposed to traumatized patients and families in the emergency room or hospital. This may result in a high level of stress as well as potential exposure to diseases and/or infection while working in the hospital environment. The Research Assistant will also need to collaborate with other team members during daily work.

The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the people so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct and control the work of employees under his/her supervision.

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