Job location: Med Sch Richards Building - 5th Floor - HUP

Employment Type: Full-time
Posted data: 2021-03-30
Req: JR00030324
University Overview

The University of Pennsylvania, the largest private employer in Philadelphia, is a world-renowned leader in education, research, and innovation. This historic, Ivy League school consistently ranks among the top 10 universities in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey. Penn has 12 highly-regarded schools that provide opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and continuing education, all influenced by Penn’s distinctive interdisciplinary approach to scholarship and learning.

Penn offers a unique working environment within the city of Philadelphia. The University is situated on a beautiful urban campus, with easy access to a range of educational, cultural, and recreational activities. With its historical significance and landmarks, lively cultural offerings, and wide variety of atmospheres, Philadelphia is the perfect place to call home for work and play.

The University offers a competitive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, a wide variety of professional development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits, a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources, and much more.

Posted Job Title

Brain Behavior Integration Coordinator

Job Profile Title

Research Coordinator Senior

Job Description Summary

Brain Behavior Integration Coordinator

As part of the Neurodevelopment and Psychosis Section in the Department of Psychiatry, The Brain Behavior Lab (BBL) at Penn Medicine and the Lifespan Brain Institute (LiBI) at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Penn Medicine are devoted to the study of brain-behavior relations using, 1) innovative neuroimaging techniques, and 2) the application of cutting-edge psychometric and bioinformatics resources. These tools are applied in multiple fields, including medicine, spaceflight research and law. The Brain Behavior Integration Coordinator
will provide support to the Director of the Brain Behavior Laboratory for managing and coordinating across projects.

Job Description

The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania is the oldest and among the finest medical schools in the United States. Penn is rich in tradition and heritage and at the same time consistently at the forefront of new developments and innovations in medical education and research. Since its founding in 1765 the School has been a strong presence in the community and prides itself on educating the leaders of tomorrow in patient care, biomedical research, and medical education. http://www.med.upenn.edu/.

Brain Behavior Integration Coordinator

We are seeking a full-time Brain Behavior Integration Coordinator to join our team immediately. This position offers a highly interdisciplinary research experience, combining approaches from cognitive neuroscience, experimental psychology, psychiatry, and statistics with neuroimaging. The applicant will have the opportunity to participate in major methodological and analytic developments, publications, and presentations.

Responsibilities will include supporting the BBL Director in coordinating complex interdisciplinary research that involves the execution of behavioral and neuroimaging studies in projects supported by grants from NIH and NASA as well as coordinating the activities of the NeuroForensic Evaluation Service (NFES). Specific duties will include:

1. Maintaining and updating a database of grants, projects, and associated milestones and deadlines.

2. Coordinate and supervise a team of Research Coordinators across projects and assure maximization and optimization of efforts and the flow of participants and data, setting targets and goals.

3. Responsible for tracking funding opportunities and coordinate preparation of reports, manuscripts and grant applications.

4. Coordinate the Director’s scheduling and (when resumed) travel.

5. For NFES, handle the correspondence and billing as well as access and execute the Section’s image processing, data analysis and report preparation pipelines.

Other duties might include: performing data management functions like extracting, importing, and exporting data from various in-house applications; restructuring and merging datasets; assisting with user documentation; running queries on datasets using SQL; resolving data inconsistencies.

Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree with 3-5 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required. The optimal candidate has a Master’s or higher degree from an accredited university. . Applicants with a relevant major (psychology, computer science, biology, neuroscience) will be given preference. We are seeking an individual who is equally comfortable with numbers and with people, who is committed to science, and is able to handle complex data and algorithms but also interact with a diverse staff and consumers that include people from other disciplines, industry and the law. As part of the work for the NFES, the individual will need to adhere to strict procedures and be willing to testify in court if called to. Individuals interested in a career combining research with forensics could be especially well-suited for the position.

Preferred Skills:

• Neurocognitive testing

• Image processing

• R, Python, SPSS syntax, Stata, or another script-based statistical package. Job will involve mostly R.

Background check required. Position contingent on funding.  

Working Conditions

Office, Library, Computer Room; Requires extensive safety

Physical Effort

Typically sitting at a desk or table; Occasional lifting 25 lb. or less

Working Conditions
Office, library, computer room

Physical Effort
Typically sitting at a desk or table; Occasional lifting 25 lb. or less

Job Location - City, State

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department / School

Perelman School of Medicine

Pay Range

$42,953.00 - $77,315.00

Affirmative Action Statement
Penn adheres to a policy that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected class.

Special Requirements
Background check required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job.

University Benefits

• Health, Life, and Flexible Spending Accounts: Penn offers comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits to protect you and your family’s health and welfare. You can also use flexible spending accounts to pay for eligible health care and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars.

• Tuition: Take advantage of Penn's exceptional tuition benefits. You, your spouse, and your dependent children can get tuition assistance here at Penn. Your dependent children are also eligible for tuition assistance at other institutions.

• Retirement: Penn offers generous retirement plans to help you save for your future. Penn’s Basic, Matching, and Supplemental retirement plans allow you to save for retirement on a pre-tax or Roth basis. Choose from a wide variety of investment options through TIAA and Vanguard.

• Time Away from Work: Penn provides you with a substantial amount of time away from work during the course of the year. This allows you to relax, take vacations, attend to personal affairs, recover from illness or injury, spend time with family—whatever your personal needs may be.

• Long-Term Care Insurance: In partnership with Genworth Financial, Penn offers faculty and staff (and your eligible family members) long-term care insurance to help you cover some of the costs of long-term care services received at home, in the community or in a nursing facility. If you apply when you’re newly hired, you won’t have to provide proof of good health or be subject to underwriting requirements. Eligible family members must always provide proof of good health and are subject to underwriting.

• Wellness and Work-life Resources: Penn is committed to supporting our faculty and staff as they balance the competing demands of work and personal life. That’s why we offer a wide variety of programs and resources to help you care for your health, your family, and your work-life balance.

• Professional and Personal Development: Penn provides an array of resources to help you advance yourself personally and professionally.

• University Resources: As a member of the Penn community, you have access to a wide range of University resources as well as cultural and recreational activities. Take advantage of the University’s libraries and athletic facilities, or visit our arboretum and art galleries. There’s always something going on at Penn, whether it’s a new exhibit at the Penn Museum, the latest music or theater presentation at the Annenberg Center, or the Penn Relays at Franklin Field to name just a few examples. As a member of the Penn community, you’re right in the middle of the excitement—and you and your family can enjoy many of these activities for free.

• Discounts and Special Services: From arts and entertainment to transportation and mortgages, you'll find great deals for University faculty and staff. Not only do Penn arts and cultural centers and museums offer free and discounted admission and memberships to faculty and staff. You can also enjoy substantial savings on other goods and services such as new cars from Ford and General Motors, cellular phone service plans, movie tickets, and admission to theme parks.

• Flexible Work Hours: Flexible work options offer creative approaches for completing work while promoting balance between work and personal commitments. These approaches involve use of non-traditional work hours, locations, and/or job structures.

• Penn Home Ownership Services: Penn offers a forgivable loan for eligible employees interested in buying a home or currently residing in West Philadelphia, which can be used for closing costs or home improvements.

• Adoption Assistance: Penn will reimburse eligible employees on qualified expenses in connection with the legal adoption of an eligible child, such as travel or court fees, for up to two adoptions in your household.

To learn more, please visit: https://www.hr.upenn.edu/PennHR/benefits-pay