UNIV - Program Coordinator - Psychiatry: Brain Stimulation Lab-2
About The Position
The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences is seeking a Program Coordinator I. This position is assigned to the Brain Stimulation Laboratory for the purpose of assisting, coordinating, planning and implementing research protocols. This includes but is not limited to subject recruitment, testing, sample selections, data recording, etc. in human research. This job will also include career development mentoring and opportunities for those interested in pursuing graduate work in medicine, neuroscience, psychology or related fields. This individual will assist with studies of non-invasive brain stimulation for improving regulation of cognition and emotion among healthy participants and patients with neuropsychiatric (PTSD, addiction, depression, and others) and neurodegenerative disorders (stroke, dementia, and others). The individual will gain experience with transcranial magnetic stimulation, EEG/ERPs, physiological measures (startle reflex, autonomic) and MRI and tasks of emotional and cognitive performance. The individual will also gain experience with self-report measures and behavioral tasks that index difficulties such as inattention, stress, anxiety, and depression.
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree and one year of relevant program experience.
Nice To Haves
- A bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Neuroscience, Biology, Engineering, Computer Science or related field is preferred.
- Prior experience in research is helpful but not mandatory, but a willingness to learn new tasks will be important.
- Further, prior experience with EEG, fMRI or other physiological measures as well as TMS or other brain stimulation techniques is preferred but not mandatory.
- The ability to use computer word and data processing programs including but not limited to Microsoft Office, MATLAB, R, and SPSS are very helpful.
- Strong interpersonal skills are key for promoting participant comfort during procedures and for being sensitive to any potential distress.
Responsibilities
- Assist with recruitment and screening of research participants, including the development of advertising materials, meeting with and calling potential participants, distribution of advertising materials, and collaborating with relevant providers and researchers.
- Obtain informed consent, enroll study participants, conduct study visits as per the protocols and provide education information to subjects.
- Assist with non-invasive brain stimulation sessions
- Conduct study visits before and after regular working hours when necessary to accommodate the schedules of subjects, MRI availability, etc.
- Coordinate proper data management collection according to protocol requirements and compliance. This individual will maintain behavioral, diagnostic, and EEG/fMRI/physiological data and conduct data retrieval from large databases for data reporting and analysis.
- Initiate and maintain accurate and comprehensive records as required by the FDA, the IRB, the sponsors and Good Clinical Practice Guidelines. This individual will schedule and participate in all sponsor and/or IRB monitoring visits to review study protocols and collected data.
- Attend weekly staff meetings to review study progress
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
