Research Assistant 2, Anatomy & Neurobiology
About The Position
The Research Assistant will support an NIH-funded research study on the impact of psychosocial stress and cardiorespiratory fitness on brain health and mental health in Black emerging adult college/university students. This role involves conducting informed consent and screening, providing technical support, maintaining minor equipment, organizing and archiving datasets, and performing data collection. Data collection activities include cardiorespiratory fitness testing, collecting and analyzing actigraphy data, assisting with structured interviews on mental health, trauma history, and perceived discrimination, and assisting with community engagement tasks as needed. The individual will work closely with a postdoctoral fellow. This position is suitable for individuals considering future doctoral study due to the research exposure and technical work involved.
Requirements
- Relevant prior experience in an academic research setting
- Experience working with a diverse research team
- Experience interacting with diverse groups of research participants
Nice To Haves
- Individuals considering future doctoral study
Responsibilities
- Conducting informed consent and screening
- Providing technical support
- Maintaining minor equipment
- Organizing and archiving datasets
- Data collection, including cardiorespiratory fitness testing
- Collecting and analyzing actigraphy data
- Assisting with structured interviews on mental health, trauma history, perceived discrimination
- Assisting with tasks related to community engagement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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