Part Time Research Assistant

The Pennsylvania State University•University Park, FL

About The Position

The Research Support position performs a variety of specialized tasks associated with conducting research projects/experiments; collects, correlates, analyzes, summarizes, and reports on data; recruits and schedules participants for studies; assists with IRB submissions; maintains participant records; oversees and monitors laboratory research procedures and recordings to ensure quality control and compliance; trains users in equipment operation and research techniques.

Requirements

PhD in Kinesiology, Physiology, or related discipline.

Responsibilities

Assist in the development, design, and execution of research projects, under general direction of faculty investigator and according to standard protocols or research plans
Contribute to experiments/tests in the laboratory/field to test
Collect, process, and present data
Initiate or contribute to data analysis for use in reports to sponsors, manuscripts, proposals, or oral/written presentations
Recruit and schedule subjects for laboratory experimental trials; describe the study, procedures, risks, benefits, and eligibility requirements
Draft protocols, abstracts, and consent forms; assure the collection of subject data based on protocol
Train student researchers and other employees in equipment operation, research techniques, data recording functions; explain and demonstrate technology and equipment capabilities
May oversee lab or facility operations, schedule and maintain records, maintain project budget, and maintain inventory
Provide support for a research project such as gathering, summarizing, interpreting, and disseminating information on laws, policies, industry standards, emerging trends in a field of study, etc.
May contribute to proposal drafts to obtain grant funding
Serve as liaison with various research parties including Principal Investigators, research faculty, physicians, other University research offices and external research agencies