Research Project Assistant

Rutgers University • Piscataway, NJ

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About The Position

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Research Project Assistant for The Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology ( GSAPP ). This position will participate in a multiple state and site School Mental Health MTSS project funded by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ( SAMSHA ) grant – Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education). The Project aims to build school district capacity for delivering comprehensive student mental health MTSS in collaboration with Rutgers University, school personnel, community-based providers of behavior health care services, community organizations, families, and youth. The project’s primary goals are to enhance school personnel MTSS implementation that maximizes the healthy social and emotional development of K-12 grader students and prevents youth violence in school districts. These positions are grant-funded positions that can begin immediately. The position will report to Drs. Emily Graybill and Erum Nadeem. The hire will have opportunities to engage in and contribute to publications, conference presentations, funding proposals, and professional development opportunities related to school and clinical psychology. At the Rutgers University Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, we provide the nation’s highest quality doctoral education and training, which develops outstanding practitioners and fosters personal leadership to advance the practice and field of professional psychology. Since the establishment of our Psychological Clinic in 1929 and the school’s founding in 1974, we have become the “gold standard” in the education and training of qualified and competent direct-service psychologists. The mission of GSAPP is threefold: education, research/scholarship, and public service. Its goal is to prepare well-educated, qualified, and competent direct-service psychologists who have a special commitment to direct community involvement and to underserved populations—professionals who can integrate scientific knowledge with innovation in the delivery of psychological services to individuals, families, groups, and organizations. Professionals receiving a doctoral degree in psychology should be capable of extending psychological knowledge and exhibiting the high level of analytic skills and theoretical understanding needed to use existing and emerging psychological knowledge.

Nice To Haves

• Previous research experience in a psychology or education related lab.
• Experience with manipulating and managing qualitative and quantitative datasets.

Responsibilities

• Participates on a highly supportive multidisciplinary research team focused on evaluating and studying the implementation and outcomes of MTSS school mental health components (e.g., screening, assessments, interventions and supports).
• Assist in monitoring and evaluating district wide MTSS implementation and related school mental health projects.
• Assists in the development of data collection measures and materials.
• Performs field-based data collection and evaluation support in school settings.
• Assists in the development and maintenance of all project databases.
• Coordinates and performs data entry, quality control, and analytics.
• Conducts literature searches and review empirically supported publications to assist with manuscript, journal article, and conference presentation preparation.
• Assists with administrative tasks.
• Handles submission of IRB materials

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed