Research Specialist

UPMC • Pittsburgh, PA

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About The Position

We are hiring a Research Specialist for a NIH grant examining mother-infant synchrony in brain activity and emotional behavior. The study focuses on the influence of postpartum depression on positive and negative joint responding during three research visits between 3- and 9-months postpartum. The project (‘Postpartum Affect from Infant-Mother Regulation’, PAIR) will be conducted under the joint supervision of Dr. Morgan (Child Affect Regulation and Expression (CARE) lab) and Dr. Hipwell (Intergenerational Studies Lab) in the Department of Psychiatry.
The Research Specialist (RS) will be collecting near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) data with mothers and infants in the home environment. The RS will assist with data management, entry, and processing.
This position is grant funded.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Psychology, Neuroscience, Sociology or related research field.
• Minimum of one year of work experience in a research project and/or related clinical setting is required.
• Familiarity with computers and common software packages required.
• Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal
• Act 33 with renewal
• Act 34 with renewal
• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of research methodology strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Independently execute job functions for research protocol(s) including recruitment, scheduling appointments, obtaining written consent forms, collecting data by conducting phone or face to face interviews for research project(s).
• Collaborate with senior research personnel regarding recruitment, data collection, outcomes of interviews, reports according to the needs of the study.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees