Research Study Assistant

University of Washington•Seattle, WA

1d•$45,288 - $49,740

About The Position

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world. UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty. All of which has allowed the UW to be nationally recognized as a “Great College to Work For” for four consecutive years. The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences within the UW School of Medicine is the third largest clinical department within the School of Medicine with 330 full-time faculty members, 460 courtesy faculty members, and over 350 staff. Department faculty provide clinical services in 5 hospitals, 14 primary care locations, and several outpatient sites in addition to telepsychiatry consultations to more than 150 clinics in Washington and beyond. As the only academic psychiatry department serving the five state WWAMI region (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho), the Department’s highly competitive residency training program is largely responsible for developing the mental health workforce in the Pacific Northwest. The Department’s robust research portfolio totals $65 million in grants and contracts per year for projects ranging from clinical neurosciences to treatment development to health policy and population health. The Department’s research mission involves over 100 faculty. The Department is recognized as an international leader in developing, testing, and implementing Collaborative Care, an integrated care model increasingly seen as a solution for population-based mental health care. Other areas of excellence include Addictions, Autism, High Risk Youth, Neurosciences, and Trauma, and the Department is developing innovative new programs in Technology and Mental Health, Global Mental Health, Maternal and Child Mental Health, and Targeted Intervention Development. Psychiatry is the third largest department in the School of Medicine and the largest non-divisioned department. The overall annual operations funding from all sources is over $150 million. The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences within the UW School of Medicine currently has an outstanding opportunity for a Research Study Assistant. This position provides the opportunity to support research studies investigating how CPAP therapy for sleep apnea improves brain glymphatic function and plasma Alzheimer’s-related biomarkers and the role of glymphatic impairment and sleep disruption in the intersection of PTSD, sleep apnea, and Alzheimer’s disease risk.

Requirements

Two years of college-level course work in a relevant academic area AND one year of appropriate experience.
Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and/or registration.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, completed or currently in progress, with expected completion within two years.

Responsibilities

Coordinate participant recruitment from participant screening data and assist with the consent process.
Independently track participant enrollment, survey completion, and data collection progress.
Participate in data entry processes, including double data entry and quality checks.
Understand all study procedures and assist other team members if needed.
Perform basic to intermediate data analysis using designated software programs.
Collaborate with senior scientists to interpret study findings and support research outputs.
Ensure data integrity and timely dataset updates in compliance with training, protocols, and regulatory standards.
Able to work with other scientific team members and collaborate in a team setting.