Research Support - Part Time - Medicine

Penn State University • Tallahassee, FL

21h • Onsite

About The Position

The Sciamanna Lab at Penn State College of Medicine within the Department of Medicine in Hershey, PA is seeking Part-time Research Support staff. The Sciamanna Lab has its mission to double the percentage of American adults who do enough exercise to protect them from falling, from less than 10% to more than 20%. To accomplish this mission, the Sciamanna Lab designs and tests physical activity programs that are effective, have high rates of adherence, and can be delivered inexpensively by insurance companies nationwide. This work is done primarily with funding from grants from the National Institutes of Health, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), as well as other federal, state, and University funders. This position will work in a research support role on one or more projects in the Sciamanna Lab.

Requirements

• Desire and capacity to work with both technology and human subjects
• Past experience or strong interest in coordinating activities for various community-based studies
• Recruitment and enrollment of research study subjects
• Interpersonal interaction with study subjects and/or community members
• Consenting research study subjects
• Follow-up phone calls as well as email correspondence with study subjects
• Detail-oriented
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong organizational skills

Responsibilities

• Recruit subjects, describing study procedures, risks, benefits, and eligibility requirements
• Schedule and/or complete in-person data collection assessments/measurements
• Complete virtual exercise instruction interventions as outlined in the study protocol
• Maintain participant database
• Maintain Sciamanna laboratory supplies and equipment
• Assure the collection of subject data based on protocol
• Serve as liaison with Principal Investigator and Human Subjects Protection Office
• Interface with support departments that may be involved in protocols, study start-up, recruitment, and close-out
• Other responsibilities as assigned by Dr. Sciamanna

What This Job Offers

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