Social Science/Humanities Research Associate II (Salary)

University of Texas at Austin

5d • $40,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for coordinating the day-to-day activities of research assistants and participants within a 5-year NIH funded study examining the effects of behavioral and environmental factors (sleep, activity, and environmental pollution) on cardiovascular risk and brain vulnerability in young Latinas.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Sciences, Sociology, Public Health, Nursing, Psychology, a closely related field, or its foreign equivalent; Spanish and English fluency.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in research and/or program administration.
• Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Nice To Haves

• Some previous work coordinating a research study in a community setting.
• Experience with research related regulatory documents/requirements, sensors/wearable devices, and recruiting participants for biological and environmental sampling.
• Master’s Degree preferred in Biomedical Sciences, Sociology, Public Health, Nursing, Psychology, a closely related field, or its foreign equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Maintain study documentation and regulatory requirements.
• Assume primary responsibility for participant recruitment, retention, and scheduling, including community outreach efforts.
• Trained to do data collection in emergency situations, though that will not be their primary responsibility.
• Willing to be trained in MRI safety and data collection, phlebotomy and assay processing and deployment of wearable devices and environmental sensors.
• Create and maintain study related SOPs and keep detailed records monitoring the scheduling and performance of research assistants.
• Supervisory duties may include up to 10 research assistants.
• Maintain local databases and oversee integration of dense sensing and other data.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees