Job Description

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The EMBRACE Lab is part of the department of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh. We conduct research on the development of severe psychopathology, including suicide, personality disorders, and aggression. Our research studies focus on dyadic relationships that are central to risk and resilience for these disorders. The Research Associate will be responsible for recruitment and screening of participants, assessments, data processing and management. The temporary Research Associate will be assisting with recruiting and consenting participants, run lab visits, data entry and cleaning.

This position is grant funded.

Responsibilities

• Contact and schedule potential participants from a designated pool of individuals who have agreed to be contacted for research studies.
• Conduct subject searches to locate subjects who are unable to be contacted.
• Explain research protocol and obtain informed consent from participants.
• Conduct on-line and/or library searches as needed by the PI as necessary.
• Perform phone interviews for research project protocol(s) as needed.
• Maintain and update subject information database.
• Conduct interviews with research participants under supervision as needed.
• Bachelors Degree in Psychology, Neuroscience, Counseling, Sociology or related research field or current enrollment in a related Bachelor's Degree program with direct experience in a research environment required.
• Familiarity with computers and common software packages required.
• Prior related work experience in a research setting preferred.
• Working knowledge of research methodology strongly preferred.

Licensure, Certifications, And Clearances

• Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal
• Act 33 with renewal
• Act 34 with renewal
• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

Job Tags

Temporary work, Work experience placement,

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