Psychiatry - Ribicoff Labs
Yale Posting Status
CLOSED TO FURTHER APPLICATIONS
University Job Title
Research Assistant 1 HSS
Bargaining Unit
L34 - Local 34 (Yale Union Group)
Compensation Grade
Labor Grade C
Wage Ranges
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Searchable Job Family
Research Res Support
Total # of hours to be worked:
37.5
Work Week
Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day)
Work Location
Medical School Campus
Worksite Address
1 Church Street
New Haven, CT 06510
Position Focus:
This position will be within the Small Lab in the School of Medicine. The candidate will assist on two studies, a clinical trial for behavioral weight loss and another investigating the role of insulin in cognition. Duties will include scheduling sessions, running sessions, collecting data such as cognitive measures, resting energy expenditure, eye blinking, and fMRI. Other duties will include subject recruitment, data analysis, literature reviews, abstract writing, and study protocol renewal.
Essential Duties
1. Researches and collects data through site or home visit intakes; library research; structured interviews; or through other means for designated research assignments. 2. Records and compiles information related to research data. Codes data accordingly to research specifications. Uses a computer terminal to input and retrieve data and to generate reports. 3. Processes and summarizes data using scientific or statistical techniques. Assists in data interpretation and analyses. Reports on status of research activities. 4. Recruits study participants and ensures that subject recruitment and follow-up are completed per protocol procedures. 5. Orders and maintains inventory of supplies. May assist in designing, developing, and modifying research experiments, procedures, or survey instruments. May assist research and support staff. 6. Performs additional functions incidental to research activities.
Required Education and Experience
Six years of related work experience, four of them in the same job family at the next lower level, and high school level education; or four years of related work experience and an Associate's degree; or little or no work experience and a Bachelor's degree in a related field; or an equivalent combination of experience and education.
Required Skill/Ability 1:
Prior experience on a research study. Strong communication skills.
Required Skill/Ability 2:
Demonstrated proficiency with skin reflection spectroscopy technique. Experience with electroencephalography.
Required Skill/Ability 3:
Experience in Appetitive Neuroscience and Nutritional Neuroscience.
Required Skill/Ability 4:
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Preferred Education, Experience and Skills:
Bachelor or Master's in Kinesiology.
Weekend Hours Required?
Occasional
Evening Hours Required?
Occasional
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The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the particular position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring departments.
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