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Penn State Department of Materials Science and Engineering · 4 months ago

Part Time Research Assistant - Stress Psychophysiology Lab

Penn State University Park

Full-time, Part-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

Penn State University is seeking a part-time Research Assistant for the Stress Psychophysiology Lab within the Department of Biobehavioral Health. The role involves assisting in the design and execution of research projects, data collection and analysis, participant recruitment, and ensuring compliance with research protocols.

EducationHigher EducationInformation Technology

Responsibilities

Assist in the development, design, and execution of research projects, under general direction of senior research personnel and according to standard protocols or research plans; contribute to experiments/tests in the laboratory/field to test, prove, or modify theoretical propositions; collect, process, and present data

Initiate or contribute to data analysis for use in technical reports, documents, proposals, or oral/written presentations

Recruit and schedule subjects for clinical trials; describe the study, procedures, risks, benefits, and eligibility requirements

Draft protocols, abstracts, and consent forms; coordinate abstraction of patient data from charts in compliance with protocols; assure the collection of subject data based on protocol

Train users and other employees in equipment operation, research techniques, data recording functions; explain and demonstrate technology and equipment capabilities

May oversee lab or facility operations, schedule and maintain records, maintain project budget, and maintain inventory

Provide support for a research project such as gathering, summarizing, interpreting, and disseminating information on laws, policies, industry standards, emerging trends in a field of study, etc

May contribute to proposal drafts to obtain grant funding

Serve as liaison with various research parties including Principal Investigators, research faculty, physicians, other University research offices and external research agencies

Qualification

Research designData analysisParticipant recruitmentTechnical writingTraining skillsCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Perform a variety of specialized tasks associated with designing and conducting research projects/experiments

Collect, correlate, analyze, summarize, and report on data

Recruit and schedule participants for studies

Inform participants of research information in accordance with established protocols

Maintain participant records

Oversee and monitor laboratory research procedures and recordings to ensure quality control and compliance

Train users in equipment operation and research techniques

May oversee laboratory operations

Assist in the development, design, and execution of research projects, under general direction of senior research personnel and according to standard protocols or research plans

Contribute to experiments/tests in the laboratory/field to test, prove, or modify theoretical propositions

Collect, process, and present data

Initiate or contribute to data analysis for use in technical reports, documents, proposals, or oral/written presentations

Draft protocols, abstracts, and consent forms

Coordinate abstraction of patient data from charts in compliance with protocols

Assure the collection of subject data based on protocol

Train users and other employees in equipment operation, research techniques, data recording functions

Explain and demonstrate technology and equipment capabilities

May oversee lab or facility operations, schedule and maintain records, maintain project budget, and maintain inventory

Provide support for a research project such as gathering, summarizing, interpreting, and disseminating information on laws, policies, industry standards, emerging trends in a field of study, etc

May contribute to proposal drafts to obtain grant funding

Serve as liaison with various research parties including Principal Investigators, research faculty, physicians, other University research offices and external research agencies

Successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies