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University of Miami · 4 months ago

CRC Community Outreach Intern

UT MAIN CAMPUS

Internship

Onsite

Intern

The University of Texas at Austin is seeking a CRC Community Outreach Intern to assist in connecting with families and recruiting participants for psychological research studies. The intern will be responsible for preparing event materials, managing recruitment events, and maintaining confidentiality of participant information.

EducationHigher EducationTrainingUniversities

No H1B

Responsibilities

The intern will be responsible for preparing materials for recruitment events (i.e. preparing and organizing craft materials for events). The intern may drop off CRC flyers at approved community organizations & email or call community organizations to spark initial partnership opportunities (as assigned). The intern may attend parent meetings on behalf of the Children’s Research Center to speak with parents about our research

The intern will be responsible for setting up and cleaning up during our campus-wide and community-wide events. The intern will also run and manage our table at the event, which includes signing up parents/caregivers to participate in our research studies and facilitating crafts or activities with children at our recruitment events. For the outreach and recruitment portions of this position, the intern will be responsible for going out in the community and managing their own transportation needs. All events and community organizations will be within bus distance, which means interns can use Capital Metro buses. (Unless a further location is discussed and confirmed in advance.)

The intern will be responsible for entering children’s information into our collaborative database after recruitment events with accuracy and confidentiality

The intern will adhere to security policies designated by The University of Texas at Austin and the Children’s Research Center to ensure that the confidentiality of all families and community partners is protected. The intern will maintain and organize files related to data collection, such as consent forms, which the participant and the family are asked to sign before participating

The intern may be assigned special projects on a varying basis, including setting up consultations with labs and community organizations or spearheading outreach efforts such as flyering, media campaigns, food drives/book giveaways, etc

Qualification

Communication skillsTeamworkAttention to detailTime managementCommunity engagementChild interactionBilingual (Spanish)Organizational skillsSelf-motivated