Research Study Coordinator - DevSci

Department: Med-DevSci
Salary/Grade: NEX/11

Target hiring range for this position will be between be $41,371 to $52,000 per year and $21.13-$26.54 per hour. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Job Summary:

DevSci is seeking an individual with expertise in psychology, child and family development or related fields. This is an hourly, full-time position for a person with experience/training in administering child developmental assessments, behavioral coding of dyadic interactions, and project administration on sponsored research projects as well as within DevSci's Neurodevelopmental Core.

The ideal candidate for this position will have both (a) experience working with young children administering standardized developmental assessments and parent interviews (e.g., Bayley, NIH Toolbox, Mullen, Preschool Language Scales, Vineland) and (b) experience providing administrative support to a project team. This is an in-person position with potential hybrid flexibility to complete assessments. Experience with behavioral coding and knowledge of child development is also a plus. Attention to detail, flexibility, and excellent communication skills are essential. This position is primarily in-office with some remote work and would require 40 hours per week and may include evening and weekend hours. Work occurs primarily on the Chicago campus with some visits on the Evanston campus. This is an outstanding position for an individual with interest in growing developmental assessment skills within a dynamic research environment.

Please note: Flexible working hours, including evening and weekend hours and off-site data collection.

Supervisor provides objectives, deadlines and specific instructions only for new, difficult, and/or unusual work. Work is reviewed upon completion and only occasionally to verify technical accuracy and compliance with practice, policy, and procedures. EE informs supervisor of on-going progress and/or potentially controversial matters.

Specific Responsibilities:

Technical

• Participates in the planning & conduct of research study including participant recruitment and retention.
• Obtains informed consent
• Administers tests &/or questionnaires following protocols.
• Collects, compiles, tabulates & processes responses.
• Gathers information.

Administration

• Collects, records, reviews & summarizes research data.
• Collates relevant mathematical results & prepares tables, charts & graphs reflecting relationships of multiple tests.
• Prepares reports for investigators and sponsors on recruitment status and other pertinent study data.
• Writes portions of grant applications & co-author scientific papers.
• Completes documents associated with current local, state, & federal regulatory guidelines, requirements, laws & research protocols.

Supervision

• May provide work direction &/or train other research staff to interview/test participants.
• May act as a mentor in regard to education of junior coordinators.

Miscellaneous

Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in a major such as social or health science or related; OR appropriate combination of education and experience and 2 years' research study or other relevant experience required; OR
• Successful completion of a full course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a master's or higher degree in a major such as social or health science or related; OR appropriate combination of education and experience.
• Must complete NU's CITI IRB training before interacting with any participants & must re-certify every 3 years.

Minimum Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities.)

• Experience working with young children and administering standardized developmental assessments
• Ability to work in a team-based environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a psychological research lab is preferred.
• Experience with project and database management is preferred.

Preferred Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities)

• Knowledge in child development is preferred.
• Spanish language proficiency is preferred but not required.

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