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UPMC Research Associate - Western Psychiatric Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
We are seeking a Research Associate to join our team. The Research Associate will be responsible for participant scheduling, recruitment, transport to and from the MRI center, cognitive testing, MRI preprocessing and analyses, and data entry. Our lab using PET and MRI imaging to study aging and Alzheimer’s disease.
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 34
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
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