Research Assistant

The University of Rochester is hiring a Research Assistant to support a federally funded study at Mt. Hope Family Center on how child abuse, neglect, and early adversity affect health and well-being across the life course. The role involves conducting assessments with adult and child participants, supporting recruitment and retention, managing study data, and coordinating research visits.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a variety of assessments with families (adults and children), including interviews, surveys, and physiological measurements
• Assist with recruitment and retention of participants for the study. This includes regular driving in the community
• Enter research visit information and study data into project databases; complete basic health assessments (e.g., blood pressure, anthropomorphic measurements) and assist with MRI scans
• Contact participants and schedule research visits; maintain good relations with participants and address any questions or concerns
• Other duties as assigned

Preferred

• 2-3 years specialized experience in related field strongly preferred
• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Prior experience as a Phlebotomist preferred
• 1-2 years of research experience working with human subjects or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred
• Word processing and data analysis software preferred
• Familiarity and comfort with Excel, ACCESS, and other databases, and statistical software such as SPSS, are preferred
• Phlebotomy preferred
• 1-2 years of research experience working with human subjects or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
• Related-Field Experience
• Bachelor's Degree
• Phlebotomy Experience
• Human Subjects Research
• Word Processing Software
• Data Analysis Software
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Access
• Database Software
• Statistical Software
• SPSS
• Phlebotomy

Benefits

• Mileage reimbursed for recruitment in the community using a personal vehicle.

Company

• Private research university offering bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.
• Rochester, New York, USA
• https://www.rochester.edu/
• Founded in 1850
• 10001+ employees

Qualifications

• The position requires experience conducting research with families from diverse backgrounds
• Associate's degree required in appropriate discipline
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Driver's License
• 2-3 years specialized experience in related field strongly preferred
• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Prior experience as a Phlebotomist preferred
• 1-2 years of research experience working with human subjects or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred
• Word processing and data analysis software preferred
• Familiarity and comfort with Excel, ACCESS, and other databases, and statistical software such as SPSS, are preferred
• Phlebotomy preferred

Required skills

• Driver’s License, Human Subjects Research, Microsoft Access, Phlebotomy, SPSS

Preferred skills

• Bachelor's degree preferred, Phlebotomy preferred, Prior experience as a Phlebotomist preferred, Word processing and data analysis software preferred

Experience

• 2-3 years