Research Assistant 2

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Organization:

Psychiatry - Psychology

Job Summary:

JOB SUMMARY

This key Psychiatry research assistant will work in Dr. Blythe Corbett’s SENSE lab at Vanderbilt University on a longitudinal study of youth with and without autism spectrum disorder.
The SENSE lab is interested in psychological, physiological, and social functioning over the development in youth with autism spectrum disorder, typical development and those with intellectual disability. Responsibilities include conducting screening, recruiting, consent, neuropsychological assessment, data entry, data management, and psychosocial stress protocols.

To qualify, one must have earned BA/BS degree, preferably in psychology or neuroscience, and strong organizational and data management skills. While not required, experience working with children with autism spectrum disorder or neurodevelopmental disorders is highly preferred. Additionally, a two-year commitment is preferred. The candidate must maintain accurate and timely documentation and communication with investigators, participants, and IRB; and be comfortable interacting with children and adults.

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The following include many of the roles and responsibilities:

• Perform psychosocial/neuropsychological assessments on youth with and without autism spectrum disorder

• Subject recruitment

• Coordinating multiple lab visits

• Assist with imaging studies

• Conduct behavioral studies

• Perform data management. Enter data into REDCap, MS-Excel, MS-Word.

• Assist in designing forms for scientific data collection. Update data consistently. Assist in preparation of data for statistical analysis and graphic display. Assist investigators in preparing the data for presentations/publications.

• Assist investigator in submission of grants.

• Order and maintain inventory of supplies.

• Share responsibility for general tasks of daily activities of the research unit, including telephone services, photocopying, and filing. 

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

Our Academic Enterprise is one of the nation’s longest serving and most prestigious academic medical centers. Through its historic bond with Vanderbilt University and integral role in the School of Medicine, Vanderbilt Health cultivates distinguished research and educational programs to advance a clinical enterprise that provides compassionate and personalized care and support for millions of patients and family members each year.

World-leading academic departments and comprehensive centers of excellence pursue scientific discoveries and transformational educational and clinical advances across the entire spectrum of health and disease.

Aligning with Vanderbilt Health’s Strategic Directions, the Office of Research provides shared research resources, administrative expertise and professional guidance to enable the trans-disciplinary environment and highly collaborative culture that advances discovery and training for all the research faculty, trainees, students and staff. 

Core Accountabilities:

Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Analyzes moder