Clinical Research Coordinator (Open Rank)

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus 

Department: Psychiatry

Job Title: Clinical Research Coordinator (Open Rank)

Position #: 00841612 – Requisition #: 38164

Job Summary:

The Clinical Research Coordinator will work in the School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry - Division of Addiction Science, Prevention, and Treatment at the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus.

Applicants for this position can work with one of two labs:

1.     Karoly Lab (PI: Hollis Karoly, PhD). The primary focus of the position will be working as a clinical research coordinator on a project examining the effects of Cannabidiol (CBD) on alcohol use and craving in adults with Alcohol Use Disorder and potentially other clinical trials in the Karoly Lab and division. This project includes several visits to our laboratory and 8 weeks of medication, as well as a one-month post-medication follow-up. The goal of this study is to understand the effects of cannabidiol (CBD) on alcohol consumption and alcohol use disorder phenotypes among individuals who drink alcohol heavily.

2.     Affective Social Cognition, Executive function, and Neural Development (ASCEND) Lab (PI: Drew E. Winters, PhD). The ASCEND Lab investigates how brain function and neuromodulation can influence socioemotional processes (e.g., empathy, social cognition) and cognitive function. The Clinical Research Coordinator in the ASCEND Lab will help implement a clinical trail using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and fMRI to study brain and behavior in adults with social-cognitive challenges. The role involves participant coordination, recruitment, and management of in-person research visits and offers hands-on experience in neuroimaging and noninvasive brain stimulation. Opportunities for mentorship and authorship on presentations and publications are available.

Either of these positions are ideal for individuals planning to pursue advanced training in medicine, public health, clinical psychology, neuroscience, biomedical research or related fields in the future.

Key Responsibilities in the Karoly Lab:

• Assist with the day-to-day operations of a clinical research study in the Karoly Lab.
• Screen, schedule, obtain informed consent, and interview research participants.
• Facilitate contact with study participants, including weekly check-ins to assess their safety and wellbeing while taking study medication.
• Coordinate and run study visits at the Anschutz Medical Campus, including a bar-lab alcohol administration session.
• Perform blood draws on research participants and process biological samples in the Department of Psychiatry Addiction Biology Lab.
• Perform data entry and quality assurance reviews on study databases.
• Participate in lab meetings with the study PI, MD, and research team.

Key Responsibilities in the ASCEND Lab:

• Coordinate day-to-day operations of clinical research studies in the ASCEND Lab.
• Recruit, screen, schedule, consent, and track participants across all study phases.
• Coordinate and facilitate study visits at the Anschutz Medical Campus. This includes TMS admi