Project Assistant - Semel Institute

General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, USA Onsite or Remote Fixed Hybrid Work Schedule Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; evenings and weekends as needed Posted Date 12/03/2024 Salary Range: $26.52 - 31.63 Hourly Employment Type 2 - Staff: Career Duration Indefinite Job # 21089

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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The Semel Institute is seeking to hire a full time SRA I to complete the duties of Project Assistant. In this role you will be responsible for Project Coordination, Program Liaison duties, Research study recruitment and participant management, presentation / report / manuscript / proposal preparation and submission

Other duties of this role can include:

• Scheduling and set-up in-person and teleconferenced project meetings between UCLA, project collaborators and sites.
• Attending regular meetings between UCLA, project collaborators and/or sites and taking minutes.
• Work collaboratively with UCLA, project collaborators or sites.
• Prepare summaries documenting the progress and outcome of site visits.
• Conduct interviews with research participants and review and code other data collection activities
• Conduct structured and semi-structured interviews and surveys in person (at ISAP offices, in the field including incarcerated settings, when needed) or by telephone or video conference.
• Recruit, screen and schedule prospective research participants for interviews.
• Collect urine samples and coordinate urine testing, when needed.
• Maintain files/records/databases related to participant status and data collection.
• Maintain confidentiality of research participant data and interactions in all communication modes.
• Assist with payments of participants.
• Assist with presentation/report/manuscript/proposal preparation and submission
• Assist with developing posters and presentations such as preparing tables, figures, PowerPoint presentations, etc.
• Assist with literature searches and maintenance of reference databases
• Assist with descriptive data analysis and the submission of journal and proposal submissions on the behalf of the PIs, as needed
• Assist with creation of database(s), data entry, data extractions, screening and coding interviews, other computer tasks, and coding quality control efforts
• Assist with developing and maintaining data platforms, tools, database(s) and files.
• Assist with coding open-ended questions using previously developed codes.