Part Time Professional Research Asst

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Department: Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health

Job Title:  Part Time Professional Research Assistant

Position #:00839644 – Requisition #: 37680

Job Summary:

Exciting opportunity to help determine the impact of cannabis on driving among older adults. This project will examine the acute effects of cannabis on driving performance and driving-related psychomotor performance in older adults, and how these effects may vary by age, underlying cognitive function and frequency of use, to inform driving safety in older adults who consume cannabis. In this part-time (30%-40% FTE) role, you will have primary responsibility for collecting simulated driving and psychomotor performance data, and biospecimens, from study participants, and monitoring their comfort and safety, during visits when they use or do not use cannabis. Evening or Saturday work may occasionally be required.  

This position is subject to funding availability and will be for a period of two years.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct participant visit-eligibility screening, including vital signs, ethanol breathalyzer, and urine spot drug screens.

• Conduct participant performance assessments, including simulated driving and psychomotor performance and cannabis consumption data through surveys, interviews, and computerized data collection systems (including desktop and tablet interfaces).

• Collect venous and fingerstick blood specimens from research participants, using peripheral venous catheters, venipuncture and capillary fingersticks.

   

• Monitor participant comfort and safety, including vital signs, during participant visits, including visits where cannabis is consumed.

• Process blood and urine samples onsite.

• Perform tasks without direct supervision except for infrequent occasions involving the most complex situations.

Work Location:

Onsite – this role is expected to work onsite in an off-campus location in Denver, Colorado.

Why Join Us:

The Colorado School of Public Health is a collaborative endeavor involving the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (CU Anschutz), Colorado State University (CSU), and the University of Northern Colorado (UNC). The Colorado School of Public Health is the first and only accredited school of public health in the Rocky Mountain Region, attracting top-tier faculty and students from across the country and providing vital contributions towards ensuring our region’s health and well-being. Collaboratively formed in 2008 by CU Anschutz, CSU, and UNC, the Colorado School of Public Health provides education programs, including a Master’s concentration in global health, innovative research that places the School in the top 20 in NIH funding among Schools of Public Health, and community service that addresses public health issues including chronic disease, healthcare access, climate, and environmental threats, emerging infectious diseases, population mental health, ONE HEALTH and injuries for the Rocky Mountain region, nationally and globally.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.