DAC is currently seeking full-time paid research coordinators to assist the Principal Investigators and study physicians in running the ongoing research experiments. Candidates should be highly responsible, organized individuals who aim to continue into a medical, psychology, or professional clinical research career. Seniors graduating this semester, newly graduated students or graduate students are encouraged to apply.
Responsibilities include regulatory, academic and clinical tasks such as running experimental procedures with subjects, entering and analyzing data, conducting phone screens with potential subjects, study development paperwork, and presentation/publication preparation. Potential opportunities available to successful DAC coordinators include: publication in major medical journals; poster presentations at national meetings; networking among distinguished individuals in the fields of medicine/psychology; exposure to wide spectrum of psychiatric disorders and treatments.
The start date for the position is May/June 2019 (specific dates to be decided). A minimum two-year commitment is expected.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of Bachelor’s degree at start date
- Biology, neuroscience, or psychology major (or other relevant field of study)
- A GPA of 3.5 or higher
- Experience working with patients in a clinical/medical setting
- Strong background in psychology, psychiatry, or neuroscience as well as statistics and/or
- laboratory sciences
- Preferred Coursework: Behavioral Neuroscience, Intro to Psychology, Abnormal Psychology,
- Statistics
- Familiarity computer software including SPSS, Microsoft Excel, and REDCap
Interested candidates should send a C.V. or resume and a cover letter with a description of interests to mora.grehl@mssm.edu and Abigail.collins@mssm.edu. Interview to follow.
