The Centers for
Behavioral and Preventive Medicine at The Miriam Hospital, a Brown University
teaching hospital, is seeking a full-time research assistant for a laboratory
focused on studying psychopathology and substance use during adolescence and
emerging adulthood.
Overview:
The research
assistant will work in a research context performing face-to-face interviews,
administering laboratory based executive functioning batteries, conducting
in-vivo stress paradigms, handling biological specimens (e.g., saliva), managing
a smart-phone based study application, assisting with study logistics (e.g.,
participant recruitment procedures), and data management/analyses.
This is a
full-time research position. The study involves the systematic pairing of
experimentally-controlled human laboratory paradigms with intensive
longitudinal methods to study pathways leading to co-occurring psychopathology
(e.g., depression) and substance use (e.g., nicotine, cannabis, alcohol) in the
laboratory of Dr. Chrystal Vergara-Lopez (https://vivo.brown.edu/display/cvergara).
The position is
offered contingent upon the availability of funding. To be considered for this
position, please send resume/CV and cover letter to Chrystal Vergara-Lopez,
Ph.D. (Chrystal_Vergara-Lopez@brown.edu).
Skills/Qualifications:
1.
BA,
BS, or Master’s degree in psychology, public health, or related sciences.
2.
Strong
organizational and time management skills.
3.
Excellent
written and oral communication skills with strong attention to detail.
4.
Ability
to work independently.
5.
Experience
in data management.
6.
Familiarity
in psychological research methods (through coursework and/or experience) is
preferred, but not required.
7.
Research
experience, background in statistics/R and REDCap programming is an asset.
8.
Willingness
to learn R statistical programing language.
9.
Ability
to commit to the laboratory for a minimum of 2 years.
Dr.
Vergara-Lopez is committed to mentorship for highly motivated research
assistants. This an excellent position to gain valuable experience for
individuals interested in pursuing graduate school in psychology or related
fields. Opportunities to conduct independent research, submit presentations to
conferences, and prepare papers for publication are available.
