Job Opportunity: Psychology Research at Stony Brook University

Candidates are being considered for a full-time Research Support Specialist position in Dr. Matthew Lerner's Social Competence and Treatment Lab in the Department of Psychology at Stony Brook University.
This position is to support a NIMH R01-funded study of an intervention to improve social functioning in children and teens with autism spectrum disorders.

For more information and to apply, please see here.

Additional details below:

Required Qualifications: (Evidenced by an attached resume)

Bachelor's degree in a related field in hand or to be obtained by July 2020. Experience in a research setting with individuals with autism spectrum disorders (work experience, internship, student, training, etc.) Ability to demonstrate professional competence in research activities. Specialized training and experience in operating equipment, carrying out test procedures, and using special methods for data collation and interpretation. 

Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Psychology in hand or to be obtained by July 2020. Experience with data collection with individuals with autism and/or their families. Experience with data management in a research setting, including but not limited to using tools such as REDCap. Experience with recruitment of and/or outreach to youth and families. Experience with EEG or other psychophysiological data collection. Experience working with children and/or families. Research experience. 

Brief Description: Within defined test or analytical protocols, operate equipment, carry out test procedures, as well as collate and interpret data using special methods in support of a research project or program for Dr. Lerner in the Department of Psychology. 

The successful incumbent will have excellent customer service and interpersonal skills, exercising strong organizational and time-management skills with an exceptional attention to detail. Essential for this role is the adeptness to work independently as well as part of a team with a collaborative approach to problem solving.Strong organizational and time management skills with exceptional attention to detail.

In support of a study examining interventions for teens with autism spectrum disorder, including effects on behavioral, electrophysiological, and peer-based outcomes: 

• Running laboratory visits
• Scheduling study visits
• Coordinating contact with schools & families to include outreach & recruitment
• Conducting research visits including psychophysiology
• Assist with managing lab materials, ordering, and data
• Assist with IRB compliance, progress reports

Other duties or projects as assigned such as assist in a related study.  

Special Notes:The Research Foundation of SUNY is a private educational corporation. Employment is subject to the Research Foundation policies and procedures, sponsor guidelines and the availability of funding. FLSA Nonexempt position, eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA.

Jumpstart Your Personal Statement: Planning & Revision for Health Professions

Need to jumpstart your personal statement? Let’s talk it out! The Science Fellows are partnering with Beyond Barnard and would like to invite all members of Cycle 2020 (students and alums) to begin to work on personal statements on Monday 3/9 at 7:00 pm in Beyond Barnard. This workshop will go over some techniques in getting started & revising your personal statements. We seek to provide a space to work together, discuss your ideas with Science Fellows, and to strategize your personal statement. There will be snacks! Please feel free to come with vague ideas, an outline, or a draft! We look forward to seeing you.

RSVP here!

Application Prep: Choosing Health Professions Schools

Planning to apply to health professions programs this summer? Questions about how to choose a list of schools to which to apply? Join us for Application Prep: Choosing Health Professions Schools for a discussion of “fit” in the application process. How can you decide whether you’re genuinely interested in a program, and whether the program is the right fit for you? We’ll discuss factors that you might consider when evaluating programs, and how to continue collecting information throughout the application process to help you make final decisions.

This program is offered twice: tomorrow March 3, at 6:00 PM (in person) and again on March 12 at 6:00 PM (live webinar). RSVP via the links!

Job Opportunity: Medical Assistant at Hellman Dermatology

Please see job description below. This opportunity is also listed on Handshake. 

"A unique. full time opportunity for a medical assistant in a high volume, high end, patient focused cosmetic, laser and medical dermatology office in New York City. 

New graduates are encouraged to apply as are pre-med, medical post bac school applicants and anyone considering a future in the medical or healthcare sector. Training will be offered.

The ideal candidate is a smart, highly motivated, self starter, with excellent communication skills coupled with highly developed interpersonal skills.

The position requires a flexible, team player with a positive, can do attitude, take charge personality, and excellent organizational skills. Position requires someone who is detail oriented and who will be open to changing priorities and managing multiple tasks simultaneously.

Exceptional customer service and phone etiquette is also essential.

Individual will be responsible for patient flow, assisting the doctor with all patients, patient follow-up, maintaining and organizing patient rooms, sterilization of instruments, prescription support, assisting with clinical trials and research and some general office duties. 

Complete patient focused medical care is the goal and philosophy of the practice and all staff supports and provides this level of comprehensive treatment to each and every patient." 

Reproductive Injustice: A Salon Honoring Dána-Ain Davis

Tuesday, March 24 • 6:30 p.m.
Event Oval, The Diana Center

Reproductive Injustice: A Salon Honoring Dána-Ain Davis Dána-Ain Davis’ new book, Reproductive Injustice: Racism, Pregnancy, and Premature Birth, is a prescient investigation into the high rates of premature birth among black women. Davis finds that this problem is not explained by economic factors but rather by ideas about race and reproduction that are deeply rooted in the era of slavery. A study that aims to undo dangerous misconceptions that have life-or-death consequences, the book calls for an end to medical racism. Joining Davis for this discussion are reproductive justice experts, organizers, and scholars Toni Bond, Cara Page, and Dorothy Roberts.

Health Inequalities Among the Races in the 21st Century: A Continuing Struggle in Public Health

Tuesday, March 10 • 6:30 p.m.
Event Oval, The Diana Center

Linda Villarosa, a pioneering journalist and author, has dedicated her career to researching stories on health discrepancies and racism in the U.S. health-care system. Her groundbreaking article “Why America’s Black Mothers and Babies Are in a Life-or-Death Crisis,” in the April 2018 New York Times Magazine, spearheaded a movement to examine the disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality outcomes, including the creation of a commission to research this subject in New York state. The discussion will consider the impact of these disparities and contemplate what the future holds.

Sponsored by Feel Well, Do Well @ Barnard.

Job Opportunity: OCD and Anxiety Project Coordinator/Research Assistant

The UNC-Chapel Hill Anxiety and Stress Lab is seeking a full-time Project Coordinator/Research Assistant this spring (May/June).  This person would be assisting with studies on OCD and anxiety (including an NIH-funded study on postpartum OCD) and there would be lots of opportunities for professional development (and preparation for graduate school); including advanced training in study coordination, data analysis, manuscript preparation, and other opportunities to collaborate with the team in various roles.

Learn more about the lab here. If interested, contact Professor Jonathan Abramowitz at jabramowitz@unc.edu.

Job Opportunity: Research Assistant – Laboratory of Behavioral Neurobiology

Company Description:
The Rockefeller University has over 2,000 faculty, students, postdocs, technicians, clinicians and administrative personnel that work together to contribute to the university’s unique approach to science, which has produced pioneering discoveries in biology and medicine. Numerous prestigious award-winning scientists have been associated with Rockefeller, including 24 Nobel Prize winners. The university, located in the cultural haven of New York City, cultivates its own rich and stimulating environment for the intellectually curious. A robust events program, open to all employees, attracts many of the world’s foremost scientists, cultural innovators and thought leaders. We strive to attract and retain the brightest and most creative and dedicated individuals who can contribute to and enhance the university’s reputation for doing world-class science.

Role Description:
We seek a highly motivated Research Assistant to join our laboratory. Our laboratory is dedicated to studying neurobiological mechanisms underlying alcohol and drug abuse, primarily focusing on the effects of prenatal ethanol exposure on the development of embryo brains and behavior in two animal models: the zebrafish and a more complex rodent model. The Research Assistant, under the mentorship of postdocs and the Head of Lab, will perform and analyze experiments, assist in daily lab management, and contribute to scientific communications. The Research Assistant will also have the opportunity to work independently, develop an independent research project, and potentially first- or co-author publications from our lab. This position requires a 1-year commitment (longer commitment is preferred), due to substantial training effort associated with the position.

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Participate in planning and preparing research protocols.
• Perform laboratory experiments including RNAscope fluorescent in situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry, qRT-PCR, confocal microscopy imaging, iDISCO, optogenetics and microscopic image analysis using Imaris software.
• Perform rodent and zebrafish-based laboratory work, including behavioral testing, animal husbandry, surgical techniques, post-operative care, and tissue sectioning.
• Perform literature searches and summaries; help to prepare poster presentations and written articles for publication, with potential for co-authorship
• Analyze data using computer software and report results to the principle investigator.
• Assists in general lab management, including ordering laboratory supplies as necessary within budgetary limits

Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in biology, biochemistry, neuroscience, or related field; required
• Bench research experience, especially with molecular biology techniques; required
• Experience working with rodent models and/or behavioral testing in rodents; preferred
• Can be either part-time or full-time, with at least a 1-year commitment

Preferred Skills:
• Communicate effectively in English; strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills; able to work effectively while adapting to changing priorities
• Experience working productively both independently and in teams
• Ability to critically analyze and troubleshoot experimental protocols and data
• Ability to perform experiments and represent data in detailed, thorough and precise manner

Applications:
Please send start date availability and resume to nkhalizova@rockefeller.edu and ggulati@rockefeller.edu. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the end of February 2020, early application is strongly encouraged.

Apply to Be a Science Fellow!

The Science Fellows are a subset of the Writing and Speaking Fellows program. We are students pursuing majors in a large variety of subjects, but have taken rigorous science courses and pursued our own research interests.

In doing so, we have realized the importance of communicating science at Barnard and beyond. We work closely with science professors across departments to support every student in developing tools to describe and interpret data, use scientific language clearly and concisely, and blend the skills learned in humanities classes with scientific ones.

Freshmen and sophomores are eligible to apply, and this is a paid position ($1050 stipend per semester). Interested in learning more? Attend the information session this Sunday, February 23, 5:00 PM (Barnard Hall 217).

Access the application (due March 2, 2020) here & resources for applicants here.

Read more about the program here & sign up for updates here.

Job Opportunity: Psychology Research at Rutgers University

We are seeking an experienced and highly-organized individual for a full-time project coordinator (PC) position with tasks comprised of activities related to a large, federally funded, multisite treatment grant and other research activities in the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Clinic at Rutgers (DBT-RU; dbt.rutgers.edu). This is a 2-year appointment, with the second year contingent on renewal. The start date is June 1, 2020.

The primary aim of the treatment grant is to evaluate different treatment sequences for suicide ideation and suicidal behavior in 700 college students across four sites, with one site being the Rutgers Newark Counseling Center. Specific PC responsibilities include 1) assisting in development and maintenance of all study protocols; 2) recruiting participants and serving as a liaison for all study staff; and 3) organizing and overseeing data collection, data entry. Additional DBT-RU activities include 1) data entry and oversight; 2) monitoring participant compliance on a study using ecological momentary assessment and psychophysiological monitoring; 3) maintaining IRB approvals; and 4) conducting literature searches and collecting scientifically and empirically supported relevant data to assist in manuscript, grant, and conference presentation preparation.

The PC will receive substantial training in behavioral treatment theories and methods; suicidology; participant recruitment and retention; data management; general research administration; and preparation of grants, manuscripts, and IRB protocols. This position offers excellent experiences for individuals seeking to apply to clinical doctoral programs or other related programs.

Applicants should have a Bachelors’ or Masters’ degree in psychology or a related field. The position requires previous experience working in psychology research as well as skills in word processing, excel, and SPSS. The person must be able to travel regularly between the Rutgers University Piscataway, NJ office and the Rutgers Newark Counseling Center (Newark, NJ). A valid driver's license and car are required to facilitate regular travel.

If you are interested in this position, please apply after 2/24/20 through the Rutgers University job portal at : http://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/111511 . Required elements include a cover letter, CV/Resume, and list of professional references.  Additional inquiries may be sent to SLRizvi@gsapp.rutgers.edu.

Review of applications will begin no later than mid-March and will continue until position is filled. Thank you for your interest!