This position involves conducting face-to-face and telephone interviews, along with neuropsychological testing, for research participants in neurodegenerative disease studies like Alzheimer's. Key duties include managing community recruitment, participant screening, data scoring, quality control, scheduling, and essential administrative tasks to support clinical trials.
Requirements summary
The minimum requirement is a Bachelor's degree plus one year of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Preferred qualifications include being bilingual and having experience in outreach and recruiting.
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Department Summary
The Institute for Translational Research is devoted to bringing novel diagnostics and interventions to patients and families suffering from neurodegenerative diseases, fostering translational research in neurodegenerative diseases at UNTHSC, and Create solutions for a healthier community. Our team spans basic "bench-top" science, clinical research, community-based research and clinical trials. Our translational approach is intended to foster discovery and expedite those discoveries toward the benefit of those suffering from brain disease. A particular emphasis of ITR is the development of personalized (or person-focused) medicine for Alzheimer's disease.
Position Overview
This position will conduct face-to-face, telephone interviews, as well as neuropsychological testing, with research participants in neurodegenerative disease studies such as Alzheimer's. This position will manage community recruitment and participant screening, perform data scoring and quality control, schedule appointments, and handle essential administrative tasks to ensure our clinical trials run smoothly and efficiently.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree and one year experience; or any equivalent combination of education and experience. Employees in this job may be responsible for conducting research on, working on, or having the ability to access critical organizational infrastructure and they must be able to maintain the security and integrity of the infrastructure related to this role.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of scientific research techniques, methods and procedures.
Ability to work effectively with fellow researchers, staff members, faculty, supervisors and students.
Academic writing skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Bilingual preferred
Outreach experience
Recruiting experience
Job Duties
Conduct face to face and/or telephone interviews with participants, in accordance with predetermined interview protocol, data collection procedures and documentation standards
Conduct neuropsychological testing
Participate in community recruitment of research participants and screening into studies - (Essential)
QC of files and data collected
Maintain accurate records of interviews, safeguarding the confidentiality of subjects, as necessary and any other duties as needed
Scoring of interview and testing data
Scheduling appointments, prescreening and reminder calls as needed
Administering functional research exams
Administrative tasks such as copying, preparing research materials, filing as needed
Data entry, outreach support and other duties assigned
Physical Requirements
Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers.
Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing.
Lifting and Moving objects up to 20 pounds.
Communicating with others to exchange information
Environmental Hazards
No adverse environmental conditions expected.
Work Schedule: Monday- Friday On-Site 8a-5p
Driving University Vehicle
No
Security Sensitive
This is a Security Sensitive Position.
Special Instructions
Applicants must submit a minimum of two professional references as part of their application. If needed, additional references can be added after the application has been submitted.
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