Job Description

Position Summary:

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Temporary Research Assistant for the department of Psychiatry at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

The Temporary Research Assistant supports grant funded research and demonstration projects.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Daily communication with Principal Investigator and related faculty and staff on assigned projects.
• Recruiting study participants, scheduling study visits, obtaining informed consents for study participation and maintaining necessary study documentation.
• Conducts research activities included but not limited to development and distribution of surveys and facilitating focus groups and/or interviews., and quantitative data analysis/programming with guidance of PI and related faculty.
• Drafts reports and articles at the guidance of PI and related faculty.
• Provides coordinative assistance to PI and related faculty/staff by coordinating projects, programs, functions, and organizing project operations.
• Supports projects through tracking progress, organizing evaluation protocols, managing paperwork, preparing materials, and tracking publications and presentations.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field plus one (1) year of related research experience preferred.
• Experience and proficiency using PC software programs including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Adobe Professional and Internet.
• Educational experience can be used in lieu of employment experience.

City: New Brunswick

State: NJ

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Physical Demands:  Ability to lift up to 25lbs to move materials. 
• Work Environment:  Generally pleasant working conditions in a clean, well-lighted quiet to moderately loud setting. 

Posting Number: 24ST2654

About Rutgers University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.

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