Research Coordinator II

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Master's degree in psychology, neuroscience, public health, or a related field

The Research Coordinator will support activities in a research lab within the Cognitive Aging Research and Education Center, most prominently a National Institute on Aging funded research project investigating the relationship between technology use and cognitive decline in older adults. The primary responsibilities of the Research Coordinator will be to manage institutional review board ( IRB) approval/monitoring, develop and implement standard operating procedures for research, recruit participants, document informed consent, collect and manage human subjects data using REDCap and other research tools, collect and manage biospecimens, and assist with grant progress reporting. Other academic support activities may be assigned to the Coordinator as needed. There will also be opportunities to implement lab procedures and ensure protocols are followed by graduate students.

* Experience conducting human subjects research, including IRB approval/monitoring, recruitment, informed consent, collection of digital, behavioral, and biospecimen data, and data management.
* Proficiency in project design in REDCap.
* Proficiency with basic statistical analyses in R.
* Experience supervising undergraduate students.
* Experience with grant progress reporting.

Sitting or standing for long periods of time, lifting up to 20 pounds

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Develop and implement standard operating procedures for research, recruit participants, and collect and manage behavioral data. Duties may also include managing protocols used by grad students in the lab.

Manage and coordinate grant processes, including the Institutional Review Board ( IRB) approval and monitoring process

Collect and manage biospecimens for research

Co-author publications and presentations

other duties as assigned