Limited Term Field Research Team Lead

Limited Term Field Research Team Lead I

Posting Number: S14323P

Department: VPR-Owens Inst Behavioral Rsch

Location:

Athens, GA

Salary: $45,000.00

Posting Date: 10/31/2025

Closing Date: until filled

Team lead will oversee a team of GRAs and URAs during family‑facing research visits that happen in participant homes, public spaces, and the BIRC center m lead will be responsible for ensuring the proper adherence to protocols and maintaining family rapport during field visits. Team leads will also be responsible for all direct reporting of issues arising in the field and report to the research coordinator, center coordinator, and PIs as needed.

• High school diploma or equivalent

• Experience working with school age and early adolescent children in research and pseudo‑medical settings.
• Ability to follow standardized research procedures and monitor others in real‑time for protocol adherence.
• Capacity to manage schedules of multiple RA employees, ensuring adequate coverage for research visits.
• Understanding of flexibility within visits to ensure participant comfort while adhering to research best practices and project protocols.

• Ability to communicate clearly and respectfully both orally and in written form.
• Experience working with school age and early adolescent children in research and pseudo‑medical settings.
• Able to follow standardized research procedures and monitor others in real‑time for protocol adherence.
• Can competently manage schedules of multiple RA employees, ensuring adequate covering for research visits.
• Understands how and when flexibility within visits can be granted to ensure participant comfort while adhering to research best practices and project protocols.

• Lead research visits, including home drop‑offs of materials and consent procedures, home visits for study participation, and visits at the BIRC center on UGA’s campus.
• Meet with research teams weekly to review problem cases, protocol questions, and other issues.
• Meet with project leadership to discuss overall progress and process.
• Provide updates to center leadership on ongoing tasks and the overall progress of data collection.
• Lead and monitor data collection during visits, even when not present, as well as offloading data collected post‑visit.
• Communicate with families to prepare for visits, answer questions, ensure informed consent, troubleshoot equipment, etc.
• Organize URAs to assist with visit preparation, complete visit preparation as needed; manage supply use and place request orders to replenish visit materials.

Lift research equipment, no more than 10 pounds. Sit at computer as needed.

Recruitment Contact:
Dr. Katharine Suma

Email: suma

Phone:

Required Documents:

• Resume/CV
• Cover Letter

Optional Documents:

• Any additional supporting documentation.

The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status or other protected status.