Research Assistant - Department of Internal Medicine

Research Assistant
- Department of Internal Medicine

Wayne State University is searching for an experienced Research Assistant
- Department of Internal Medicine at its Detroit campus location.

Wayne State is a premier, public, urban research university locatedin the heart of Detroit, Michigan where students from all backgrounds are offered a rich, high-quality education. Ourdeep-rooted commitment to excellence, collaboration, integrity,diversity and inclusion creates exceptional educational opportunities which prepare students for success in a globalsociety.

Under the direction of the Principal Investigator, provide scientific and technical assistance to
complete laboratory based, clinical or population science research.

May assist in writing research protocols and in manuscript preparation. Design and perform research protocols independently oras directed through training in more difficult or specializedprocedures to meet the needs of the research protocol.

Perform laboratory based scientific techniques or clinical/population science (human subjects) research. Design and perform experiments, recruit participants for studies by developing surveys and interviewing candidates. Participate in implementing research objectives, ensuring compliance with all legal, regulatory and protocol guidelines. Assist staff with experiments/research protocols as required. Communicate with principal investigator and Postdoctoral scholars/fellows on the status of research.

Collect and log laboratory results, clinical outcomes and/or survey data. Evaluate and perform data analysis using graphs, charts ortables to highlight the key points of the research results collected in accordance with the research protocols as stipulated.

Proofread and edit research data and documents to ensure accuracy.

Assist principal investigator with writing methods and summarizing/organizing data to be used in preparing and presenting presentations for professional, scientific and academic conference sand submittal to academic and scholarly peer-reviewed journals.

Maintain the laboratory work areas including routine maintenance on laboratory equipment as required. Order and organize required research supplies and records. Maintain cleanliness and organization of work station.

Perform other related duties as assigned.

Recruit subjects for sleep research studies. Perform night sleepstudies (after a sufficient training period) and analyze the datafrom these studies. Instrumentation of participants for sleepstudies, including screening, spirometry, polysomnography (PSG) andventilation. Proofread and edit research data and documents toensure accuracy. Raw data preparation for P.I. to investigate.

Presentation of data to P.I. and research team. Assist with required regulatory documentation of funded studies. Assist in maintaining and purchasing necessary research equipment.

Preparation of and completion of IRB forms/applications and followup on renewals of research protocols. Assist principal investigatorwith writing methods and summarizing/organizing data to be used in preparing and presenting presentations for professional, scientificand academic conferences and submittal to academic and scholarly peer reviewed journals. Preparation of manuscripts and publication of scientific articles.

Bachelor's degree

Bachelor’s degree in a related field of study, preferred. Requires advanced knowledge

predominantly intellectual in character in a field of science or learning acquired by a prolonged

course of specialized intellectual instruction.

Entry level (less that a year of job-related experience)

Experience performing basic research techniques or interacting withhuman subjects, preferred.

Ability to work independently. Ability to analyze, summarize and interpret research findings and

data in reports and spreadsheets and communicate results. Knowledge of scientific integrity

principles. Excellent time management and organization skills.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and demonstratedability to work with others in a collaborative…