Research Assistant ; Psychiatry-Psychology

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Psychiatry - Psychology

Provide direct supervision support for specified research projects; collect, assess, and assist in studies focused on psychotic disorders. A full‑time research assistant is needed to join a laboratory within the Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital focused on studying psychotic disorders.

• Recruit research subjects into various clinical research studies.
• Assist investigators in the collection and analysis of study data.
• Perform psychiatric diagnostic and symptom interviews.
• Administer cognitive tests and conduct neuroimaging study protocols.
• Attend clinical meetings and assist with recruitment in inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Assist with the development of IRB documents, database management, and analysis of behavioral and brain imaging data.
• Participate in manuscript preparation.

• Bachelor's degree in psychology or a related field (e.g., neuroscience, human development).
• Experience in a clinical research setting is highly desirable.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) is preferred.
• Training in diagnostic interviewing methods, cognitive testing, and neuroimaging data analysis will be provided.

Less than 1 year

Bachelor's

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