Research Assistant

• Job Type: Support Staff - Union
• Bargaining Unit: SSA
• Regular/Temporary:
  Regular
• Hours Per Week: 20
• Salary Range: $35,256 - $35,256

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

The research assistant will assist the Principal Investigator in implementing research protocols. The research assistant will support research investigating neurosensory pathways, social-emotional development, and elevated likelihood for mental health and neurodevelopmental disorders in maternal-child dyads.

• Communicate well in a team environment and regularly present the state of work.
• Follow good clinical practice guidelines.
• Maintain IRB protocols, approvals, and reports.
• Initiate and maintain contact with study participants & work in concert with the Principal Investigator to develop and implement participant recruitment.
• Screen applicants, ensuring they meet the appropriate criteria, and make an independent judgment on their suitability for participation.
• Track participant enrollment and payments.
• Schedule participant visits.
• Assist the Principal Investigator with the development of standard operating procedures for data collection tasks.
• Assists with all data collection, including ECG and other physiological measures, cognitive, behavioral, and/or developmental assessments, and parent-child-interaction recordings.
• Interact professionally with research participants and research personnel.
• Coordinate the collection of follow-up data on participants as required by the protocol.
• Code behavioral and physiological data.
• Coordinate data management and other aspects of research protocols being conducted, including organizing and maintaining the database, and entering and maintaining participant records in project databases.
• Assist the Principal Investigator in manuscript and grant preparation, as well as presentation of research data.
• Manage lab supplies needed for daily office activities and specific research projects.
• Assist with the management of laboratory budget, including ordering equipment and supplies.
• Perform additional related duties and responsibilities as assigned/requested.

• Bachelor's degree and at least one and one-half years of related experience or equivalent in education, training, and experience.

• Computing, programming, or software skills across multiple platforms are helpful, as is familiarity with statistical software packages (e.g., SPSS, R, MATLAB).
• Bilingual in Spanish.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Analytical skills and the ability to resolve technical or research problems and issues, and to interpret the acceptability of data results.
• Excellent interpersonal skills are required to work with study participants.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of clinical research protocols.
• High degree of computer literacy.
• Excellent organization skills and ability to prioritize a variety of tasks
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to demonstrate professionalism and respect for subjects’ rights and individual needs.
• Knowledge of data management programs.
• Participation in the medical surveillance program.
  • Contact with patients and/or human research subjects.
• Successful completion of applicable compliance and systems training requirements.

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.