Research Assistant​/Technician

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Job Title

Job Title Research Assistant/Technician

Job Grade

Job Grade RA13H

Division

Division Academic Affairs

College/Dept

College/Dept College of Education, Health and Human Sciences

Department

Department School of Health and Kinesiology

Requisition Number

Requisition Number

FTE (full-time equivalency) 1

Work Schedule

Work Schedule M-F 8-5

Does the position provide the opportunity to work Remotely/Telecommuting?

Does the position provide the opportunity to work Remotely/Telecommuting? No remote/telecommute opportunity

Appointment Term

Appointment Term 12- 12/12 months

Is this position essential personnel according to the inclement weather policy? Pay Information

Pay Information $18.26 - $21.63 per hour

Pay Schedule

Pay Schedule Hourly

FLSA Designation

FLSA Designation Non-Exempt

Position Summary

The Entry-Level Research Assistant will be the primary contact individual for our volunteer cohort on our NIH funded clinical trial on long COVID patients. This person will be responsible for coordinating and facilitating all human studies, compliance to the interventions, questionnaire completion via red cap, data tracking in Fitabase, and for all processes associated with the IRB . In addition, the candidate may assist with data collection and analysis.

Tasks will include sample acquisition, logging, and preparation, data collection, analysis, and storage.

Required and

Preferred Qualifications Required Education

Bachelor of Science (BS) or Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Required Experience

Will consider a combination of education and work experience.

Required License/Certification

N/A

Required

Additional Qualifications:

N/A

Preferred Education

N/A

Preferred Experience

N/A

Preferred License/Certification

N/A

Preferred

Additional Qualifications:

N/A

Compliance Requirements Credit Check

Credit Check No

Motor Vehicle Licensing Validity Check

Motor Vehicle Licensing Validity Check No

Pre-employment Physical Request and Assessment

Pre-employment Physical Request and Assessment No

Drug Screen

Drug Screen No

Supplemental Question

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• * What is the highest level of education you have attained?
  • none
  • High School Diploma/GED
  • Associates Degree
  • Bachelors Degree
  • Master's Degree
  • Doctorate (PhD, MD,EdD, JD etc)