Research Assistant NES

Summary

Project TEACH (Tailored Education for Aging and Cognitive Health) is an NIH-funded research project focused on developing a new intervention to promote health behaviors that can lower risk for Alzheimer’s disease.

• Conducting research activities in conjunction with project staff, including recruiting eligible participants, conducting qualitative interviews, and collecting data.
• Reviewing literature pertaining to research being conducted in the scientific area of interest.
• Performing routine data maintenance as required, including scoring, coding, and entering data into a computer database.
• Establishing and maintaining accurate study records, ensuring and respecting confidentiality.
• May review medical records to abstract information necessary to complete study forms.
• Research assistants will gain experience with intervention development, qualitative methods, and clinical trials methods, and will have opportunities to collaborate on conference presentations or publications.

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, neuroscience, or a related area.
• At least 6 months of clinical research experience, preferably in psychology or health sciences (can be part of school-related experience).
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Organizational skills to manage multiple projects.
• Proficiency with Office 365 required.
• Written and spoken Spanish language proficiency preferred but not required.

$19.97-$32.96

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Rhode Island Hospital - 593 Eddy Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903

8:00am - 5:30pm

Day

8 hours

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