Research Associate, Clinical Research, Research Assistant​/Associate

Research Associate

Responsible for performing a variety of research duties including recruiting and managing participants for research studies.

Primary Duties:

• Seek and obtain Institutional Review Board approval for research studies involving physiological stress and cardiometabolic health parameters
• Recruit and management participants for research studies
• Coordinating and conducting data collection sessions involving surveys and physiological and biological assessments with an emphasis on stress markers
• Processing and analyzing biospecimens (e.g., blood, saliva) via ELISA techniques as well as research data with statistical software
• Preparing manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals

Required Qualifications:

Applicants must specifically address how they meet these required qualifications to meet the requirements of the position.

Bachelor's degree in Exercise Science, Kinesiology, Biology, Physiology, Public Health, Biomedical Sciences, or a closely related field.

Experience coordinating or assisting with human subjects research.

Experience obtaining or supporting Institutional Review Board (IRB) submissions and maintaining regulatory compliance.

Experience recruiting research participants and coordinating research study activities.

Experience collecting physiological and/or biological research data in a laboratory or clinical research setting.

Experience processing biological specimens (e.g., blood, saliva) using standard laboratory techniques.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing scientific reports or manuscripts.

Preferred Qualifications:

Two or more years of experience coordinating human subjects research.

Experience with ELISA assays or other immunoassay techniques involving blood and/or saliva biomarkers.

Experience with cardiometabolic, exercise physiology, or stress physiology research.

Experience using SAS for statistical analyses.

Experience developing and managing research databases.

Experience leading or training undergraduate or graduate research assistants.

Experience preparing manuscripts for submission to peer-reviewed journals.

Experience with clinical trial registration and manuscript submission systems.

Experience working in a Biosafety Level 2 (BSL-2) laboratory.

Experience managing laboratory supplies, inventory, and equipment.

Experience with Kuali Research or comparable electronic research administration systems.

Demonstrated record of co-authorship on peer-reviewed publications.