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Apply for Job Job ID361910 LocationTwin Cities Job FamilyResearch-Support Full/Part TimeFull-Time Regular/TemporaryTemporary Job Code8352P1 Employee ClassCivil Service Add to Favorite Jobs Email this Job About the Job The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science has an exciting opportunity for a Research Professional 1 in our Cognitive Training, Imaging, and Precision Psychiatry (CoTIPP) Lab. Our lab uses a variety of research methods, including behavioral and neurocognitive assessments, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and Electroencephalography. We have a strong focus on evaluation of remote treatment methods using mobile cognitive and behavioral interventions. Job Duties/Responsibilities: Participant Recruitment and Retention (30%): -Recruit interested individuals to participate in research projects. Meet in person or over the phone and answer email inquiries. -Use pre-established recruitment materials to advertise in the community, per protocol. -Coordinate with clinicians at recruiting sites via email, EPIC, and in-person meetings to learn of potential participants and coordinate introductions. -Communicate with other labs to facilitate sharing of potential participant information. -Screen participants for eligibility using pre-established scripts and questionnaires. -Obtain informed consent and assent. Conduct assessments of capacity to consent to research. Re-consent participants as needed after protocol modifications. Consent participants when they reach the age of majority if they were a minor when enrolled. -Maintain regular contact with research participants (per protocol) in person, by phone, or by email to keep participants engaged in research activities. -Track participant progress through study milestones. Provide support as needed to complete study activities. -Dispense participant compensation. -Support participants with technological issues during remote components of the study. -Other tasks as assigned. Data Collection and Management (40%): -Schedule appointments with participants and assessment staff per protocols. Provide participants with instructions and materials needed to prepare for the visit. Remind participants of upcoming visits using approved communication methods. -Prepare for study appointments per protocol by: reserving rooms and equipment; printing off forms; creating participant profiles within data capture systems; charging equipment; and other tasks as needed. -Collect data using paper forms, computers, iPads, digital databases, and specialized equipment, per protocol. -Conduct assessments such as: diagnostic interviews; clinical interviews for symptom and functioning; and neurocognitive assessments. -Support patients during self-report tasks, including providing instructions, technical troubleshooting, and clarifying questions. -Collect data using specialized equipment (e.g., EEG, fMRI), as needed. -Score assessment materials and complete paperwork from appointments. Verify scores of assessments from other raters. -Create and maintain databases for the projects using Box, REDCap, and other data management systems as required. -Enter scored data into databases. Verify entered data using double-entry procedures, per protocol. -Extract data from third party vendor platforms (e.g., cognitive assessment software) for permanent storage in study databases. -Complete regular quality checks and clean-up of data. -Prepare data for submission to national data archive centers, per grant requirements. -Prepare regular updates for lab meeting and study team meetings, as needed. -Promptly communicate critical observations to study team leads, as required. -Other tasks as assigned. Regulatory Management and Documentation (20%): -Adhere to local and federal policies for conducting research and documentation of study activities. -Maintain regulatory documents, such as: enrollment logs; participant visit logs; protocol deviation logs; personnel training records; recruitment/screening logs; randomization key ; device/account tracking logs; and other documentation as required. -Use University systems such as Florence, OnCore, Box, and REDCap to maintain databases for regulatory documentation. -Maintain digital copies of consent forms, obtained either through e-consent platforms, or by scanning paper copies into permanent storage. -Document study events using Notes to File, as required. -Support protocol modifications, including: drafting updates to the protocol document; drafting changes to consent and assent forms; drafting changes to recruitment materials; and other tasks as assigned. -Coordinate with Regulatory Specialists or Project Managers for submission of modifications to IRB for review. Support responses to clarification questions or stipulations from the IRB, as required. -Implement updates to materials after protocol modifications are approved (e.g., update consent forms to the approved version). -Prepare regular updates to the Institutional Review Board, reporting agencies, and grant sponsors, as needed. -Prepare timely submissions to IRB for prompt reporting (e.g., reporting of protocol deviations due to researcher error), as needed. -Other tasks as assigned. Lab Support Tasks (10%): -Conduct literature reviews in support of manuscripts, grants, and other tasks as needed. -Prepare materials for presentations, publications, and grants, such as figures or tables. -Participate in regular team meetings. -Assist in ordering and management of study supplies, as needed. -Prepare presentations for Journal Club, Lab Meetings, other short presentations, etc., when requested. -Other tasks as assigned. Qualifications All required qualifications must be included in the application materials Required Qualifications: -BA/BS or a combination of related education and work experience to equal four years. -Previous experience working with individuals with mental health conditions such as psychosis spectrum disorders in a clinical or research setting. -Ability to work as part of a team and build partnerships across the organization. Preferred Qualifications: -Previous experience conducting clinical research including screening and recruiting participants; obtaining informed consent; conducting standardized clinical psychiatric interviews and/or neurocognitive assessments; data entry and database management; regulatory management. -Strong ability to analyze problems and develop solutions. -Experience with administering clinical assessments such as CSSRS, COMPAS/QLS. -Experience with diagnostic assessments such as the MINI. -Experience with data entry and database management. -Experience with collaborating with a clinical team regarding research eligibility. -Experience performing consent appointments with participants with varying capacity to consent. -Experience administering capacity-to-consent assessments such as the UBACC. -Experience with reaching out to interested individuals and clinics for study recruitment. -Demonstrated ability to assist participants through study specific tasks such as taking initiative to contact participants first. -Demonstrated ability of consistent communication with... 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