What are the responsibilities and job description for the Research Specialist position at UPMC?
The Clinical Neurophysiology Research Laboratory (CNRL) investigates sensory and cognitive neurophysiology in individuals with first episode psychosis and healthy controls. We currently have multiple NIH-funded research projects focused on auditory perception and attentional modulation of auditory responses in first episode psychosis. The Research Specialist will be expected to aid in participant recruitment, electroencephalography/magnetoencephalography/MRI data collection, administration of neuropsychiatric and clinical assessments, and data preprocessing.
This position is grant funded.
Responsibilities:
- Independently execute job functions for research protocol(s) including recruitment, scheduling appointments, obtaining written consent forms, collecting data by conducting phone or face to face interviews for research project(s).
- Collaborate with senior research personnel regarding recruitment, data collection, outcomes of interviews, reports according to the needs of the study.