Research Assistant II 40 hrs NeuropsychBrain Injury Lab
Research Assistant II 40 hrs NeuropsychBrain Injury Lab
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Job Description
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelors Degree required.
- Direct clinical research experience is highly valued.
- Preference will be given to candidates withprior exposure to neurologic populations training/experience inneuropsychometric testing and database management.
Skills
- Computer proficiency required. Microsoft office applications preferred with ability to learn new software.
- Highly developed communications and interpersonal skills working with diverse population.
- Work independently be selfdirected and contribute as a member of a team.
- Anticipates challenges and develops and implements strategies for addressing them.
- High level of service delivery. Demonstrate initiative with ability to prioritize work meet deadlines and adapt to changing situations.
- Attention to detail.
The Research Assistant(RA) in the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital (SRH) NeurorehabilitationLaboratory will assist with research activities associated with the hospitals NeurorehabilitationLaboratory. The SRH Neurorehabilitation Laboratory is directed by Dr. JosephGiacino Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at HarvardMedical School and Director of Rehabilitation Neuropsychology at SRH. Supervisionis provided by Dr. Giacino and by postdoctoral fellows. The primary mission of thelabisto advance scientific understanding of moderate to severe brain injury with aspecial emphasis on disorders of consciousness. Existing projects are focusedon novel applications of behavioral electrophysiological and neuroimagingprocedures to improve detection of consciousness in patients with severe speechand motor impairments refinement of neuropsychological and functional statusmeasures interventional trials aimed at accelerating and extending cognitiveand functional recovery and observational studies designed to identify moreaccurate prognostic indicators.
Key Responsibilities
The majority of the successful applicants time will befocused on a Department of Defense funded randomizedcontrolled drug trialinvestigating memory disturbance following TBI. However the applicant will becrosstrained to assist with several different research projects. Exposure tomultiple projects provides a rich training experience and ample opportunity todevelop a broad range of investigator skills. The RA will work closely with theResearch Coordinator and will also meet weekly with the Director on anindividual basis.
Specificresponsibilities will include:
Subjectrecruitment and screening activities
Medicalrecord data extraction
Developmentof study materials
Preparationof IRB applications
Neuropsychometrictesting
Completionof case report forms and online data entry
Telephonefollowup interviews
Data collationand data quality review
Assistance with preparation of meeting minutesand reports
Attendance at weekly lab meetings
Literature searches and reviews
Any other tasks assigned
SRN is committed to diversity in the workplace which begins with respect and opportunity for all. PHH takes affirmative action to ensure that equal employment opportunity is provided to all persons regardless of race religious creed color national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity genetic information age ancestry veteran status disability or any other basis that would be inconsistent with any applicable ordinance or law.
Employment Type
Full-Time
