Temporary Research Assistant
Temporary Research Assistant
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Job Description
Rutgers School of Public Health ( SPH ) is seeking a Temporary Research Assistant in the Department of Health Behavior Society and Policy located in Piscataway NJ The Temporary Research Assistant will assist with a study that aims to determine the feasibility and acceptability of a mobile health mindfulness app in order to eventually improve the overall care and mental health of caregivers and the older adults they care for. The Assistant will serve as an assistant for a research study with caregivers of older adults with cognitive impairment or dementia. Will be responsible for the data collection and subject recruitment for the study under the supervision of the Principal Investigator. Duties include: Supports Principal Investigator with subject recruitment throughout New Brunswick. Orients participants to the mHealth app. Performs follow up assessments via telephone
Overview
New Jerseys academic health center Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences ( RBHS ) takes an integrated approach to educating students providing clinical care and conducting research all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers UniversityNew Brunswick and collaborating university wide RBHS includes eight schools a behavioral health network and six centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research neuroscience clinical and translational research advanced biotechnology and medicine environmental and occupational health and health care policy and aging research. Our faculty are teachers clinicians and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine dentistry pharmacy public health nursing biomedical research and the full spectrum of allied health careers. Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state including New Brunswick Piscataway Newark Scotch Plains Somerset Blackwood and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick University Hospital in Newark and other affiliates. Through this community of healers scientists and scholars Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.
Preferred Qualifications
Masters Degree Experience with older adults or caregivers and experience with human subjects research Familiarity with mHealth technologies (proficient with Android and iPhone operating systems)
Employment Type
Part-Time
