Clinical Research Coordinator-Psychiatry Dr. Goldstein

Neuropsychoimaging of Addiction and Related Conditions (NARC) in the Department of Psychiatry is a multi-disciplinary research group at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. NARC is focused on brain imaging/scanning and related (e.g. stimulation) studies in individuals with drug addiction including those residing in drug rehabilitation facilities.

The candidate will be expected to interact within this dynamic group and with the PIs with multiple tasks related to IRB management grants submissions participant recruitment scheduling screening test administration prep for and specialized training in non-invasive brain imaging/scanning and stimulation protocols and other diverse tasks (e.g. cognitive testing). We seek a highly motivated individual with at least an undergraduate degree in neuroscience or psychology or related field. The successful applicant will have strong interpersonal skills and communication skills.

The candidate will help with preparing applications to be submitted to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for approval of research activities for different projects; working directly with the Grants and Contracts Office when preparing and submitting applications for research grants to the NIH industry and private foundations; reviewing budgets; ordering supplies and laboratory equipment based on approved funding; and with outreach recruitment presentations at various drug-rehab facilities.

The candidate will also help in all aspects of participant handling through complex experimental paradigms. The process includes recruitment scheduling screening consenting cognitive testing neuroimaging (EEG and fMRI) stimulation (e.g. with transcranial direct current stimulation tDCS) and protocol-related paperwork.

• Conducts routine and standardized human subjects research using appropriate research or interview techniques specific to subject matter of the research project under direct supervision of the Principal Investigator or senior clinical research staff.
• Assists in the activities related to clinical research including but not limited to: obtaining informed consent screening participants for eligibility registering patients with sponsoring agencies administering questionnaires and answering telephone calls.
• Assists in the collection analysis and review of experimental data for publication and presentation.
• Maintains source documents and subject files in accordance with Mount Sinai policies and procedures. Ensures accurate confidential and complete compilation of data.
• May secure and ship clinical specimens as required by the protocol.
• May assist in the preparation for regulatory agency site visits.
• Performs other related duties

• Bachelors degree in science or related field preferred or a combination of relevant research experience and education
• 0-2 years of research/human subjects experience