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31977
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St. Petersburg, FL
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College/Division: College of Arts & Sciences/Psychology
This position is located in the USF St. Petersburg College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Psychology. This posiiton is a part time, temporary appointment, to begin as soon as possible until January 31, 2023 with a possible extension.
Salary Plan: Temporary
Hiring Salary: $16 an hour; up to 29 hours per week.
Position Summary: This position is primarily assigned to the USF St. Petersburg campus but is expected to regularly attend community events throughout the Tampa Bay area. This position will assist with a large randomized clinical trial and will perform job duties including, but not limited to, administering computerized brain training exercises to older adults, maintaining communication to monitor participant progress in their training exercises, recruitment, and retention efforts, as well as daily and weekly lab maintenance tasks. This position supports the PACT lab within the Department of Psychology.
DUTIES:
Work with minimal supervision, plans, organizes, and coordinates multiple work assignments and establishes and maintains effective working relationships with others. Organizes and maintains lab tasks and facilities. Coordinates with Clinical Research Associates and delegates tasks to lab volunteers. Effectively and professionally communicates with staff and participants, including sensitive information, and maintains confidentiality.
Implements study participant recruiting and screening protocols, collects data for research studies. Meets recruitment and enrollment goals. Determines if older adult participants meet study eligibility requirements. Obtains informed consent from older adult study participants. Devotes time weekly to telephone recruitment and interviewing. Completes data forms with high accuracy and attention to detail. Travels to and attends community events to assist with recruitment and facilitate meeting enrollment goals including diversity goals.
Ensures that documents are appropriately gathered and maintained, and IRB-, Good Clinical Practice-, and HIPAA regulations are followed. Trains any assistants and volunteers who gather and enter data. Uses REDCap, MS Access, and SPSS databases to enter and summarize study data. Composes and disseminates information on studies to study participants and the general public.
Collects, analyzes, and enters data for clinical trials and ensures quality control. Administers study interventions according to the study protocol. Establishes rapport with study participants and maintains contact with participants enrolled in the study. Facilitates, supports, and motivates older adult study participants during their study participation. Communicates by email and phone with study participants to ensure adherence to intervention. This position will work mainly at the USF St. Petersburg campus but is expected collaborate with colleagues at other data collection sites located in Clearwater, Sarasota, Lakeland, Winter Haven, and USF Tampa campus regularly. Participates in weekly lab meetings.
Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS (Education & Experience):
Minimum Qualifications:
This positions requires a High School diploma or equivalent and 1 year of experience. Higher education may substitute for the experience.
Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in a field directly related to the program responsibilities is preferred. Detail-oriented; Prior research experience; Excellent communication skills; Excellent organizational skills; Experience using Windows, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook and internet browsers. REDCap experience.
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