Research Assistant I - Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences (Caregivers of Trauma Survivors) Texas Medical Center-Houston , Texas Research Assistant I - Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences (Caregivers of Trauma Survivors)

**Texas Medical Center-Houston, Texas**

Research

McGovern Medical School at UTHealth

Requisition #: 220000N1

The Department of **Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences** is hiring a **Research Assistant** to join their team of professionals. This position is a 1-year, Department of Defense funded position that will support a 3-arm clinical trial designed to reduce depression, anxiety, and substance misuse in informal caregivers of recently injured trauma patients.

**Program goal:** To test whether an early (starting within 7 days of the injury and before caregiving begins) intervention can mediate caregiver burden (depression, anxiety, substance use) and help maintain quality of life while simultaneously keep patient care at home high quality.

**Position Summary:**

Under close direction of senior research staff, conducts activities to support research projects.

**Position Key Accountabilities:**

- Under close supervision, conducts research activities according to research protocol. Research activities may include some or all of the following: patient recruiting and screening, traditional laboratory experiments and activities, informatics, field interviewer recruiting, screening and training and/or animal laboratories.

- May maintain clean laboratory equipment and/or work area to ensure a safe and efficient work environment.

- Collects, evaluates, and interprets research data to provide needed information to principal investigators and other researchers. Updates notebooks, records, and databases as needed.

- Stays abreast of new and updated protocols for research department.

- Orders laboratory and/or other supplies as directed by senior research staff.

- As needed, may coordinate the work of laboratory technicians and assistants to ensure efficient, timely and high quality results.

- Complies with all governmental and University policies, rules, regulations, and codes.

- Performs other duties as assigned.

**Certification/Skills:**

General knowledge of research fields.

**Minimum Education:**

Bachelors degree or relevant experience in lieu of education.

**Minimum Experience:**

No years of experience.

**Physical Requirements:**

Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds constantly and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.

This position may include work involving potentially hazardous chemical, biological or radioactive agents.

**Security Sensitive:**

This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code 51.215

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