What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Research Associate II position at The University of Texas at Austin?
Job Posting Title:
Clinical Research Associate II
Department of Psychiatry
All Applicants
40
Exempt
Feb 14, 2025
Expected to Continue Until Aug 31, 2025
UT MAIN CAMPUS
General Notes
This is a grant funded position with an end date of 08/31/25, renewable based upon availability of funding, work performance, and progress toward research goals.
Purpose
The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is looking for a Research Engineering Scientist Associate II. This position will support the research program of Dr. Josh Cisler. Dr. Cisler conducts behavioral, neuroimaging, and clinical trial research with traumatized adolescent and adult samples. This individual will assist with implementation of research studies and clinical trials, including recruitment, consenting, administration of assessments, budgeting, behavioral and neuroimaging tasks implementation, and data analysis and quality control.
Responsibilities
Master's degree and no experience, or bachelor's degree and two years of related experience. Familiarity with engineering and/or scientific equipment ordinarily used in college laboratory work. Professional demeanor with tact and respect at all times. Ability to address individuals and information with a high degree of sensitivity and confidentiality in various delicate, formal or urgent situations. Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills. Outstanding organizational and time-management skills. Demonstrated critical thinking skills and excellent attention to detail. Demonstrated ability to work well with a wide group of faculty, staff, and students, including the willingness and ability to train and oversee undergraduate and graduate students.
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Preferred Qualifications
Degree in psychology / neuroscience or related field with 3 or more years of experience working on research projects with clinical populations.
Salary Range
$45,000 depending on qualifications
Working Conditions
Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.
Employment Eligibility:
Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.
Retirement Plan Eligibility:
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.
Background Checks:
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
Pay Transparency:
The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
Employment Eligibility Verification:
If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.
The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:
Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.
The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.
Clinical Research Associate II
Department of Psychiatry
All Applicants
40
Exempt
Feb 14, 2025
Expected to Continue Until Aug 31, 2025
UT MAIN CAMPUS
General Notes
This is a grant funded position with an end date of 08/31/25, renewable based upon availability of funding, work performance, and progress toward research goals.
Purpose
The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is looking for a Research Engineering Scientist Associate II. This position will support the research program of Dr. Josh Cisler. Dr. Cisler conducts behavioral, neuroimaging, and clinical trial research with traumatized adolescent and adult samples. This individual will assist with implementation of research studies and clinical trials, including recruitment, consenting, administration of assessments, budgeting, behavioral and neuroimaging tasks implementation, and data analysis and quality control.
Responsibilities
- Study Coordination: Identify, recruit, and consent research subjects. Administer assessments, call subjects for follow-up as outlined within research protocols.
- Protocols Management: Maintaining regulatory compliance with IRB and federal guidelines. Assist Principle Investigators with research-related tasks such as preparation of manuscripts, progress reports, and grant submissions.
- Lab Management: Manage research administrative tasks such as maintaining supply inventories, ordering and maintaining equipment, and preparing subject payments. Assist in the supervision, coordination, and management of graduate and undergraduate research assistants (student hourly position holders) hired to assist with research projects.
- Manage Database: Manage Database Data analysis and manuscript writing. Maintain project databases and records, including data entry. Assist and/or lead data analysis of behavioral, clinical, and/or imaging data. Prepare poster submissions to scientific conferences and co-write manuscripts for submissions to scientific journals.
- Other duties as assigned
Master's degree and no experience, or bachelor's degree and two years of related experience. Familiarity with engineering and/or scientific equipment ordinarily used in college laboratory work. Professional demeanor with tact and respect at all times. Ability to address individuals and information with a high degree of sensitivity and confidentiality in various delicate, formal or urgent situations. Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills. Outstanding organizational and time-management skills. Demonstrated critical thinking skills and excellent attention to detail. Demonstrated ability to work well with a wide group of faculty, staff, and students, including the willingness and ability to train and oversee undergraduate and graduate students.
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Preferred Qualifications
Degree in psychology / neuroscience or related field with 3 or more years of experience working on research projects with clinical populations.
Salary Range
$45,000 depending on qualifications
Working Conditions
- May work around standard office conditions.
- Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.
- Use of manual dexterity.
- Occasional weekend, overtime and evening work to meet deadlines.
- Field work as necessary.
- Resume/CV
- 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
- Letter of interest
Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.
Employment Eligibility:
Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.
Retirement Plan Eligibility:
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.
Background Checks:
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
Pay Transparency:
The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
Employment Eligibility Verification:
If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.
The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:
- E-Verify Poster (English) [PDF]
- E-Verify Poster (Spanish) [PDF]
- Right To Work Poster (English) [PDF]
- Right To Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]
Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.
The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.
Salary : $45,000
