Clinical Research Assistant

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VCU Institute for Drug and Alcohol Studies

At VCU, we are UNCOMMON and UNLIKE any other university. A premier, urban, public research university nationally recognized as one of the best employers for diversity, VCU is a great place to work. It’s a place of opportunity where your success is supported and your career can thrive. VCU offers employees a generous leave package, career paths for advancement, competitive pay, and an opportunity to do mission-driven work.

VCU's Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation and the Institute for Drug and Alcohol Studies (IDAS) invites all interested candidates to apply for our exciting Clinical Research Assistant position! IDAS advances multidisciplinary research and training on the neuroscience of addictions and related neurobehavioral disorders. VCU is UNLIKE the rest. Our impact is measured one student and patient at a time.VCU’s unequaled combination of excellence, diversity, research and creativity makes success possible for every one of our 300,000 “RAMily” members. And that makes us one of the most innovative universities in the country. A premier, urban, public research university nationally recognized as one of the best employers for diversity, VCU is a great place to work. It's a place of opportunity, where your success is supported and your career can thrive.

All full-time staff are eligible for our generous benefits package that includes choices for health, vision, and dental coverage, life-insurance, short and long-term disability coverage, retirement planning, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, flexible spending accounts, tuition benefits, significant paid-time off,12 paid holidays, and more.  Explore our benefits further here: https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/benefits/

Position Primary Purpose and General Duties

The VCU Institute for Drug and Alcohol Studies (IDAS) advances multidisciplinary research and training on the neuroscience of addictions and related neurobehavioral disorders. Research Assistants perform a variety of routine, non-technical duties in assisting technical and professional personnel in a research laboratory setting. The Research Assistant will be expected to perform most components of data collection from human-subject volunteers required for a biomedical behavioral research study.

Minimum Qualifications

• VCU supports a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment. The candidate will demonstrate experience that shows their commitment to fostering such an environment.
• Bachelors of Science degree or equivalent in Psychology, Neuroscience or related field or equivalent experience.
• Proficient in computer skills including word processing, data entry, spreadsheet, database management, and entry level statistical/programming skills required.
• Strong clinical skills, including fundamental clinical skills such as establishing rapport, maintaining participant motivation, empathic responding, ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team, and ability to use clinical judgment in (rare) emergency situations.
• Strong organizational skills, including understanding of HIPAA regulations.
• Ability to organize meetings, and present reports.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree or equivalent in Psychology, Neuroscience or related field
• Writing experience with first author and co-author peer reviewed manuscripts
• Knowledge of statistical analysis and software applications
• Experience recruiting, consenting, and carrying out study procedures with opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment participants, including during pregnancy and postpartum
• Qualitative research experience, including data collection, coding, analysis
• Ability to set up projects and surveys in REDCap, perform sample size calculations using GPower 3.1, analyze qualitative data (such as with ATLAS.ti.8) and quantitative statistical analysis (such as with SAS 9.4 and GraphPad Prism).
• Experience with preparing and maintaining Institutional Review Board (IRB) and regulatory paperwork to comply with institutional regulatory requirements
• Experience in mentoring and training student research trainees, incorporating them into research teams

Job Family: Research, University Title: Clinical Research Assistant, Job Code: 34001N

Brandon Seigel
seigelb@vcu.edu