Research Assistant

About This Role

This Research Assistant position at the Mt. Hope Family Center coordinates the SPARK project within the Davies and Li lab. The project aims to understand how children respond to interparental and family conflict by collecting and managing observational, survey, eye-tracking, and physiological data from diverse families.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research sessions with child and adult participants, including observations, interviews, surveys, eye-tracking, and physiological measurements
• Assist with recruitment of participants for the study
• Code and enter research visit information and study data into project databases
• Contact participants and schedule research visits; maintain good relations with participants and address any questions or concerns
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Associate's degree in an appropriate discipline plus 2-3 years specialized experience in a related field strongly preferred
• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Prior experience as a Phlebotomist preferred
• 1-2 years of research experience working with human subjects or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred
• Driver's License

Nice to have:

• Word processing and data analysis software
• Familiarity and comfort with Excel, REDCap, and other databases, and statistical software such as SPSS

Important Details

• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
• Work Shift: Day

About the Company

The University of Rochester is defined by a deep commitment to Meliora - Ever Better, with shared values of equity, leadership, integrity, openness, respect, and accountability.