Human Subject Research Specialist I

Responsibilities

• Serve as a key member of a federally funded research program in Dr. Caroline Silva’s lab at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
• Support an NIMHD-funded study examining daily social connection and well-being among English- and Spanish-speaking Hispanic/Latino adults using ecological momentary assessment (EMA).
• Assist the PI with IRB protocol submissions, participant recruitment, and conducting study assessments.
• Enroll participants, administer psychological assessments in English and Spanish, and assist with smartphone-based EMA procedures.
• Support data collection, data entry, data management, and basic data processing.
• Assist with literature reviews, and help with editing and formatting manuscripts and grant submissions.
• Participate in weekly lab meetings and assist with training undergraduate and graduate research assistants.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required, or Associate's degree and completion of 6 months in the Human Subject Research Coordinator Trainee program required.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish strongly preferred.
• One year or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of word processing and data analysis software preferred.
• Familiarity with REDcap preferred.
• Professional Research Coordinator Certification (SoCRA or ACRP) preferred.