Research Specialist

103957BR

Campus: Downtown Phoenix

Research Specialist

Job Description

Join our vibrant team at the Biobehavioral Pain, Addiction, Sleep, and Momentary Experience (Bi-PAS ME) Research Laboratory, led by the Dr. Chung Jung Mun (Clinical Psychologist) within the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation at Arizona State University. We are on the lookout for a passionate Research Specialist to play a pivotal role in our cutting-edge studies. This position offers a unique opportunity to assist with data collection and management, while also contributing significantly to various research endeavors, including an NIH-funded project that tests the effects of combining mindfulness meditation with an open-label placebo intervention. Moreover, the successful candidate will enjoy ample opportunities to co-author peer-reviewed papers and presentations, marking a significant step in their professional development. At our lab, we are dedicated to nurturing and supporting our candidates' aspirations, ensuring their journey with us is both enriching and rewarding.

Job Family

Research & Laboratory

Department Name

Edson Sponsored

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full-Time

VP Code

VP/EXEC VICE PROV DPC

Scope of Search

Open

Grant Funded Position

This is a grant funded position. Continuation is contingent on future grant funding.

Salary Range

$42,000 - $50,000 per year; DOE

Close Date

09-September-2024

Category

02

Essential Duties

The Specialist’s primary responsibilities will encompass:

• Screening, recruiting, and enrolling participants.
• Administering informed consent, conducting self-report surveys, and facilitating clinical interviews.
• Performing cognitive and quantitative sensory testing.
• Providing training to participants for ambulatory/smartphone assessment.
• Organizing a remotely delivered group-based mindfulness intervention.
• Maintaining comprehensive records of conducted studies, organizing data for computer input, and recording computer output.
• Conducting data cleaning and routine data analysis procedures.
• Training students in equipment operation and technical procedures.
• Supporting participant retention efforts, assisting in the development of project materials, reports, and publications.
• Conducting participant home visits for sample collection when necessary.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a field appropriate to the area of assignment AND two years related research experience; OR, Six years research experience appropriate to the area of assignment; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Desired Qualifications

• Willing to commit to the position for 2 years or more.
• Evidence of a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Psychology, Nursing, Biology, Neuroscience, Social Work, Health and Physical Education or related field.
• Competency in using data management programs (i.e., REDCap) and statistical software (e.g., R, SPSS) is highly desirable.
• Experience in working with clinical population, such as individuals with chronic illness (e.g., chronic pain, cancer, etc.)
• Knowledge of research methods, data collection and analyses.
• Demonstrated knowledge of good laboratory practices and operation.
• Evidence of effective communication

Working Environment

• Ability to lift and transport
• Work in a lab setting
• Work in a school or community setting
• Regular activities require ability to quickly change priorities which may include and/or are subject to resolution of conflicts
• Required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work
• Use lab equipment: Pain testing devices, ambulatory EEG, actigraphy, etc.
• Use office equipment including a desktop computer
• Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding and manipulating a computer mouse
• Ability to clearly communicate verbally in English, read, write, see, and hear to perform essential duties
• Communicate orally and in writing
• Use critical thinking to make decisions and/or analyze and report data/results of tests conducted
• Conduct lab tests using appropriate equipment and protocols
• Deliver presentations to a variety of audiences
• Handle petty cash
• Initiate confidential correspondence on behalf of the project
• Conduct interviews over the phone or in person
• Schedule appointments and maintain calendar for project
• May supervise staff and/or students
• Works under supervision
• Work from general instructions on standard job duties and specific directions/instructions on new assignments
• Work both independently and within a complex structured team.
• Able to exercise judgment within generally defined practices & policies to determine appropriate action
• Use of basic math and a calculator

Department Statement

The Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation is distinguished as a model for excellence and inspiration in nursing and interprofessional practice, education and research to advance knowledge and innovative practice models, and new solutions to optimize the health and well-being of our diverse local, national and global communities.

ASU Statement

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

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Instructions to Apply

Application deadline is 3:00PM Arizona time on the date indicated.

Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position.

Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position.

ASU does not pay for travel expenses associated with interviews, unless otherwise indicated.

Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.

IMPORTANT NOTE: What is the meaning of “equivalent combination” in the minimum qualifications? It means one year of higher education or 24 credit hours, is equal to one year of experience. For example, a four year Bachelor’s degree is equal to four years of experience.