Research Technician

105542BR

Campus: Downtown Phoenix

Research Technician

Job Description

This position will be heavily involved in participant recruitment, screening, retention, and data collection, including alcohol administration, for a grant funded research project. In addition, this position will perform basic data analysis and data management, as well as assist with manuscript preparation and writing articles for scholarly journals.

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

$20.40 - $24.04 per hour; DOE

Close Date

11-November-2024

Category

01

Essential Duties

• Conducts recruitment activities to increase subject participation.
• Contacts participants via phone and email for participant screening and appointment reminders.
• Tracks and enters participant data into computer.
• Conducts participant experiments, including beverage administration.
• Manages participation rates in subjects and provides retention reminders via email and phone.
• Will be thoroughly trained to follow rigorous and scripted experimental procedures and in the conduct of human subjects experiments.
• Conduct basic data analyses using the SPSS program. Assist in writing various sections of scientific articles.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a field appropriate to the area of assignment; OR, Four 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

• Experience in a social sciences research setting. Social science or Health Science based major and coursework. Demonstrated Knowledge with survey design software.
• Competency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, and Internet use.
• Experience with data management and data analysis.
• Experience with scholarly paper writing.
• Knowledge of the principles and techniques of the subject discipline. Knowledge of modern research methods, data collection and analyses.
• Evidence of effective communication.
• Experience in analyzing and evaluating data.
  

Working Environment

• Ability to clearly communicate 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
• Bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds
• Initiate confidential correspondence on behalf of the project
• Conduct interviews over the phone or in person
• Schedule appointments and maintain calendar for project
• Use of basic math and a calculator
• 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
• Works from general instructions on standard job duties and specific directions/instructions on new assignments
• Ability to work both independently within a complex structured team.
• Able to exercise judgment within generally defined practices & policies to determine appropriate action
  

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.

ASU is a tobacco-free university. For details visit https://wellness.asu.edu/explore-wellness/body/alcohol-and-drugs/tobacco

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Fingerprint Check Statement

This position is considered safety/security sensitive and will include a fingerprint check. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the fingerprint check.

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.