All required qualifications must be documented on application materials

Required Qualifications:

• BA/BS or a combination of related education and work experience to equal four years
• A minimum of 1 academic year of experience working in research or clinical setting

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrable experience working directly with children and their families
• Ability to collaborate effectively with people from a variety of communities, backgrounds, and identities
• Facility with basic computer software in PC and Mac (i.e., Microsoft Office)
• Facility with survey tools and research databases (Qualtrics, Redcap, LORIS)
• Facility (undergraduate coursework) with statistics software (e.g., R, SAS, SPSS)
• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Educational Psychology, Neuroscience, Computer Science or related field
• Prior experience building and maintaining rapport with families in the context of longitudinal research
• Strong written and spoken language skills
• Demonstrable leadership ability
• Comfortable interacting with infants, toddlers, preschoolers and their parents
• Demonstrated ability to be personable, flexible, and well-organized
• Familiarity with clinical/behavioral assessment for children
• Ability to work well with diverse populations
• Willingness to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends to accommodate family schedules
• Demonstrable experience working collaboratively in a team setting

The Burrows Laboratory in the Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota (UMN), in collaboration with the Elison Laboratory in the Institute of Child Development, UMN, is currently conducting multiple NIH and internally funded research studies characterizing the presentation of children and adolescents with various medical and psychological conditions. The candidate will assist the Principal Investigator and research labs in managing/coordinating and conducting various aspects of this research. We are seeking someone with knowledge of child development theory, clinical psychology and research who has sufficient experience to develop IRB protocols, recruit participants, schedule visits, acquire informed consent from participants, conduct participant assessments (e.g., semi-structured parent interviews), perform quality control / quality assurance procedures on behavioral data, purchase materials as needed, supervise undergraduate RAs, enter and manage data, and generate scientific products (e.g., professional presentations, empirical publications). The position is for 40 hours a week and requires a minimum 1-year commitment. The position will provide support for the following studies: Early identification of ASD in females (Burrows, PI), Pediatric Neuropsychology Database (Burrows, PI), and Agenesis of the Corpus Collosum (Elison, PI).

This position is based on campus. Per UMN policy, work may be done remotely when appropriate and approved by your manager. All UMN employees are expected to follow applicable public health and safety procedures.

Data Collection and Data Management (60%)

• Early identification of ASD in females Study
  • Complete Human Subjects ethics training
  • Assist PI with maintaining study protocol
  • Develop study procedures pertaining to collecting data in partnership with Children’s, Minnesota
  • Reliably administer semi-structured and standardized parent and provider interviews
  • Assist PI in developing coding schemes based on semi-structured interviews
  • Perform preliminary data analyses using statistics software (Excel, SPSS, R, SAS)
• Pediatric Neuropsychology Database Study
  • Manage research database, including tasks such as entering data, merging data from various sources, examining quality control metrics, and extracting data for analyses
• Agenesis of the Corpus Collosum Study
  • Reliably administer semi-structured and standardized parent interviews (e.g., Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, etc.)
  • Contribute to quality assurance and quality control procedures regarding data collection and data entry

Research Study Coordination (30%)

• Early identification of ASD in females Study
  • Purchasing study materials and ensuring compliance with purchasing procedures/documentation
  • Communicate regularly with collaborators regarding study progress
  • Organize recruitment/enrollment reports
  • Assist with reporting requirements per funding agency
• Pediatric Neuropsychology Database Study
  • Manage organization and storage of data
• Agenesis of the Corpus Collosum Study
  • Assist study project coordinator to recruit, schedule, and acquire informed consent from participants

Laboratory Responsibilities (10%)

• Attend weekly lab meetings
• Participate in the broader intellectual environment to augment professional development
• Contribute to and generate scientific products
• Undergraduate RA supervision (data entry)
• Supporting the broader research team as needed

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