"Co-Lab Supervisor"

Job Description

We are looking to hire a full-time co-lab supervisor who will work alongside other research staff on federally funded psychology research projects at Syracuse University in the Psychology and Health Lab (principal investigator=Dr. Sarah Woolf-King). This is a great opportunity to gain competitive research experience for those seeking to apply to graduate programs in psychology and related fields. Specific projects involve NIH-funded randomized clinical trials of alcohol treatments for people with HIV.

This position is part of a bargaining unit and is represented by the union SEIU, Local 200United.

Education and Experience

• Bachelors degree required (Masters preferred) in an area of project management, health, social, or behavioral science.
• Prior experience and interest in managing and/or conducting research in the field of social science and health.
• Demonstrated evidence of organizational and management skills and attention to detail.
• Strong writing and verbal skills; strong interpersonal skills.

Skills and Knowledge

• Experience with management and execution of federally-funded human subjects behavioral, health-related and/or psychological research studies are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing participant recruitment, screening, scheduling, and assessments in collaboration with other research staff members and graduate students.
• Carrying out research within the scope of the established study protocols.
• Implementing, adhering to and managing human subject regulations defined by SU and the federal government that pertain to research studies under the supervision of the faculty supervisor.
• Assisting the faculty supervisors with IRB (approvals, amendments, and renewals) and NIH (progress reports, Data Safety and Monitoring Boards, and Data Sharing) documents.
• Coordinating weekly lab meetings, drafting and maintaining meeting minutes and project to-do-list, and managing lab member scheduling and execution of weekly tasks.
• Maintaining data collection platform (for example, Redcap) and database (for example, SPSS or R), cleaning data, and conducting basic descriptive analyses to ensure data quality.
• Administrative tasks associated with an undergraduate summer research program.

About Syracuse University

Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings, and an undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic heart of New York State, with a global footprint, and over 150 years of history, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience.

The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors, 100 minors, and 200 advanced degree programs offered across the Universitys 13 schools and colleges; over 15,000 undergraduates and over 6,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit http://www.syracuse.edu.

About the Syracuse area: Syracuse is a medium-sized city situated in the geographic center of New York State approximately 250 miles northwest of New York City. The metro-area population totals approximately 500,000. The area offers a low cost of living and provides many social, cultural, and recreational options, including parks, museums, festivals, professional regional theater, and premier shopping venues. Syracuse and Central New York present a wide range of seasonal recreation and attractions ranging from water skiing and snow skiing, hiking in the Adirondacks, touring the historic sites, visiting wineries along the Finger Lakes, and biking on trails along the Erie Canal.