Position Summary

The Institutional Review Board (IRB) is responsible for the review of all human subject research conducted at all campuses of The Chicago School. The IRB Associate Director will assist the IRB Director with all administrative activities associated with processing applications for IRB review.

Principle Duties

• Assist in the processing of all research applications for all Campuses the IRB Committee reviews in accordance with the federal regulations
• Assist in conducting preliminary reviews of all IRB applications to ensure compliance with The Chicago School IRB policies and federal regulations
• Assist in responding to inquiries from students & faculty regarding research activities.
• Review requests for IRB Exemption
• Review Modification Requests
• Send applications to IRB members for review
• Prepare documents for and attend IRB Meetings
• Draft minutes from the IRB meeting
• Preparation of all correspondence to researchers that convey the IRB Committee decisions and contingencies for IRB approval
• Assist in maintaining IRB database.
• Assist in conducting training sessions for students and faculty
• Other duties as assigned by the IRB Director