Student Research Worker

Position Summary

The Center for Early Relational Health (CERH) / COMBO study at Columbia University, as it expands nationally and underscores the importance of human connectedness, is currently searching for a Casual Worker. The Student Research Worker (SRW) role within the CERH research team is an integral part of our mission to advance scientific understanding in human connectedness including neurodevelopment, growth, maternal cognitive function, socioemotional function, and much more.

Working under the supervision of senior researchers, the SRW will play a hands-on role in conducting experiments, collecting data, and assisting with the coordination of research activities. Assist in the preparation of research reports, presentations, and publications to supports the mission, goals and objectives of Columbia University Center for Early Relational Health and the COMBO study

Responsibilities

• Recruit participants and obtain informed consent.
• Program, manage and code data collection through REDCap.
• Interact with study participants using English and Spanish (if applicable)
• Clean and analyze study data.
• IRB submission and management.
• Conducts literature reviews.
• Attends project meetings, area seminars, and other meetings as necessary.
• Performs related duties & responsibilities as assigned/requested.

Minimum Qualifications

High School Graduate or Equivalency required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong project coordination and communication skills as well as exposure to research methods, programming and/or clinical informatics.
• Software proficiency: working knowledge of R, SAS, Stata or other statistical software.
• Experience working with REDCap or other study data management systems.
• Bilingual Spanish.