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The Department of Psychology at the University of Denver is research-oriented, valuing a collaborative and integrative approach to psychological science that fosters intellectual curiosity and innovation and invests in people in a supportive and inclusive environment. Our mission is to advance psychological science by generating and sharing new knowledge through collaborative scholarship, educating and mentoring student scholars, and contributing to the public good.
Job Responsibility
Project management of two research projects: one clinical trial comparing two cognitive interventions with anxious youth, and another that will test a new group intervention for children with anxiety and learning disabilities
Working with human subjects that include youth and consenting caregivers: data collection of cognitive, psychophysiological, and mental health data from children and caregivers both in-person and remotely
recruitment, screening, scheduling of participant appointments
behavioral management and support during research visits
interacting with families to support research goals and successful research visits
Team Management: Engage collaboratively with and coordinate a team of graduate and undergraduate students working on the research project
Administration: Preparation of subject data, assisting with data entry, data back-up, photocopies, filing, etc
Other: A small number of other duties may also be assigned that are relevant to the lab's work including, but not limited to, tasks such as literature searches, helping data preparation for NIH reports and manuscript submissions, attending recruitment or other community events with the PI
Requirements
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Psychology or related field
Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills including strong note-taking skills during meetings to successfully complete tasks
Detailed-approach to tasks and ability to follow very specific research protocols
Strong organization and detail-oriented administrative skills to include scheduling, data/file management, word processing (MS Word), spreadsheets (Excel), copying, phone skills and data entry, following protocols
Critical thinking skills along with the ability to identify, discuss, and solve problems and issues that may arise
English proficiency
Nice to have
Experience coordinating research projects
Experience in research with youth
Strong interpersonal skills for in-person and telephone interactions with staff and prospective participants/parents
Prior experience in research or clinical settings with youth with neurodevelopmental and/or mental health symptoms
Prior or current participation in a research lab where duties involved active engagement in the research process with human subjects (e.g., running experiments with participants, recruiting participants for a study, and/or managing a dataset)
Master's degree in Counseling, Education, Psychology or related field
Interest in staying with the project for two years