Human Research Technologist - Center for Healthy Aging

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This position is funded for 1 year(s); continuation past 1 year(s) will be based on university need, performance, and/or availability of funding. ​     POSITION SPECIFICS ​ The Human Research Technologist - Health and Medicine executes research protocols in support of clinical research trials, studies, and projects; designs data collections instruments; implements data collection procedures, performs data analysis; prepares reports and research publications; recruits, informs, and schedules subjects/participants for studies; maintains subject/participant records; oversees and monitors laboratory research procedures and recordings involving human subjects to ensure quality control; coordinates and reviews laboratory equipment and supplies to ensure availability for studies.

Responsibilities May Include: Documentation of all data variables at all levels of analysis (raw, scored) via Markdown and other systems (Excel, Word, PDF).

Preparing regulatory materials for new projects; addressing regulatory feedback in conjunction with PIs; manage IRB closeout; read literature; select instruments for battery to cover a comprehensive set of topics.

Assist in preparing datasets; writing results for publication; coordinate manuscript submission procedures; contribute to team meetings to evaluate progress of writing projects and future directions; integrating and accepting feedback from team members.

Routine check-ins with data collection teams to understand capacity, needs, and issues.

Routine check-ins against data collected to ensure high data quality.   MINIMUM EDUCATION, WORK EXPERIENCE & REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS Associate Degree No prior relevant work experience required; previous relevant work experience accepted in lieu of education. Required Certifications: None   Application Instructions:

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