Research Associate

Dr. Alison Hipwell co-directs the Pittsburgh Girls Study (PGS) in which a sample of 2,450 girls from the City of Pittsburgh has been followed annually for 20 years to track developmental patterns and contextual influences on health. Several current projects are focused on stress exposures and perinatal, metabolic, and cardiovascular health. We are hiring a Research Associate to assist in the execution of research protocols for the Pittsburgh site of the ECHO (Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes) Study, a longitudinal study of pregnant women and their offspring.

This position is grant funded.

Responsibilities:

• Contact, complete a phone screener to determine eligibility, and schedule potential participants from a designated pool of individuals who have agreed to be contacted for research studies.

• Conduct subject searches to locate subjects who are unable to be contacted.

• Explain research protocol and obtain informed consent from participants.

• Conduct on-line and/or library searches as needed by the PI as necessary.

• Perform in-person, home-based, or phone interviews for research project protocol(s) as needed.

• Maintain and update subject information database.

• Conduct interviews, complete physical measurements, and collect biospecimens such as hair, urine, and saliva with research participants under supervision as needed.

• Monitor data quality and participant engagement during ambulatory assessment protocol.

• Assist in data cleaning, behavioral coding, data entry, and administrative tasks, as needed.

• Bachelors Degree in Psychology, Neuroscience, Counseling, Sociology or related research field or current enrollment in a related Bachelor's Degree program with direct experience in a research environment required.

• Familiarity with computers and common software packages required.

• Prior related work experience in a research setting preferred.

• Working knowledge of research methodology strongly preferred.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal

• Act 33 with renewal

• Act 34

• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran