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Job Title

Research Associate

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

Psychology

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Temporary/Casual Staff (Fixed Term)

Job Description

Our Commitment

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all pers p ectives, talents & lived experience s . Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our corevalues which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadersh ip, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service .

Who We Are

The De p artment of P s y c h o l o gical and Brain Sciences is engaged in research that falls into all five graduate areas of s p ecialization:

• Behavioral and Cellular Neuroscience

• Clinical P s y c h o l o gy

• Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience P s y c h o l o gy

• Industrial/Organizational P s y c h o l o gy

• Social & P ersonality P s y c h o l o gy

  In addition to the De p artment of P s y c h o l o gical and Brain Science’s 5 areas of s p ecialization, we have overla p p ing research interests that bridge traditional areas of p s y c h o l o gy. These p rimary research themes include Affective Science; Diversity Science; Neuroscience; P ersonality and Individual Differences. To learn more p lease visit our site at htt p s ://artsci.tamu.edu/ p s y c h o l o gical-brain-sciences/index.html (https://artsci.tamu.edu/psychological-brain-sciences/index.html)

  What We Want

This part-time Research Associate will be expected to contribute to the research project by administering telephone and online surveys to opioid treatment provider programs nationwide. The selected candidate will recruit participants from opioid treatment programs (including directors, supervisors, counselors, client referral sources, and clients) via emails and telephone calls, keep track of and consistently follow up on contact attempts, both before recruitment and during data collection, and conduct telephone surveys and send instructions for online surveys, based on survey participant’s preferences.

The Research Associate will also manage and respond to project related emails, maintain quality control standards to preserve the integrity of data and findings, participate in weekly project meetings over Zoom, and summarize survey results through visualizations. Additional duties may include, but are not limited to, conducting literature reviews and writing introduction sections, using Qualtrics to generate survey links and to download weekly reports of survey completion progress, mapping out program site locations, helping create dissemination materials, and contributing to training and recruitment materials.

What You Need to Know

Salary: Compensation will be commensurate based on the selected candidate's education and experience.

Schedule: Part-Time

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelors and 2 years of relevant professional experience

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to keep track of large amounts of information using Excel

• Ability to maintain a professional demeanor when speaking with survey participants

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Graduate degree in science or related field

• Previous research assistant experience, including obtaining informed consent from human subjects

• Experience administering telephone surveys in a research environment

• Experience with Qualtrics for survey management

• Experience with Excel, including the creation of visualizations using Excel’s built-in functionality

• Experience with specialized software and basic PC skills

• Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program) certification for colleges and universities

• Completed Human Subjects training and HIPAA training

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to read interview scripts, record responses on paper or onto a computer

• Ability to use Excel at an intermediate level

Responsibilities:

• Recruit survey participants

• Participate in administering and reviewing surveys

• Participate in data collection, management and calculations.

• Maintain a good working knowledge of all assigned protocols and reporting requirements

• Safeguard confidentiality of subjects

  Why Texas A&M University?

  We are a p restigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration.  Amenities associated with a major university, such as s p orting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you.  Ex p erience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes. 

• Medical, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/medical/) p rescri p tion drug, dental, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/dental/) vision, life and AD&D, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/life-add/) flexible s p ending accounts , and long-term disability insurance (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/long-term-disability/) with Texas A&M contributing to em p loyee health and basic life p remiums

• 12- 15 days (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/index.html) of annual p aid holidays

• U p to eight hours of p aid sick leave (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/paid/sick.html)  and at least  eight hours of p aid vacation (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/paid/vacation.html)   each month

• Automatically enrollment in the  Teacher Retirement System of Texas (https://www.trs.texas.gov/Pages/Homepage.aspx)

• Health and Wellness: Free exercise p rograms and release time (https://flourish.tamu.edu/wellness-release-time/)

• P rofessional Develo p ment: All em p loyees have access to free  LinkedIn Learning (https://linkedinlearning.tamu.edu/)  training, webinars, and limited financial su p p ort to attend conferences, worksho p s , and more

• Educational release time and tuition assistance (https://livingwell.tamu.edu/employee-tuition-assistance)   for com p leting a degree while a Texas A&M em p loyee

• Living Well, (https://livingwell.tamu.edu/) a p rogram at Texas A&M that has been built by em p loyees, for em p loyees

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

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