Bilingual Research Assistant - Youth Depression Prevention

Brown University; East Brooklyn (CT); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Brown University’s Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute seeks a full-time Research Assistant to support depression prevention projects among youth and families. The role focuses on outreach to diverse communities, including Spanish-speaking populations, and collaboration with project managers, clinicians, and principal investigators.

The position involves recruitment, consent, motivational interviewing, data tracking, and administrative support for research tasks, with a hybrid work

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and 1–2 years of experience or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work, or related field preferred.
• Experience with survey and database software (Qualtrics/RedCap) strongly preferred.
• Experience with vulnerable populations and human subjects research.
• Experience using SPSS or other statistics packages.

Responsibilities

• Conduct outreach for recruitment to parents and families.
• Obtain consent for enrolling teens in school-based study.
• Conduct motivational interviews and track participant follow-up.
• Coordinate study meetings and distribute study information.
• Provide administrative support (lit searches, bibliographies, proofreading).
• Travel locally to conduct study activities and support flexible scheduling.

Skills

Bilingual Spanish

SPSS familiarity

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Psychology/Social Work background preferred

Tools

Qualtrics

RedCap

Job description

Brown University’s Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute seeks a full-time Research Assistant to support depression prevention projects among youth and families. The role focuses on outreach to diverse communities, including Spanish-speaking populations, and collaboration with project managers, clinicians, and principal investigators.

The position involves recruitment, consent, motivational interviewing, data tracking, and administrative support for research tasks, with a hybrid work