Grad Researcher: Psychedelic Data Analysis & Writing

Details This; Campus (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

University of Utah is seeking a Grad Student to support a research team focused on psychedelic-assisted therapies, substance use, and trauma-informed care. The role emphasizes quantitative data analysis and scientific writing for projects on psychedelic research and mental health.

This is a part-time, temporary position not eligible for the Graduate Tuition Benefit Program. Responsibilities include data management, statistical analysis in R/SPSS, literature synthesis, and aiding IRB submissions.

Qualifications

• Current enrollment as a graduate student at the University of Utah.

Responsibilities

• Quantitative data analysis using R, SPSS , or similar statistical software.
• Data management, cleaning, and quality checks for survey and longitudinal datasets.
• Variable construction, scale scoring, and reliability/validity checks.
• Preparation of publication-ready tables and figures.
• Supporting power analyses and sample size calculations for new studies.
• Drafting and editing Methods and Results sections of manuscripts.
• Synthesis of literature for introduction and discussion sections.
• Literature searches and reference management using Covidence or similar tools.
• Survey data extraction and processing from Qualtrics, REDCap, or similar platforms.
• Supporting IRB submissions, amendments, and regulatory documentation.
• Coordinating participant compensation and tracking reimbursements.
• Creating research summaries, infographics, and dissemination materials.
• Program coordination support (e.g., maintaining study files, meeting notes, team communications)

Skills

Quantitative data analysis

Scientific writing

Literature synthesis

Communication skills

Education

Graduate student status at University of Utah

Tools

R

SPSS

Covidence

Qualtrics

REDCap

Mplus

Job description

University of Utah is seeking a Grad Student to support a research team focused on psychedelic-assisted therapies, substance use, and trauma-informed care. The role emphasizes quantitative data analysis and scientific writing for projects on psychedelic research and mental health.

This is a part-time, temporary position not eligible for the Graduate Tuition Benefit Program. Responsibilities include data management, statistical analysis in R/SPSS, literature synthesis, and aiding IRB submissions.