Part-Time Research Support - MESH Lab

Penn State University; State College (Centre County); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn State University in State College, PA seeks a Research Support professional to assist with data analyses, literature searches, manuscript editing and formatting, and data cleaning. You will help draft manuscripts, create tables, and contribute to research presentations, while ensuring quality control and compliance.

The role involves supporting research protocols, codebooks, and data management, with opportunities to contribute to publications and grant proposals as part of a dynamic

Qualifications

• Requires MS or higher in Biobehavioral Health and expertise in statistical modeling.
• Experience with latent profile modeling is desirable.
• Strong background in mechanisms underlying stress and physical health connections, emotion-related dynamics, and psychopathology.

Responsibilities

• Provide data analyses for research projects.
• Review and clean data, assist with codebooks and data entry.
• Draft manuscripts, abstracts, and consent forms.
• Help prepare figures and materials for presentations.
• Assist with quality control and compliance in research procedures.

Skills

Statistical Modeling

Latent Profile Modeling

Education

MS or higher in Biobehavioral Health

Job description

Job Title Definition

The Research Support position performs a variety of specialized tasks associated with conducting and disseminating results from research, including: running data analyses; literature searches; editing and formatting manuscript text and tables and helping to draft manuscripts; cleaning and entering data; running data analyses; helping with codebooks for research projects; helping produce figures and other materials for presentations; overseeing and monitoring research procedures and recordings to ensure quality control and compliance.

Sample Work Activities

• Provide support for a research project such as gathering, summarizing, interpreting, and disseminating information based on extant literature; determining emerging trends in a field of study, etc.
• Review existing data for errors and/or enter data into spreadsheets, forms, or statistical software programs
• Initiate or contribute to data analysis for use in technical reports, documents, proposals, or oral/written presentations
• Draft research protocols, codebooks, abstracts, and consent forms
• Help write up results for publication; may contribute to proposal drafts to obtain grant funding

Required

• MS or higher degree in Biobehavioral Health or related field; expertise in statistical modeling, including latent profile modeling
• Research expertise related to the following content areas is strongly preferred: mechanisms underlying stress and physical health connections; emotion-related dynamics; child and adult psychopathology; depression

Background Checks/Clearances

Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.

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