Part-Time Research Support - MESH Lab

Penn State University; University Park (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn State University, based in University Park, PA, is seeking a Research Support professional to assist with data analyses, literature searches, manuscript preparation, and data management for ongoing projects. The role includes editing and formatting manuscript text and tables, cleaning data, and helping with codebooks and presentation materials.

The successful candidate will hold an MS or higher in Biobehavioral Health or a related field and bring expertise in statistical modeling and

Qualifications

• MS or higher degree in Biobehavioral Health or related field.
• Expertise in statistical modeling, including latent profile modeling.
• Experience with research design, data cleaning, and preparing manuscripts.
• Knowledge of mechanisms underlying stress and health, emotion-related dynamics, and psychopathology.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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

Skills

Data analysis

Literature review

Manuscript drafting

Quality control

Education

MS or higher in Biobehavioral Health or related field

Tools

Statistical software

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS

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

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