Research Assistant — Stress & Anxiety Lab

University of California San Diego; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 56,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

UC San Diego Health Sciences invites applications for a Stress and Anxiety Lab Assistant I in the Psychiatry/Clinical Research department. The role focuses on data collection for neurocognition and fMRI studies with mood and anxiety disorders, under supervision.

Responsibilities include organizing test records, conducting surveys and interviews, setting up fMRI, recruiting participants, and handling data management while maintaining confidentiality across lab and clinical settings.

Qualifications

• Graduation from high school or GED with 1 year of lab experience or 2 years of college including courses in experimental, biological psychology, cognitive science, or equivalent.
• Familiarity with behavioral paradigm techniques in a research setting.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for subject interactions and confidentiality.
• Highly self-motivated, reliable, and able to solve problems independently.
• Strong organizational, scheduling, and record-keeping abilities.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality per regulatory requirements.
• Experience interacting effectively with co-workers.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively.
• Experience assisting with organizing test records (surveys, cognitive data, and/or fMRI data).
• Experience recruiting through flyers and enrolling subjects via multiple channels.

Responsibilities

• Assist with routine data collection and data quality in lab and clinic settings.
• Organize and maintain test records including survey, cognitive, and fMRI data.
• Assist in preprocessing data for scoring and analyses.
• Conduct survey-based assessments and standardized interviews.
• Set up and record fMRI procedures.
• Assist with participant recruitment and study scheduling.
• Support data organization and study management under PI supervision.

Skills

High School Diploma

Laboratory experience

Interpersonal skills

Confidentiality

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Recruitment & outreach

Education

Two years college in related fields

GED or high school diploma

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

UC San Diego Health Sciences invites applications for a Stress and Anxiety Lab Assistant I in the Psychiatry/Clinical Research department. The role focuses on data collection for neurocognition and fMRI studies with mood and anxiety disorders, under supervision.

Responsibilities include organizing test records, conducting surveys and interviews, setting up fMRI, recruiting participants, and handling data management while maintaining confidentiality across lab and clinical settings.