Research Lab Assistant II – Mindfulness & Psychedelics

UC San Diego; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Part time

Job summary

UC San Diego in California seeks a part-time Lab Assistant to support mindfulness and psychedelics research in the ONEMIND program within the Department of Psychiatry. Responsibilities include participant recruitment, administering and scoring assessments, collecting psychophysiological data, and data entry into research databases.

Ideal candidates will have education in sciences, experience in psychiatric research settings, and the ability to maintain confidentiality while working in a

Qualifications

• Graduation from high school or GED with two years of laboratory experience or two years of college including courses in the natural, physical or social sciences and one year of laboratory experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience; and knowledge and abilities essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to the position.
• Demonstrated understanding of psychology, substance use disorders, and DSM-V criteria for psychiatric disorders.
• Experience working in psychiatric research environments.
• Experience in working with and scoring of clinical rating scales and psychophysiological tests, or willingness to learn.
• Proficiency using PCs including relational databases, word processing, spreadsheet, and statistical analysis programs.
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.
• Ability to sustain careful attention to detail for long periods of time.
• Demonstrated skill in organizing, analyzing, managing time, setting priorities and meeting deadlines for multiple tasks.
• Willingness to travel to addiction treatment clinics to recruit, consent, and assess participants.
• Proven ability to enter data into relational databases in an accurate and precise manner.

Responsibilities

• Recruit participants for studies and assist with preparing and deploying substance use assessments.
• Assist with administration and scoring of clinical rating scales and psychophysiological measures.
• Process data charts for computerized entry and enter data into the clinical research database.
• Support retention efforts for longitudinal studies as part of the research team.
• Perform general library, computer research and administrative tasks as needed.

Skills

Psychology knowledge

Clinical rating scales scoring

Attention to detail

Multicultural teamwork

Data entry accuracy

Communication skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED plus 2 years lab experience or 2 years college in sciences

Tools

Relational databases

Word processing

Spreadsheet software

Statistical analysis software

Job description

UC San Diego in California seeks a part-time Lab Assistant to support mindfulness and psychedelics research in the ONEMIND program within the Department of Psychiatry. Responsibilities include participant recruitment, administering and scoring assessments, collecting psychophysiological data, and data entry into research databases.

Ideal candidates will have education in sciences, experience in psychiatric research settings, and the ability to maintain confidentiality while working in a