Research Student PD

Lifespan; East Providence (RI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Brown University Health seeks a Research Student to support project staff under the Principal Investigator. The role involves data entry, recruitment assistance, and assisting in lab and home sessions, including some evenings and weekends.

The position supports collection and processing of biospecimens and literature reviews, with responsibilities aligned to hospital policies and success factors. Per diem availability varies with shifts.

Qualifications

• Must be a matriculating student in a 4-year college program and graduating with bachelor's degree by spring 2025.
• No experience required.

Responsibilities

• Data entry, data cleaning, data analyses, and data programming tasks as needed.
• Assist in recruitment of participants via community and OB office postings and telephone screening.
• Assist research assistants during lab and home sessions (including some evening/weekend sessions).
• Assist in collection, processing and storage of biospecimens; may participate in lab evening/weekend on-call rotation.
• Code fetal and/or brain region data.
• Conduct literature reviews and maintain QA, safety, and infection-control per hospital policies.

Skills

Data entry

Attention to detail

Computer proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in progress; expected spring 2025

Job description

SUMMARY

The Research Student reports to the Principal Investigator, providing assistance to the project staff, as needed. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another. In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done.

The core Success Factors include:

• Instill Trust and Value Differences
• Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

RESPONSIBILITIES

• (1) data entry, data cleaning, data analyses, and data programming tasks as needed
• (2) assisting in the recruitment of participants through community and OB office site posting and telephone screening efforts
• (3) assisting research assistants during lab and home sessions (including some evening/weekend sessions)
• (4) assisting in the collection, processing and storing of various biospecimens, which may require participation in lab evening/weekend on-call rotation,
• (5) coding of fetalnfant behavior and/or brain regions
• (6) literature reviews.Maintains quality assurance, safety, environmental and infection control in accordance with established hospital department policies, procedures and objectives.Performs other related duties as required

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

BASIC KNOWLEDGE: Must be a matriculating student in a 4-year college program and graduating with bachelor's degree by spring 2025.

EXPERIENCE: No experience needed.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Normal office environment. Requires standing, bending, and sitting. Sufficient visual acuity and manual dexterity to use computer keyboard and other common office equipment.

INDEPENDENT ACTION: Incumbent functions independently within established laboratory protocol guidelines and/or human subject guidelines, referring specific problems to supervisor where clarification of departmental policies and procedures may be required.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: None.

Pay Range

$18.00-$25.82

EEO Statement

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

Location

Bradley Hospital - 1011 Veterans Memorial Pkwy East Providence, Rhode Island 02915

Work Type

varies

Work Shift

Variable

Daily Hours

Per Diem - As required

Driving Required

No