Research Student PD

Brown Medicine; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Brown University Health is seeking a Research Student to assist project staff under the Principal Investigator. The role involves data entry, recruitment activities, and supporting lab and home sessions, with occasional evenings or weekends. The candidate should be an undergraduate student graduating in spring 2025.

Responsibilities include collecting and processing biospecimens, literature reviews, and adherence to safety and infection control standards within a hospital setting.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Supports data entry, data cleaning, data analyses and data programming tasks.
• Assists in participant recruitment via community posts and telephone screening.
• Supports research staff during lab and home sessions (evenings/weekends).
• Assists in collection, processing and storage of biospecimens.
• Codes fetal/neonatal behavior and brain regions.
• Performs literature reviews.
• Maintains quality assurance, safety and infection control per department policies.

Education

Bachelor's degree in progress

Matriculating student in a 4-year college

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:

Conducts research protocols in conjunction with project staff, which may include, but are not limited to: (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