Research Support Specialist

Stony Brook University; Stony Brook (NY); On-site; USD 38,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Stony Brook University in New York seeks a Research Support Specialist to join the PALETTE Lab in Psychiatry and Behavioral Health. You will coordinate research projects, prepare study materials, and engage with community partners, demonstrating strong organizational and time-management skills.

Responsibilities include data collection and analysis (interview and focus groups), manuscript support, and presenting findings at conferences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (foreign equivalent or higher). Research experience involving human participants (such as conducting interviews, administrating surveys, etc.). Experience in operating equipment, carrying out test procedures, and using special methods for data collation and interpretation.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate/administrate research projects
• Analyze Data
• Maintain Community Partnerships
• Collect Data
• Share Findings

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Job description

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree (foreign equivalent or higher). Research experience involving human participants (such as conducting interviews, administrating surveys, etc.). Experience in operating equipment, carrying out test procedures, and using special methods for data collation and interpretation.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree (foreign equivalent or higher). Research experience involving human participants (such as conducting interviews, administrating surveys, etc.). Experience in operating equipment, carrying out test procedures, and using special methods for data collation and interpretation.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree (foreign equivalent or higher) in social sciences field, such as psychology, public health, social work, etc. Six (6) or more months of research experience with human participation as part of a lab/research group OR a full-semester research methods course focused on research with human participants, Social, health, or community service experiences directly with adult or youth community members, including work or volunteerism.

Brief Description Of Duties

Contribute to research project coordination, materials preparation, quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis, research dissemination (writing/presenting), and maintaining community partnerships in support of the Participatory Arts, Lived Experience, and Technology Towards Equity (PALETTE) Lab, directed by Dr. Frances Griffith, in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health. The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills, exercising strong organizational and time-management skills with exceptional attention to detail. Essential for this role is the adeptness to work independently as well as part of a team with a collaborative approach to problem solving. Ideal candidates will have the ability to demonstrate professional competence in research activities.

Coordinate/administrate research projects

Prepare materials for research, such as measures for data collection, study protocols, applications to the Institutional Review Board, grant-related documents, recruit and coordinate research participants, etc.

Analyze Data

Perform data analysis, including interview and focus group transcription and coding, statistical analysis, etc.

Maintain Community Partnerships

Liaise with community partners, form new relationships with community partners, convene and organize community advisory board meetings, attend relevant community health events, etc.

Collect Data

Collect interview or survey data, record observations, screen articles for literature review projects, etc.

Share Findings

Support manuscript writing and revision, prepare and make presentations at conferences, write technical reports for community partners, etc.

Special Notes

Other duties or projects as assigned. The Research Foundation of SUNY is a private educational corporation. Employment is subject to the Research Foundation policies and procedures, sponsor guidelines and the availability of funding. FLSA Non‑Exempt position, eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. For this position, we are unable to sponsor candidates for work visas.

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Official Job Title

Research Support Specialist

Job Field

Administrative & Professional (non-Clinical)

Primary Location

US-NY-Stony Brook

Department/Hiring Area

67007700- Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

Schedule

Full-time

Posting Start Date

Oct 5, 2026

Posting End Date

Oct 20, 2026, 3:59:00 AM

Salary

$38,000-$50,000

Appointment Type

Regular

Salary Grade

N11

SBU Area

The Research Foundation for The State University of New York at Stony Brook