Senior Research Analyst, Psychology

University at Buffalo; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

University at Buffalo is seeking a part-time research staff member for a grant-supported longitudinal study examining pre/postnatal influences on adolescent development. The role involves participant contact, scheduling, and conducting interviews with families across adolescence, including sensitive topics like substance use, heart rate collection, hair samples, and video-recorded interactions.

The incumbent will work under supervision, perform data collection and general administrative duties,

Responsibilities

• Participant Contact involves tracking participants and scheduling appointments.
• Data Collection involves conducting assessments with participating families.
• Assessments involve interviewing adolescents and their parents on sensitive topics, including substance use, collecting heart rate data and hair samples, and video-recording family interactions.
• Other administrative tasks including checking data and assisting with administrative tasks such as project mailings, photocopying, maintaining the project database, and coding observational assessments.

Job description

This is a grant-supported part-time position with anticipated funding through 2030. The individual will be assigned to 'Growing Up Healthy: Pre/postnatal substance exposure, maternal distress, and adolescent risk behaviors: Role of parent-child interpersonal processes at macro and micro time scales’ under the supervision of Craig Colder, PhD., Rina Eiden, PhD., and Kelly O'Hern, and will be an employee of The Research Foundation for SUNY.

This is a continuation of a multi-method, longitudinal study of tobacco and cannabis exposed children and their mothers recruited in the 1st trimester of pregnancy. The current phase of the study will examine adolescent’s social and emotional growth, health experiences and health habits, the parent child relationship, the development of social skills and peer networks, and the ways that children’s environment influence these aspects of development. Assessments will take place with families in early, middle and late adolescence.

• Participant Contact. Participant Contact involves tracking participants and scheduling appointments.
• Data Collection. Data collection involves conducting assessments with participating families.
• Assessments. Assessments involve interviewing adolescents and their parents on sensitive topics, including substance use, collecting heart rate data and hair samples, and video-recording family interactions.
• Other administrative tasks including checking data and assisting with administrative tasks such as project mailings, photocopying, maintaining the project database, and coding observational assessments.

Incumbent receives general direction for most activities. Incumbent receives more direct supervision when experimental or unusual processes are involved, and is expected to consult with their supervisor or Project Director as needed.

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