Research Assistant - Dept. of Psychiatry

Overview

Research Assistant - Dept. of Psychiatry at Wayne State University, Detroit campus.

Wayne State University is a premier, public, urban research university located in Detroit, Michigan. The university is committed to excellence, collaboration, integrity, diversity and inclusion to prepare students for success in a global society.

Responsibilities

• Under the direction of the Principal Investigator, provide scientific and technical assistance to laboratory-based, clinical or population science research. May assist in writing research protocols and in manuscript preparation. Design and perform research protocols independently or as directed through training in more difficult or specialized procedures to meet the needs of the research protocol.
• Perform laboratory-based scientific techniques or clinical / population science research (including human subjects). Design and perform experiments, recruit participants for studies by developing surveys and interviewing candidates. Implement research objectives while ensuring compliance with all legal, regulatory and protocol guidelines. Assist staff with experiments / research protocols as required. Communicate with the Principal Investigator and Postdoctoral scholars / fellows on the status of research.
• Collect and log laboratory results, clinical outcomes and / or survey data. Evaluate and perform data analysis using graphs, charts or tables to highlight key points of the research results in accordance with the research protocols. Proofread and edit research data and documents to ensure accuracy.
• Assist the principal investigator with writing methods and summarizing / organizing data for presentations at professional, scientific and academic conferences and for submittal to peer-reviewed journals.
• Maintain laboratory work areas and equipment, order and organize required research supplies and records, and maintain cleanliness and organization of the work station.
• Additional related duties as assigned.

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