VOLUNTEER RESEARCH ASSISTANT NEEDED IN DEPT. OF PEDIATRICS AT NYU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Bilingual (fluent in both English and Spanish) research assistant needed to assist physician with research projects taking place at NYU School of Medicine/Bellevue Hospital Center Department of Pediatrics and/or Woodhull Hospital.

Projects involve looking at the impact of parent literacy on children’s health, with areas of focus including parent understanding of medication instructions/prevention of medication errors, and childhood obesity prevention.

The research assistant would help with multiple aspects of the research projects, including:

Data collection
-       Enrollment of families
-       Performing parent interviews and administration of assessments

Maintenance of research data
-       Scoring of questionnaires and assessments
-       Data entry

Administrative support
-       Preparation of materials for assessments
-       Ordering/organizing study materials, including incentives for participation and office supplies


REQUIREMENTS
-       Fluency in English and Spanish
-       Excellent communication and organization skills
-       Prior research experience (preferred)

This position also provides a unique opportunity to become involved in research projects with the potential to collaborate on scholarly abstracts / publications.

If interested, email Ms. Cerra at [log in to unmask] with a copy of your most recent resume and the Volunteer Application.