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

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. 
 
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. Cruzatte at [log in to unmask] with a copy of your most recent resume/CV and the attached Volunteer Application (either PDF or DOC file is acceptable).