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 and asthma.



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, not required)



Commitment

- To train during the current semester

- A minimum of two semesters after training, consisting of two 4-hour shifts per week

- Shifts are Monday through Friday beginning at 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. daily or full day shift from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.



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



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Thanks,

Karen



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Karen Encalada

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Research Coordinator

Department of Pediatrics

NYU School of Medicine/Bellevue Hospital Center