Position Title: Volunteer Research Assistant

Employer/Organization: NYU School of Medicine/Bellevue Hospital and Charles B. Wang Community Health Center

Address: 462 First Ave, NBV-8E14/125 Walker Street

Department: Pediatrics

Website: Not Available

Hours per week: minimum 8 hours/week

Intended Start Date: Beginning of June, 2017

Intended End Date: minimum 2 semesters after training

Paid or Unpaid: Unpaid



Position Description:

Bilingual (fluent in both English and Spanish OR English and Chinese) research assistant needed to help physician with research projects taking place at NYU School of Medicine/Bellevue Hospital Center Department of Pediatrics and Charles B. Wang Community Health Center.

For Spanish-speaking candidates, positions are available in projects that 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.

Cantonese/Mandarin-speaking volunteers are needed in a childhood obesity prevention study conducted at the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center located in lower Manhattan.



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



Commitment:

- To train during the current semester

- A minimum of 2 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.



Qualifications:

- Fluency in English and Spanish OR English and Mandarin (ability to read/write Chinese a plus)

- Excellent communication and organization skills

- Prior research experience (preferred, not required)
Application Instructions: If interested, email us at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> with a copy of your most recent resume/CV and the Volunteer Application (DOC file attached).