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.

If interested, email us at [log in to unmask] with a copy of your most recent resume/CV and the Volunteer Application (DOC file attached).