VOLUNTEER RESEARCH ASSISTANT NEEDED IN DEPT. OF PEDIATRICS AT NYU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE/BELLEVUE HOSPITAL/CHARLES B. WANG COMMUNTIY HEALTH CENTER

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

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

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  Chinese- Mandarin and/or Cantonese

- 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).

Thanks,

Karen

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Karen Encalada 

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Research Coordinator
Department of Pediatrics
NYU School of Medicine/Bellevue Hospital Center