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青少年獎勵、節律與睡眠研究中心（CARRS）是由美國國立衛生研究院（NIH）資助的研究中心，現招聘一名全職研究專員（Research Specialist），負責協助兩個研究專案的受試者招募工作。
這些專案旨在研究青少年的睡眠、晝夜節律、大腦功能、情緒和行為。本職位的工作時間為週一至週五，部分工作日（每週 1-2 次）需調整至 10:00-18:00，且偶爾需要在週末工作。工作地點位於奧克蘭的西方精神病醫院（Western Psychiatric Hospital），採用混合辦公模式（每週 3 天線下辦公，2 天遠端辦公）。
研究專員的主要職責包括：
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進行招募工作，例如聯絡各類渠道向青少年宣傳 CARRS 專案；
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與已篩選的青少年及其家長聯絡；
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記錄與受試者的溝通情況；
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進行受試者同意訪談；
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預約、登記並支付受試者補償。
此外，該職位還需在睡眠實驗室收集青少年受試者的資料，包括 fMRI 訪視、生物樣本採集和處理，並可能進行標準化的精神病學及睡眠資格評估訪談。
研究專員將與專案協調員、其他研究/招募人員、資料管理員、睡眠與行為神經科學中心（SBNC）和磁共振研究中心（MRRC）的工作人員密切合作。
理想候選人應具備與青少年在健康相關領域（如公共衛生、護理或心理學）工作的經驗，並擁有受試者招募方面的成熟技能，包括受試者登記、規劃、質量控制和報告能力。此崗位需要高度關注細節，具備出色的組織能力、溝通能力和人際交往能力。候選人需能夠獨立工作，同時具備團隊協作和在必要時展現領導力的能力。
本職位要求在臨床環境中工作，並與青少年受試者及其家庭進行互動，因此需具備適應臨床環境的能力。此外，理想候選人應能在快節奏的研究環境中高效工作，樂於與多元化團隊合作，並願意學習新技能。他們需要具備自我驅動力，能夠在最少監督的情況下完成任務，並始終保持專業素養。該職位要求適應傍晚和週末的工作時間。
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The Center for Adolescent, Reward, Rhythms & Sleep (CARRS), an NIH-funded center, is seeking a full-time Research Specialist to assist with participant recruitment for two research projects examining sleep, circadian rhythms, brain function, mood, and behavior in adolescents. This position follows a Monday through Friday schedule with shifted hours (10:00-6:00PM) 1-2 times per week and weekend hours occasionally. The team operates out of Western Psychiatric Hospital in Oakland in a hybrid work arrangement, combining in-person (3 days per week) and remote work (2 days per week).
The Research Specialist will primarily be responsible for conducting recruitment tasks such as contacting recruitment sources to advertise CARRS projects to adolescents, calling newly screened adolescents and their parents, documenting communication with participants, conducting consent visits, scheduling/enrolling participants, and paying them. Additionally, this individual will be responsible for data collection during sleep lab visits with adolescent participants (including fMRI visits & bio-sample collection and processing) and possibly conducting standardized psychiatric & sleep eligibility interviews.
The Research Specialist will work closely with the Project Coordinator, other research/recruitment staff, the data manager, the staff of the Sleep and Behavioral Neuroscience Center (SBNC) and the Magnetic Resonance Research Center (MRRC).
The ideal candidate will have experience working with adolescents in a health-related field such as Public Health, Nursing, or Psychology, along with proven skills in participant recruitment including participant enrollment, planning, quality assurance, and reporting. Strong attention to detail, excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills are essential. They should be able to work well both independently and as part of a team, while demonstrating leadership skills when necessary. Comfortability working in a clinical environment and interacting with adolescent research participants and their families is required. They must enjoy working in a fast-paced research environment, collaborating with a diverse team, and learning new skills. They must be self-motivated, complete all work tasks with minimal monitoring, and act in a professional manner always. The position requires early evening and weekend hours.
This position is grant funded.
Responsibilities:
Develop and distribute advertisement materials for research projects to various recruitment sources
Manage, monitor, and train junior recruitment staff
Follow up with newly screened potential participants
Maintain and monitor log of contact attempts, eligibility, and scheduling status
Schedule participants for lab visits & following up with participants until study completion
Pay and document participant payment
Collect data according to study protocols, including behavioral tasks and fMRI scans.
Perform other research duties as assigned.
Perform in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Psychology, Neuroscience, Sociology or related research field.
Minimum of one year of work experience in a research project and/or related clinical setting is required.
Prior experience with recruitment or screening potential participants preferred.
Previous experience with adolescents and/or families is preferred.
Familiarity with computers and common software packages required.
Familiarity with ACCESS & EXCEL preferred.
Working knowledge of research methodology strongly preferred.
Ability to work evenings and weekends (including Saturdays and/or Sundays).
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal
Act 33 with renewal
Act 34 with renewal
Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
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