SFPara - Research Assistant

Research Assistant

College of Arts & Sciences

Department of Psychology

The College of Arts & Sciences at Georgia State University is transforming lives through our research advances, career-empowering teaching, and work with community partners in Atlanta and around the globe.

As the largest college on the Atlanta Campus, the College of Arts and Sciences is home to more than 15,000 students, 550 faculty, and 300 staff members. Our faculty teach the core curriculum courses that serve as the foundation of nearly every student’s university education.

These are exciting times at The College of Arts and Sciences at Georgia State University. We are growing, and we are thrilled that you are interested in joining our team. We are surrounded by individuals empowered to use their expertise and talents to achieve our mission of pursuing excellence.

The College of Arts and Sciences seeks to hire an experienced Research Assistant to support the Psychology Department.

WHAT MAKES College of Arts & Science A GREAT PLACE?

• A flexible work environment
• Generous benefits, including health, dental, vision, tuition assistance, retirement, etc
• A knowledge-sharing organization that works collaboratively with diverse partners
• Professional development opportunity and mentorship
• A rapidly growing center within an academic setting

HERE IS WHAT YOU WILL DO

The ideal candidate for this position will support the research activities of a grant-funded project, “Resilience/Resistance to Alzheimer's Disease in Centenarians” an their Offspring. This role may also assist with writing abstracts, or manuscripts for dissemination of research findings.

The essential duties and responsibilities are the following:

• Recruits and enrolls study participants, including explaining research procedures and obtaining informed consent of subjects and/or their families.
• Schedule participants and conduct reminder phone calls and/or send mail-outs.
• Perform pre-screening, data collection, data entry, data analysis, and database management; including visiting subjects at their place of residence or at a mutually agreed-upon place to collect a blood sample.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree; or high school diploma or GED and four years of experience; or a combination of education and related experience.

Preferred Hiring Qualifications:

• Some college or an Associate's Degree. Major in Psychology, Neuroscience, or a related field.

   

To be fully considered for this position, all candidates at the time of submission must provide the following documents:

• A complete and accurate GSU application
• Resume
• Cover Letter
• 3 Professional References