• Research Specialist

    UPMC (Pittsburgh, PA)


    The Geriatric Neuropsychology Research Program (GNRP), is located in the Western Psychiatric Hospital's (WPH) Oxford Building within the Department of Psychiatry. The GNRP team typically serves from 15-20 funded research studies, for the most part, but not exclusively, focused on important research questions about cognitive aging, mood disorders, and interventions to prevent cognitive decline.

     

    GNRP Research Specialists are well-trained assessors who work as part of a team to administer neuropsychological and other clinical assessments for our studies to (mostly) older adult study participants in various settings, including the GNRP suite, hospitals within the UPMC system, PCP offices, and participants' homes. In addition to administering and scoring tests and other clinical assessment tools, GNRP Research Specialists organize, review, and enter data collected, and participate in meetings with investigators and study coordinators to review study goals, recruitment, and the status of all active participants. Also, the GNRP holds monthly lively roundtable presentations and discussions on important and timely topics related to both our research and clinical neuroscience topics of interest to lab members.

     

    This position is grant funded.

    Responsibilities:

    + Independently execute job functions for research protocol(s) including recruitment, scheduling appointments, obtaining written consent forms, collecting data by conducting phone or face to face interviews for research project(s).

    + Collaborate with senior research personnel regarding recruitment, data collection, outcomes of interviews, reports according to the needs of the study.

    + 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.

    + Familiarity with computers and common software packages required.

    + Working knowledge of research methodology strongly preferred.

    Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

    + Act 34

     

    UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran