Job Details

Research Coordinator / Research Assistant 3 (half time)

Approximately 20 hours per week.

Project Description

In this project, we will be implementing Mom-Net, a coach-facilitated, Internet-based depression intervention for mothers of young children within Head Start agencies across the country. Low-income women of childbearing age are at high risk for depression and often do not access treatment. Mom-Net was developed to address this problem and has been shown to be effective in two controlled trials. The specific goals of the project are twofold: 1) Examine the effectiveness of the intervention when delivered in this community setting with Head Start staff serving as coaches; and 2) Examine and compare the feasibility and outcomes of two implementation strategies, which differ in coaching intensity. This project is a critical step in our over-arching goal of disseminating and implementing Mom-Net widely in community settings.

Preference will be given to candidates who: 1) Have experience interacting with community agencies; 2) Have experience in clinical settings, such as crisis or treatment centers; 3) Are bilingual/cultural Spanish/English ; 4) Have experience working with research participants or with families in community/social service settings and 5) Have experience with project coordination.

The RA 3/Research Coordinator will assist in most aspects of a research project. Employees in this position will coordinate recruitment, screening, and assessment, including presenting trainings for screening of research participants for depressive symptoms, help respond to participants with suicide ideation, help develop written materials associated with the project, meet with key representatives of participating Head Start agencies as part of the process of screening and recruitment, monitor and support data collection and documentation, and help in the supervision of research assistants.

Position Requirements

1. Knowledge, skill, and ability:

• Demonstrated ability to learn and follow procedures and protocols for a behavioral research project.
• Flexibility to work on a variety of specific research tasks.
• Experience working with individuals from diverse cultural, ethnic, and racial backgrounds valued.
• Ability to communicate effectively with research staff and with program personnel and research participants, both verbally and in writing.
• May be required to travel and/or work flexible hours and to increase effort on project during critical times.

2. Experience and training:

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in the social sciences, and 6 or more years of increasingly responsible experience, or any equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the knowledge, skill and ability to perform the job. Master's degree a plus.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse people of racial, cultural and ethnic backgrounds valued.
• Must have strong interpersonal skills.
• Familiarity with research design
• Familiarity in clinical setting, such as crisis or treatment center

3. Personal traits and characteristics:

• Must be willing to accept responsibility, and to show good judgment, initiative, and resourcefulness.
• Must be willing to adhere to the principles of confidentiality governing research work and the ORI computer acceptable use policy.
• Must value working in a collaborative environment, be able to work effectively with others and have good communication skills.
• Must work well under pressure and be willing to adhere to the principles of confidentiality governing research.

4. Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work is conducted in a hybrid office environment with some travel to sites required. Constant hearing, seeing, talking, and sitting. Frequent hand, wrist, finger movement and viewing a computer monitor. Occasional walking, standing, operating a motor vehicle, climbing stairs.