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Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree with related experience
• Familiarity with Good Clinical Practice guidelines
• Strong attention to detail, conscientiousness, and organizational skills
• Flexibility to conduct research to suit the scheduling needs of participants
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
• Ability to satisfactorily complete a background check (required condition of employment with University of Minnesota health facilities)
• Ability and willingness to obtain and document immunizations required for work in clinical environments (e.g., measles, influenza, hepatitis B, negative tuberculosis testing).
• Able to work 12 hours per week

• Prior education or experience in neuroscience, clinical treatment of mental illness, and/or medical device research
• Experience with stakeholder or other forms of public engagement
• Specific experience with software in use in our clinics and laboratory (EPIC, REDCap, R)
• Knowledge of treatment resistant depression and neuromodulation therapies

Duties and Responsibilities:
The Wilson lab is seeking a clinical research assistant to contribute to a part time, temporary neuroethics project. This position will focus on the barriers faced in translation of research. This individual will work closely with the current CRC within the Wilson lab to recruit and consent participants to the study, facilitate semi-structured interviews, and assist in administrative tasks. Please note this is a part time position, funded by the grant at a 0.3 FTE.


Job duties will include:

• 15% - Recruitment of potential participants
• 40% - Consenting of participants (virtual consent utilizing REDCap)
• 40% - Data collection
• 5% - Other duties
• Typical duties include attending staff meetings, presentation preparation, budgeting, and generating reports for the PI

This position is located in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences.

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