Job description
All required qualifications must be documented on application materials
- BA/BS or a combination of related education and relevant work experience to equal four years; applies knowledge and skill to a recurring task or activity.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Undergraduate coursework in psychopathology and/or biopsychology
- Experience working in research or healthcare setting, specifically a mental health setting.
- Experience managing and maintaining records related to recruitment, data collection, and derived measures
- Experience establishing and maintaining rapport with Veterans in a mental health and/or research setting.
This multi-site study is funded by the Department of Defense and conducted in collaboration with the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM under the direction of Davin Quinn, MD. The Site Principal Investigator for Minneapolis is Nicholas Davenport, PhD. This position will be funded through September 30, 2023 with the possibility of renewal pending funding.
40% Recruitment and screening
- Identify eligible Veterans based on specified criteria for inclusion and exclusion.
- Prepare and conduct diverse mechanisms of recruitment, including patient records, flyers, and provider referrals.
- Conduct screening by phone to establish and document eligibility.
25% Communication with participants
- Build and maintain rapport with participants to maximize retention across the duration of study participation.
- Coordinate scheduling of study visits that minimizes burden on participants and study staff. Consistently document scheduling, communicate changes in a timely fashion, and provide reminders as needed to minimize cancelled or missed visits.
- Attend study visits as needed to facilitate continuity across study elements.
25% Data collection
- Administer structured interviews, neuropsychological assessments, and self-report surveys as needed.
- Assist MRI Assistant and Neuromodulation Assistant as needed to facilitate collection of high quality data.
10% Administrative
- Develop reports to share study progress with PI and study staff during routine lab meetings.
- Maintain professional clearances/human studies training to be fully qualified to work with sensitive data as promulgated by the IRB, HIPAA, VHA, and other regulatory agencies.
- Independently maintain organized records and files.
- Assist with data cleaning and management per established protocols.
- Conduct background literature research on emerging scientific reports relevant to long-term cognitive disruptions associated with mTBI and neuromodulation interventions.
- Assist PI and collaborators with basic data analyses to address the stated aims of the funded research project
- Contribute to the preparation of manuscripts, reports, posters and presentations.
Dr. Nicholas Davenport is Site Principal Investigator of a Department of Defense grant funded project entitled, “Control Network Neuromodulation to Enhance Cognitive Training in Complex Traumatic Brain Injury (CONNECT-TBI).”
The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences consists of an outstanding team of researchers, clinicians, and educators who provide world-class expertise in psychiatric illness, treatment, scholarship, and scientific discovery.
Our mission is to:
- Create and disseminate new knowledge in the science of mental health
- Provide effective and innovative clinical care programs to alleviate the suffering of mental illness
- Train the next generation of experts who will be leaders in Minnesota and beyond
- Engage in compassionate and vigorous outreach and advocacy on issues relevant to psychiatric illness, treatment, and research
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