Research Assistant I (TEMP)
University of Michigan
How to Apply
A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.
Job Summary
In this position, you will work on an NIH-funded research project examining how social ties predict hearing aid use in daily life. Under supervision, you will recruit, screen, conduct baseline interviews, hearing tests, and cognitive assessments. You will also administer the protocol required to train study respondents on how to use the study equipment. Responsibilities will also include data collection, setting up and refurbishment of study equipment, as well as maintaining study records.
The ideal candidate is interested in working with study participants, working with technological devices and data, and participating in a multi-disciplinary research team.
Temporary position, approximately 20 hours a week, must be available weekdays, evenings and weekends as needed.
Who We Are
The Aging and Biopsychosocial Innovations Program is part of the Survey Research Center at the Institute for Social Research (ISR). The overall purpose of this research program is to understand how stress and social contexts affect health and the biopsychosocial factors that account for those links. We seek to foster a multidisciplinary collaboration that capitalizes on advances in mobile technology and biopsychosocial methods to gain better understanding of social, psychological and biological factors influencing healthy aging. https://abi.isr.umich.edu/
Responsibilities*
- Recruit and screen potential subjects via telephone and face to face interactions with local organizations and health care providers
- Schedule and consent research participants
- Conduct interviews and training sessions with study participants via phone/Zoom
- Manage subject records
- Offload data and set-up study equipment (portable hearing tests, phone apps, android phones)
- Conduct phone calls with participants to troubleshoot any study issues
- Assist with other study related tasks including mailings, equipment cleaning, data monitoring
Required Qualifications*
- Experience working with Human Subjects in a research context
- Experience with research protocols
- Experience working in a team-based environment
- Flexibility in schedule, including weekdays, evenings, and weekends, averaging 20 hours per week
- Excellent oral communication skills
- Computer skills - work processing, Google workspace
- Ability to complete some work tasks remotely in the Ann Arbor area
- Ability to complete some work tasks, as required, at University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research (426 Thompson St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104)
- Strong attention to detail
Desired Qualifications*
- Bachelor's degree in psychology, public health, sociology, cognitive science, linguistics, audiology, or a related field
- Experience working with technological devices
- Basic statistics skills, specifically SPSS, STATA, or R
Modes of Work
Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.
Additional Information
Successful candidates will be willing to support the research life-cycle, are technologically literate, interested in problem-solving, and enjoying working with an interdisciplinary team to accomplish the required work.
The Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the diverse people of Michigan, to maintain the excellence of the university, and to ground our research in varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning.
Background Screening
The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks. Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Application Deadline
Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.
This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled at any time after the minimum posting period has ended. Applications will be reviewed as received, and we expect that the short-listed finalists for the position will be interviewed on a rolling basis.
U-M EEO Statement
The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.