• Job Type: Support Staff - Union
• Bargaining Unit: SSA
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: $59,845.49 - $59,845.49 annually

Position Summary

This job posting is for an English-Spanish bilingual full-time Research Assistant working with investigators at the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain. We are seeking a highly motivated and highly organized research assistant.

Responsibilities

The candidate will provide support in the management of various studies of cognitive aging and dementia among minoritized populations, such as Spanish-speaking older adults. The individual will assist the Principal Investigator in various task across diverse research studies. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Provide support in the ascertainment of the Spanish level proficiency of examiners.
• Aid in the certification process examiners for Spanish cognitive assessments.
• Review audio files of assessments for quality control and assurance purposes.
• Schedule meetings, make phone calls, mail letters and informational flyers.
• Share information with the public, facilitating recruitment for research studies.
• Cognitive assessment of participants - In person and remotely.
• Score cognitive assessments and enter data for multi-site studies that focus on lifecourse social and structural risk factors for cognitive decline, mild cognitive impairment, and dementia.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned/requested.

Members of the research team will also attend lab meetings, study meetings, and troubleshoot and communicate frequently with project supervisors.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree and at least 1.5 years of related experience, or an equivalent in education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a research setting and working with community-based research participants is a plus.
• Experience writing/editing articles for newsletters.
• Graphic design experience.
• Experience working with older adults and with cognitively or neurological impaired older adults.
• Technical skills: Adobe Acrobat Pro, Excel, quantitative and quantitative analysis experience.

Other Requirements

• Experience working with diverse communities.
• Advanced fluency in both English and Spanish.