Research Teaching Specialist II (“Study Rater”), Multiple Vacancies

Recruitment/Posting Title Research Teaching Specialist II (“Study Rater”), Multiple Vacancies

Job Category Staff & Executive – Research (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory)

Department RWJ-Psychiatry-IMHS-ZM1604

Overview 

New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and six centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, clinical and translational research, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.

Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers.

Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state including New Brunswick, Piscataway, Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Blackwood, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates.

Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.

Posting Summary 

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Research Teaching Specialist II for the department of Psychiatry at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

Under the direction of the Director of the Center for Psychiatric Health & Genomics (CPHG), the Research Teaching Specialist II (“Study Rater”) is responsible for the conduct of representative studies of persons with psychiatric illness and those with no mental health diagnosis, including recruitment and enrollment of participants from diverse ethnic communities and the Rutgers University catchment area through administration of screening and clinical diagnostic instruments and surveys. Current funded research studies focus on the enrollment of minorities under-represented in research, in particular those of Latinx and African ancestry.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Participates as part of the enrollment team to establish diagnostic validity and reliability standards for the use of psychiatric diagnostic instruments, including the Diagnostic Instrument for Psychosis and Affective Disorders (DIPAD).
• Performs semi-structured diagnostic interviews relevant to ongoing investigatory activities of the CPHG, independently or as assigned.
• Independently follows research protocols including administering study consent, study diagnostic instruments, providing compensation to participants and recording all data in the study database.
• Assists with the instructing and training of lower-level study raters, recruiters and phlebotomists to develop the skills necessary to perform the required functions.
• Is responsible for maintenance, filing and other administrative duties for participants enrolled, consistent with research protocols.
• Assists with financial management as it relates to study participation (i.e. subject compensation and necessary documentation).

Position Status Full Time

Hours Per Week 

Daily Work Shift 

Work Arrangement 

FLSA Exempt

Grade 25S

Position Salary 

Annual Minimum Salary 70041.000

Annual Mid Range Salary 84083.000

Annual Maximum Salary 99858.000

Standard Hours 37.50

Union Description HPAE 5094

Payroll Designation PeopleSoft

Benefits 

Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview.

Seniority Unit

Terms of Appointment Staff – 12 month

Position Pension Eligibility ABP

• Minimum Education and ExperienceMaster’s Degree in a relevant science (psychology, social work, etc.) plus two (2) years of related research experience preferred, or a bachelor’s degree in a relevant science plus three (3) years of related research experience.

Certifications/Licenses

• Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Demonstrated organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Must have access to personal transportation to conduct field activities.
• Preferred Qualifications
• Bilingual+ English/Spanish and experience in the diverse ethnic communities in New Jersey.
• Pre-existing community relationships in the Rutgers University health catchment area, and/or ties with groups who face additional barriers accessing healthcare and social services, and/or have demonstrated such expertise in a similar setting in past professional activities.
• Phlebotomy certification, or willingness to take phlebotomy training course.

Equipment Utilized

• Physical Demands and Work Environment
• Physical Demands: Standing, sitting, walking, talking, hearing, and driving. No special vision requirements. Must be able to lift or exert up to 25 pounds.
• Work Environment: Office environment. Off-site field environment (events, healthcare facilities, etc.). Moderate noise.

Special Conditions

Posting Number 24ST1738

Posting Open Date

Special Instructions to Applicants

Regional Campus Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)

Home Location Campus Downtown New Brunswick

City New Brunswick

State NJ

Location Details

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