Temporary Research Assistant - part time

Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care ( UBHC ), established in 1971, offers a full continuum of evidence based behavioral health and addiction services for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors throughout New Jersey. UBHC’s 1,060 experienced behavioral health professionals and support staff are dedicated to treatment, prevention, and education. UBHC , one of the largest providers of behavioral health care in the country, has a budget of $260 million and has 15 sites throughout New Jersey. Services are readily accessible and include: inpatient, outpatient, partial hospitalization, screening, crisis stabilization, family/caregiver support, community outreach and case management, supportive housing, supported employment, prevention and consultation, employee assistance programs, and a licensed therapeutic school from preschool through high school. Specialty services include the New Jersey suicide prevention helpline and peer help lines for police, veterans, active military, teachers, mothers of special needs children and child protective service workers. In FY2016, UBHC treated 16,199 consumers, had 24,502 admissions, and touched the lives of 19,441 individual callers through peer support. In addition, UBHC is the primary mental health training resource for the New Jersey departments of Human Services, Children and Families, and Corrections, delivering 16,000 trainings each year.

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a per diem Temporary Research Assistant for the Research, Addiction and Decision Neuroscience Lab within Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care. The primary purpose of the per diem Temporary Research Assistant is to assist with patient recruitment, assessments and daily management of study data for a study. Among the key duties of this position are the following:

Assists with patient recruitment, assessments and daily management of study data.

Assists with scoring and data entry of assessments.

Assists with online cognitive testing.

Assists with preliminary data analyses.

Assists with experimentation and research activities.

Prepares reports, documents and databases.

Completed or currently pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant science.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS : Standing, sitting, walking, talking or hearing. No special vision requirements. WORK ENVIRONMENT : Office environment. Moderate noise.