UCSD Careers – HBCD Project Assistant

Job Description:

The HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study is a large-scale longitudinal study of brain, cognitive, and emotional development that will follow mothers and their children from before birth through the first decade of life. The project will involve over 7,000 families at 25 sites across the United States and the close partnership of over 500 investigators, research staff, consultants, external board members, and federal collaborators from a dozen NIH institutes and offices. The HBCD Consortium seeks to better understand which harmful and protective environments exert the greatest impact on child development. Knowledge gained from this research will help to improve the health and development of children across the nation.

Job Responsibilities:

• The HBCD Project Assistant serves as a critical member of the Administrative Core for this nationwide, multi-site study by providing administrative support to ensure successful day-to-day operations and overall consortium activities.
• Duties include 1) providing logistical support for conference calls and standing meetings,
• Organizing and populating consortium’s intranet site for study communications and documentation,
• Processing and updating sIRB documents, 4) assisting with event and meeting planning and coordination, and 5) performing other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

• Superior analytical skills with the ability to understand scientific and research concepts.
• Excellent composition and writing skills in order to formulate and present written material in a logical and comprehensive manner.
• Excellent proofreading skills to understand detailed documents and expert ability to spot discrepancies between original material and copy.
• Experience with online collaboration and research tools such as Confluence and Qualtrics to facilitate study management for a complex research study.
• Proficient computer skills using relational databases, spreadsheets, word processing, web applications, e-mail and calendaring software, and survey software.
• Strong oral communication skills and ability to organize materials for consortium members.

Job Details:

Company: UCSD

Vacancy Type: Full Time

Job Location: Austin, TX, US

Application Deadline: N/A

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