Research Assistant Job at University of Colorado Boulder
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO 80309
$40,000 - $41,500 a year
Requisition Number:
48494
Location:
Boulder, Colorado
City
Boulder
State
Colorado
Employment Type:
Research Faculty
Schedule:
Full-Time
Date Posted:
16-May-2023
Job Summary
The University of Colorado’s Center for Health and Neuroscience, Genes, and Environment (CUChange) has a Part-Time or Full-Time Professional Research Assistant position available.
We seek a full-time research assistant across three projects: 1) aims at understanding how cannabis affects cognition, mood, motor function, and decision making 2) aims at understanding the role of cannabis in metabolism and glucose regulation 3) aims at understanding how hemp-derived cannabis affects cancer. All these projects involve blood collection, one of which utilizes IV catheters. Our lab seeks a research assistant with strong phlebotomy skills and who is IV certified. This position is well suited for a recent graduate pursuing a career or planning an advanced degree in medicine, psychology, neuroscience, integrative physiology, translational human participant research, or other biomedical research.
The University of Colorado Boulder is committed to building a culturally diverse community of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to contributing to an inclusive campus environment. We are an Equal Opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Who We Are
We are a motivated team that conducts transdisciplinary research exploring factors linked with the potential health risks and health benefits of Cannabis use in a number of populations.
What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be
- Serve as a research assistant across projects. Conduct blood collection (using butterfly needles and IV catheters) as needed according to study protocols. Assisting with study participant recruitment, screening, and scheduling, leading study visits including informed consent, conducting self-report tasks with study participants, and data management and quality control. Capable of working effectively and respectfully with participants who may have physical or cognitive limitations and who come from a variety of backgrounds, lifestyles, and personalities.
What We Can Offer
The salary range for the full-time opening is $40,000 - $41,500 annually.
Benefits
The University of Colorado offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO Pass. The University of Colorado Boulder is one of the largest employers in Boulder County and offers an inspiring higher education environment. Learn more about the University of Colorado Boulder.
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Be ambitious. Be pioneering. Be Boulder.
What We Require
- Bachelor’s degree, in psychology, neuroscience, life sciences, physiology, or another related field.
What You Will Need
- Applicant must be a certified EMT or nurse.
- Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certification or Registered Nurse.
- IV certification or the ability to become IV certified.
- Strong communication and organizational skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Ability to work collaboratively with study staff, postdoctoral researchers, undergraduates, principal investigators, and other laboratories.
- Phlebotomy experience.
What We Would Like You to Have
- Experience conducting human clinical trials research and complying with IRB guidelines.
- REDCap project design and management.
- Experience handling biohazardous materials such as human blood, stool, and saliva samples.
- Literacy in R/RStudio, SPSS, statistical analyses.
- Wet lab experience (Extraction of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from whole blood, qPCR, real time PCR, sandwich and bead-based ELISA, Flow Cytometry).
Special Instructions
To apply, please submit the following materials:
- Resume/CV
- Cover Letter
If you are selected as the finalist, your degree will be verified by the CU Boulder Campus Human Resources Department using an approved online vendor. However, if your degree was obtained outside of the United States, please submit a translated version.
During the application process you will need to enter contact information for a reference. We will request a letter of recommendation and additional materials, if needed, as the search progresses.
Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, applications must be submitted through CU Boulder Jobs.
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