An experienced, independent, and organized individual is sought for a full-time Research Study Coordinator position in the Stress and Development Laboratory at the University of Washington Psychology Department, run by Katie McLaughlin, PhD.  The individual in this position would coordinate the operations of a child clinical psychology laboratory focused on studying the impact of trauma exposure on children’s brain and behavioral development.  Principle responsibilities include developing, coordinating, and monitoring research activities for several psychophysiology and neuroimaging studies of children and adolescents; recruiting children, adolescents, and parents from community sources; conducting clinical interviews and neuropsychological tests; supervising and monitoring undergraduate research assistants; and coordinating the management of study data. This position would be an excellent fit for applicants interested in obtaining doctoral training in clinical or developmental psychology or developmental cognitive neuroscience.

 

Specific duties include:

·        Assistance in the development of recruitment methods; recruitment and screening of

         potential participants to determine eligibility.  

·        Assistance in the preparation of IRB applications, consent forms and progress reports

         for institutional review board.

·        Development and implementation of standardized protocols for collecting and scoring

         behavioral, psychophysiology, and fMRI data.

·        Data collection and data quality control to ensure fidelity to study protocol

·        Development and programming of behavioral and fMRI tasks

.        Recruitment, training and supervision of volunteer undergraduate and post-

         baccalaureate research assistants.

.        Administration of neuropsychological tests and clinical interviews

 

Previous research or clinical experience with children and the ability to work in command line environments such as Unix or Linux operating systems is preferred.  

 

The position begins in August or September 2013.  Please email a CV and cover letter to Katie McLaughlin at: mclaughk@uw.edu.