Research Associate I (Psychiatry and Behavioral Science - Galveston)

Minimum Qualifications: 
Bachelor's degree in basic science or equivalent; no experience required.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience working with ethnically/culturally diverse groups
• Function well as part of a team
• Excellent interpersonal skills and willingness/ability to engage openly and effectively with youth
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to deliver prolonged speaking engagements, effective presentations and training seminars for various learner levels
• Ability to manage competing priorities in fast-paced environment

Job Summary: 
Performs varying standardized laboratory assignments and experiments.

Job Duties:

To provide coordination of all phases and activities associated with current clinical research projects in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences related to the Texas Mental Health Care Consortium Initiatives. The TCMHCC research initiative seeks to improve the delivery of child and adolescent mental health services in Texas through two research networks, each focused on a specific topic area pertinent to advancing the delivery of child and adolescent mental health services. The two networks are the Youth Depression and Suicide Research Network (YDSRN) and the Childhood Trauma Research Network (CTRN). The goals of the research networks are: 1) to better understand and improve mental health services to address youth trauma, depression and suicide, and 2) to identify regional and statewide service delivery gaps to inform policy makers and to improve the mental health of children and youth in Texas. 

Participant Outreach & Recruitment:

• Engages in active identification and recruitment of research participants across various UTMB locations, providers, and departments, including chart review, direct provider contact, and direct patient contact
• Assists in participant screening and evaluation to determine fit for inclusion
• Assists in development and implementation of effective promotion and publicity for the Research Projects
• Assists in scheduling participants for ongoing research evaluations
• Attends team meetings, training, and other activities, as required
• Provides accurate and timely reports on recruitment efforts
• Maintains adherence to regulatory standards and shows progress toward performance goals and expectations 
• May be trained and certified to assist in comprehensive mental health evaluations, as required
• Will have the opportunity to assist in research presentation and manuscript productions, as appropriate 
• Other duties as assigned to support the TCMHCC projects

Other Required functions: 

• Collaborates with the Project Coordinator to provide additional support in building relationships through presentations, outreach visits, technical assistance, and other duties, as required
• Ensures adequate delivery of recruitment information and materials to relevant sources
• Interstate travel required (Valid Driver’s License may be Required, Mileage Reimbursement Provided)
• Employee is expected to attend and conduct trainings at various locations on and off-site, attend meetings to discuss success and obstacles of different projects, and pass additional background screening, including FBI fingerprinting, for our school and community partnerships.
• This position is a hybrid position that will be assigned both on-campus and remote work with an expectation to work on-site for some of the scheduled work week. This position requires that you work and live in Southeast Texas Coastal Region. Remote work will require reliable internet access and a suitable, private workspace free from distractions.

Salary Range:
Commensurate with experience.