The Everyday Moods, Behaviors, Experiences, and Relationships (EMBER) Lab at the University of Pittsburgh is seeking a Research Specialist for two grant-funded studies led by Dr. Julianne Griffith examining biobehavioral risk pathways contributing to the intergenerational transmission of anhedonia across child development. Funded by the BBRF, Study 1 will integrate EEG and behavioral observation methods to evaluate the interplay of parental neurophysiology and behavior in shaping young children’s (age 4-6) neurophysiology. Funded by NIMH, Study 2 will include clinical interview, EEG, and dyadic EMA methods to examine transactional effects of parental neurophysiology and daily-life parenting behaviors on offspring emotional outcomes longitudinally in early adolescence (ages 10-13).
This position is grant funded.
Responsibilities:
- Independently execute job functions for research protocol(s) including participant recruitment, scheduling appointments, obtaining written consent forms, as well as collecting and preprocessing multimethod dyadic data including diagnostic interviews, EEGs, behavioral observation, and EMA.
- Collaborate with senior research personnel regarding recruitment, data collection, safety monitoring, and regulatory requirements according to the needs of the studies.
- Oversee team of undergraduate research assistants.
- Contribute to data analyses and manuscript preparation.
- Bachelor's degree required, preferably in psychology, neuroscience, sociology or related research field.
- Minimum of one year of work experience in a research project and/or related clinical setting is required.
- Familiarity with computers and common software packages required.
- Working knowledge of research methodology strongly preferred.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
- Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal
- Act 33 with renewal
- Act 34 with renewal
- Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran