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Posted: 06-Feb-25
Location: Los Angeles, California
Internal Number: 146122306
Student Assistant to work in research studies examining the interrelationships between behavior and immunity. In this role you will work independently and report to the Senior Project Coordinator and the Director of the Cousins Center for PNI. This position will require ON-CAMPUS WORK. With this position, we are unable to grant remote employment.
The Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology, in the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, is seeking an enthusiastic self-starter to assist in interviewing subject participants by Phone. You will work under the supervision of Senior Project Coordinators and PI to implement a specific screening script. In this role you will:
- Read a script to conduct all interviews.
- Monitors screening subject participants over the phone
- Following a specific script and prescribed guidelines
- Follow procedures that are established and clearly detailed
- Assemble letters and envelopes for mass mailing to recruit subjects.
- Assist with miscellaneous research released task
- Data entry, preparing paperwork for participant visits
- Filiing paperwork related to participant visits
- Backing up computer files following participant visits
- Organize files, post flyers
- Escort participants from one location to another (e.g., from the Clinical and Translational Research Center to CCN for neuroimaging),
- Administer standardized phone call follow-ups with participants using a brief established questionnaire
- Label materials for participant visits.
- Demonstrated ability to exercise good organization and work habits required.
- Computer skills to perform data entry using a PC required. Computer literacy is a must.
- Ability to shift priorities and adapt to change required.
- Ability to work independently and to take direction required.
- Skill in writing legible, concise and grammatically correct documentation in Standard English required.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate effectively over the phone.
- Must be a current UCLA Student.
