Social Science​/Humanities Research Associate II

Job Posting

Title:

Social Science/Humanities Research Associate II (Salary)

Department of Psychology

All Applicants

40

Non-Exempt

Immediately

Expected to Continue Until Jun 30, 2026

UT MAIN CAMPUS

Responsible for coordinating the day-to-day activities of research assistants and participants within a 5-year NIH funded study examining the effects of behavioral and environmental factors (sleep, activity, and environmental pollution) on cardiovascular risk and brain vulnerability in young Latinas.

• Maintain study documentation and regulatory requirements.
• Assume primary responsibility for participant recruitment, retention, and scheduling, including community outreach efforts.
• Trained to do data collection in emergency situations, though that will not be their primary responsibility.
• Willing to be trained in MRI safety and data collection, phlebotomy and assay processing and deployment of wearable devices and environmental sensors.
• Create and maintain study related SOPs and keep detailed records monitoring the scheduling and performance of research assistants.
• Supervisory duties may include up to 10 research assistants.
• Maintain local databases and oversee integration of dense sensing and other data.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Sciences, Sociology, Public Health, Nursing, Psychology, a closely related field, or its foreign equivalent;
  Spanish and English fluency.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in research and/or program administration.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

• Some previous work coordinating a research study in a community setting.
• Experience with research related regulatory documents/requirements, sensors/wearable devices, and recruiting participants for biological and environmental sampling.
• Master's Degree preferred in Biomedical Sciences, Sociology, Public Health, Nursing, Psychology, a closely related field, or its foreign equivalent.

• $40,000 + depending on qualifications

• Typical Office Environment

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files.

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This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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