Child Mental Health Field Researcher II

Overview

Payroll

Title:

FIELD RESEARCHER 2

Department: PSYCHIATRY/Child & Adolescent

Hiring Pay Scale: $28.88 - $36 / Hour

Worksite: Greenwich Drive

Appointment Type: Career

Appointment Percent: 100%

Union: Uncovered

Total Openings: 2

Work Schedule: Days, 8 hrs/day, Monday-Friday

Filing Deadline: Mon 2/9/2026

Application: Apply Now

UC San Diego values and welcomes people from all backgrounds. If you are interested in being part of our team, possess the needed licensure and certifications, and feel that you have most of the qualifications and/or transferable skills for a job opening, we strongly encourage you to apply.

This position has recently been accreted by the UAW RP union and will be a part of that union moving forward.

UCSD Layoff from Career Appointment:
Apply by 1/29/26 for consideration with preference for rehire. All layoff applicants should contact their Employment Advisor. Reassignment Applicants:
Eligible Reassignment clients should contact their Disability Counselor for assistance.

This position will work a hybrid schedule which includes a combination of working both onsite at Greenwich Drive in San Diego and remote.

• Under supervision of the Center Principal Investigators and Center Coordinator, assist with tasks supporting the Implementatio
  
  N Science and Team Effectiveness in Practice (IN STEP) Children’s Mental Health Research Center and linked projects.
• Support the infrastructure for community engagement and trial activities of the Center.
• Support all IRB management through the University of California’s IRB Reliance agreement and online system.
• Support implementation of the detailed protocol for risk assessment used for Data Safety and Monitoring.
• Coordinate with investigatory teams to facilitate recruitment of community organizations and co-lead community engagement activities.
• Maintain the Center website and develop content for social media platforms (twitter, You Tube, etc.).
• Provide administrative and technical support for Center webinar series.
• Work with coordinators, investigative teams, and data managers to support evaluation of individual Center projects and overall impact, including preparation and management of web-based surveys and data entry of analytics (altmetric scores, website, social media).
• Perform general project tasks such as preparing meeting minutes, attending research and community partner meetings, literature searches, data entry, web-based survey development and distribution, and manuscript preparation.

• Six years of related experience, education/training, OR a Bachelor’s degree in related area plus two years of related experience/training.
• Working knowledge of safety, legal, cultural and regulatory requirements relative to field research responsibility.
• Working knowledge of research discipline, principles, concepts, analysis and/or operations at field/remote sites.
• Working knowledge of local customs and operations at field/remote sites.
• Ability to develop and maintain strategic relationships with remote research partners.
• Ability to work with a team and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Ability to work in ambiguous conditions.
• Proficient research and analytical skills.
• Strong communication skills with project team members.
• Previous experience in a research setting involving human subjects, particularly individuals with mental health conditions, caregivers, or health care providers.
• Comfortable working in a community setting and interacting with community partners, providers, children, and caregivers.
• Experience processing research data for mental health implementation research, adhering to IRB and HIPAA security and storage methods; ability to score and double-score standardized assessments.
• Understanding of computer software such as word processing and data entry; experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and video uploading; experience with video-conferencing platforms.
• Proven interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
• Ability to maintain participant confidentiality.
• Ability to prioritize workload and work independently.
• Experience working with coordinators,…