Research Associate - UCLA Center for Autism Research & Treatment

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Title: Full-time RA position at UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment at Lord Lab (PI: Catherine Lord) 

 

Deadline to apply:  September 18th, 2022.  

 

Applicants must apply here: https://www.uclahealthcareers.org/job/16598559/staff-research-associate-i-los-angeles-ca/ 

 

Description: The Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior is searching for an SRA 1 to assist with research support for the Autism Spectrum Disorders under supervision of Dr. Catherine Lord through the Lord Lab. Major functions of the position include recruiting, consenting, and conducting diagnostic interviews and observations with children and adult clients as part of studies of daily functioning of people with autism and their families, as well as healthy children who serve as comparisons. Other tasks will include providing guidance to families using smartphones to report data, organizing research data, scheduling of interviews, entering data and reliability checks, as well as preparing materials for presentations and publication. This is a full-time, career position.  

 

Job qualifications:  

  1. Able to coordinate data collection and data entry for research studies.

  2. Ability to interact appropriately and congenially with all staff, faculty, students, patients and the public at all times.

  3. Able to schedule patient and administrative appointments accurately.

  4. Skilled at prioritizing assignments and ability to work concurrently on several projects.

  5. Ability to function effectively with several interruptions.

  6. Able to work independently and follow through on tasks with minimal direction.

  7. High level ability in the use of a PC using all Windows applications.

  8. Able to enter data and manage research data base.

  9. Experience with SPSS, SAS, or Excel.

  10. Skilled in maintaining organized filing systems.

  11. Skilled in editing reports, correspondence, manuals, etc., for grammar and punctuation.

  12. Ability to maintain confidentiality in the strictest sense.

  13. Familiarity with autism or other developmental disabilities.

  14. Previous experience with working with parents and caregivers of young children or individuals with developmental disabilities preferred.

  15. BA in psychology or related field required.

 

Hannah Singer | Research Associate

Lord Research Lab

UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior

760 Westwood Plaza, Semel 68-217

She/Her/Hers

(323) 536-2688

hsinger@mednet.ucla.edu