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Located where the Great Plains meet the Rocky Mountains, the University of Denver embodies the spirit of exploration and discovery that defines our region and our history. DU is a private institution built on exploration through research and collaboration among educators, students, and local and global communities. With nationally recognized academic programs, a history of widespread influence, a forward-looking vision for a 21st-century education, and a deep commitment to promoting inclusion, we open a world of opportunity to students and empower them to make a difference around the world. Through learning, scholarship and practice, students gain the experience, knowledge and courage they need to tackle big challenges in the real world and guide diverse communities and organizations.

The Department of Psychology at the University of Denver is research-oriented, valuing a collaborative and integrative approach to psychological science that fosters intellectual curiosity and innovation and invests in people in a supportive and inclusive environment. Our mission is to advance psychological science by generating and sharing new knowledge through collaborative scholarship, educating and mentoring student scholars, and contributing to the public good.

The College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and the Psychology department are strongly committed to building a diverse and inclusive educational environment, which is in full accord with the value that DU places on its commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Candidates must demonstrate ability to integrate content and issues relating to, and to work effectively with, ethnically/racially diverse populations. The University of Denver endeavors to be a great university dedicated to the public good and to uphold the values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. The University recognizes that its success is dependent on how well it lives these values, including how we engage, support, and champion members both at DU and in the greater community. DU is situated in the Denver metro area, a vibrant urban center in the Rocky Mountain region, home to more than 3 million people. Our metropolitan location supports collaboration across local universities. DU, ranke d in the top 100 universities in the country, is comprised of 5800 undergraduates (600+ psychology majors), 8000 graduate students (55 Psychology graduate students), and 700+ full-time faculty. The University recently received recognition as an R1 by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

Position Summary

The Research Assistant will assist with a grant-funded research project investigating the influence of prenatal sleep on maternal health and offspring development including assessments of growth, physiology, and cardiovascular health. Specific duties include recruiting and scheduling participants, making phone calls, assisting with research study visits, collection of data on maternal and child health, coordinating at-home data collection with participants, and entering data into spreadsheets. The Research Assistant will work very closely with other project staff and participants, and therefore must have excellent interpersonal skills.

This is a full time position (i.e., 40 hours per week) that comes with DU's full benefits package, and the funding for this position is contingent on grant funding. The schedule requires daytime hours and evening/weekend availability.

Essential Functions

The primary responsibilities for the Project Coordinator are:

• Under the direct supervision of the Principal Investigators, the research assistant will assist with a research project that involves biological, medical, and psychological data from women and their infants. The research assistant will assist with data collection, recruitment, phone calls, appointment scheduling, administration of questionnaires, clerical tasks such as filing and photocopying, and tracking of at-home data collection with families. This will include assisting with management of IRB protocols
• Working with human subjects in both Spanish and English: protocol requirements, phone calls, scheduling, questionnaire administration, coordinating at-home data collection with families, observations and assisting the PIs with study administration
• Preparation of subject data, assisting with data entry, filing, etc.
• Participation as a member of the research team: various meetings with investigators.

• Other duties as assigned. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong mathematical skills
• Strong reasoning ability
• Strong interpersonal skills

• Strong organizational skills and administrative skills to include scheduling, data/file management, word processing (MS Word), Spreadsheets (Excel), copying, phone skills and data entry Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field

• Bilingual in Spanish and English Preferred Qualifications

• Experience coordinating research projects, and experience in research with families, and maternal health

• Experience working with infants or children
• Child/Infant CPR Certification

• Statistical knowledge Working Environment

• Standard office environment

• Noise level is quiet to moderate