Part-time Research Coordinator

About the Opportunity

The Exercise Psychology Laboratory (Director, Dr. Neha P. Gothe) at the Institute for Cognitive & Brain

Health is seeking a part-time Research Coordinator. The Research Coordinator will support a wide range of research projects focused on promoting healthy lifestyle interventions across the lifespan.

These include a focus on mind-body interventions of physical activity and nutrition incorporating mindfulness and yoga and their impact on physiological and psychological health outcomes.

This position may serve as a launching pad to graduate and professional (e.g. medical school) studies

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience conducting human subjects research

Collecting and organizing data, conducting statistical analyses, and coding in computer languages (SPSS, R, etc.)

• Familiar with Microsoft Office suite and research databases such as RedCap.
• Have excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Highly organized and dependable.
• Have an ability to work and troubleshoot independently and in a team environment.
• Knowledge and skills are normally acquired through the completion of a Bachelor's degree (BA/BS in a Health-related field) and at least one year experience in a lab environment.
• A master's degree (MA/MS) is desirable but not required.
• A yoga teacher training certification is desirable but not required.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

Research activities (60%)

• Composing and modifying review board protocols.
• Developing and posting advertisements (flyers, writing ads) for research participant recruitment.
• Contacting, screening, and scheduling potential research participants.
• Maintaining a secure recruitment database (RedCap, etc.).
• Conducting research study visits.
• Computer coding tasks and analyses (R, MatLab, Python, etc.).
• Literature review and scientific products.

Outreach and education (40%)

• Developing relationships within the greater Boston communit to recruit participants.
• Developing outreach activities and workshops to recruit study participants.
• Explaining complex scientific constructs to relevant audiences.
• Summarizing empirical research papers for the public for online publication (e.g., blog posts

, newsletters).

• Leveraging social media for the lab projects and dissemination.
• Design and lead group discussion and physical activity classes for participants to build community
• Position Type
• Research
• Additional Information

Additional information

Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer.

Pay and benefits

Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation.

Compensation Grade/Pay Type: 106H

Expected Hiring Range: $23.37 - $32.14

With the pay range(s) shown above, the starting salary will depend on several factors, which may include your education, experience, location, knowledge and expertise, and skills as well as a pay comparison to similarly-situated employees already in the role. Salary ranges are reviewed regularly and are subject to change.