Looking for research experience before applying to graduate school or medical school? We are hiring two positions, starting in Summer 2025:
Join our team to work on NIH-funded behavioral medicine research concerning genetic counseling and genetic testing for hereditary cancer risk – including studies that incorporate AI approaches to delivering genetic information to cancer patients and survivors. This is a hybrid position (involving both remote and in person work) and is located in Washington, DC.
We are hiring two full-time paid staff positions starting in June or July 2025 with a competitive benefits package. If you are interested in health-related behavioral research and are looking for ways to prepare for graduate, public health, nursing, or medical school, then consider becoming part of a collaborative clinical research team. Our team is co-led by Dr. Marc Schwartz at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Please see our website: https://fishercenter.georgetown.edu/
Job Responsibilities Include:
- Coordinating enrollment and follow-up of participants using REDCap databases
- Helping to develop new interventions designed to enhance access to cancer genetic services
- Conducting phone-based participant assessments
- Conducting data management and data analysis activities
- Training and supervising undergraduate research assistant and delegating lab responsibilities
Research Opportunities Offered:
- Interacting with our entire team to learn about our other research studies focused on cancer risk and genetic testing
- Contributing to manuscripts and grants as well as serving as co-author on presentations and publications
- Working collaboratively with healthcare professionals from a range of disciplines
- Excellent preparation for graduate, public health, nursing, and medical school
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree (completed by start date) in psychology (or other social science), public health, or pre-med is required with interest in and prior experience with clinical (human subjects) or behavioral science research and coursework or experience in data management/data analysis. A two-year commitment is required.
Additional Recommended Qualifications:
- Experience using data processing and statistical software (e.g. REDCap, Microsoft Excel, SPSS, SAS, R);
- Experience working in clinical settings, clinical research labs and advanced coursework in social/behavioral science;
- Prior CITI Human Subjects training.
- Experience in working with IRBs.
To apply, please send your resume, college transcript, and a cover letter to Dr. Marc Schwartz (). To learn more about our research and our investigators, visit: https://fishercenter.georgetown.edu.
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