Research Specialist

Join the Sleep, Affective Neuroscience, and Development laboratory team! Our lab studies how sleep-circadian processes affect brain maturation and mental health risk over adolescent development (www.sleepneuro.pitt.edu). We are seeking a full-time Research Specialist to contribute to participant recruitment and data collection for two NIH-funded projects studying age-related changes in sleep and mental health in young people (children, adolescents, young adults). The Research Specialist will recruit and screen participants; run standardized clinical, neurobehavioral, and sleep/circadian assessments; and aid in data processing. This individual will work closely with a lab coordinator, other research staff, and the data manager, as well as with the staff of the Sleep and Behavioral Neuroscience Center.

This position is grant funded.

Responsibilities:

+ Recruit, screen, schedule, and compensate adolescent and young adult participants
+ Conduct standardized st...