Posted
Mon., April 24
Organization
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai's Center for Computational Psychiatry and Center of Excellence in Eating and Weight Disorders
Position Description
Laura Berner, PhD is seeking two volunteers to help with recruitment and/or data entry for studies focused on the neurobiology of bulimic symptoms.
Recruitment responsibilities include:
- Using IRB-approved avenues
- Posting flyers (at minimum on their respective college campus)
- Creating new designs for study ads and social media campaigns
- Identifying new listservs and college clubs to contact
- Identifying new recruitment strategies
- Analyzing existing recruitment data
- Attending weekly recruitment meeting (~30 minutes)
- Sending summary of work sent to lab coordinators at the end of each week
- Checking email and Slack regularly and responding within a reasonable time frame
Research responsibilities include:
- Using IRB-approved and RB-approved avenues
- Posting flyers (at minimum on their respective college campus)
- Creating new designs for study ads and social media campaigns
- Identifying new listservs and college clubs to contact
- Identifying new recruitment strategies
- Analyzing existing recruitment data
- Assisting with data entry and scanning files
- Attending weekly recruitment meeting (~30 minutes)
- Sending summary of work sent to lab coordinators at the end of each week
- Checking email and Slack regularly and responding within a reasonable time frame
Position Requirements
Recruitment Volunteer:
- Prior work experience with recruitment or marketing
- Experience with social media applications (i.e., Facebook, Instagram, TikTok)
- Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively within a team
- Ability to respond proactively to constructive feedback
Research Volunteer:
- Experience with database management (e.g., Excel, REDCap) and marketing or recruitment on social media applications (i.e., Facebook, Instagram, TikTok)
- Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively within a team
- Ability to respond proactively to constructive feedback
- Effective independent problem-solving skills and task prioritization
Time Commitment
Part-time
- Recruitment Volunteer: Minimum of three hours per week, with at least one hour spent posting flyers
- Research Volunteer: Minimum of five hours per week, with at least 1 hour spent posting flyers; minimum commitment of one year
Apply
- To apply for the recruitment position, email your CV to Maia Chester with the subject “Berner Lab Recruitment Volunteer App”
- To apply for the research position, email your CV and a brief cover letter to Maia Chester with the subject “Berner Lab Volunteer App”
