Description
Clinical Research Coordinator
Health and Human Development - Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh - (26001242)
The Physical Activity Research Center at the University of Pittsburgh invites applications for a full-time Clinical Research Coordinator position.
The Clinical Research Coordinator will closely work with Dr. Duck-Chul Lee (PI) and his research team including Dr. I-Min Lee (MPI) at Harvard Medical School for a newly funded National Institutes of Health (NIH) project (R01HL171098), "Dose-Response to Resistance Exercise on Cardiovascular Health (DoReps)" to test the effects of different doses of resistance exercise on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk profile by conducting a 1-year exercise trial in 240 adults with obesity. This clinical trial will help fill important gaps in our knowledge on effective minimum, beneficial optimal, and safe maximum dose(s) of resistance exercise for CVD prevention.
Job Responsibilities:
• Research participant recruitment, scheduling, and management
• Exercise programming and monitoring
• Fitness and clinical data collection and entry
• Undergraduate research assistants supervision
• Oversees research participants and equipment safety standards during exercise sessions; takes blood pressure readings and records and monitors heart rate for study participants of varying age and medical conditions during sessions.
• Maintains detailed data logs of participation and attendance; motivates participants as needed; conducts follow-up communications with participants upon absence/s.
• Assists with testing protocols as directed.
• Travels to exercise sites as needed.
• Understands, follows, and enforces standard operating procedures.
Job Summary
Oversees research participants and equipment safety standards during aerobic exercise sessions by monitoring study participants of varying age and medical conditions. Assists with testing protocols, travels to exercise sites, and enforces standard operating procedures.
Essential Functions
Supervise exercise intervention from 6am to 9pm on weekdays, especially during this summer when current undergraduate research assistants and interns will leave the study right after spring semester.
Physical Effort
Typical office work, occasional lifting, regular work in an exercise science lab.
Assignment Category: Full-time regular
Job Classification: Staff.Research Exercise Technician
Job Family: Research
Job Sub Family: Clinical Research
Campus: Pittsburgh
Minimum Education Level Required: Bachelor's Degree
Minimum Years of Experience Required: No experience required
Will this position accept substitution in lieu of education or experience: Combination of education and relevant experience will be considered in lieu of education and/ or experience requirement.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, either 6am-2pm or 1pm-9pm
Work Arrangement: On-Campus: Teams that work on campus, in an office, or in a lab.
Hiring Range: TBD Based Upon Qualifications
Relocation_Offered: No
Visa Sponsorship Provided: No
Background Check: For position finalists, employment with the University will require successful completion of a background check
Child Protection Clearances: Not Applicable
Required Documents: Resume, Cover Letter
Optional Documents: Not Applicable
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