Associate Research Area Specialist (Fort Hood Location) Job at UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
UT Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, TX 78229
Job Summary:
STRONG STAR (South Texas Research Organizational Network Guiding Studies on Trauma And Resilience) is looking for a motivated individual to support two projects conducted on the Fort Hood military instillation. STRONG STAR provides much needed treatment and prevention services to active duty military members, veterans, and their families through a variety of programs and research study protocols.
The first project is a Texas state funded program that provides evidence based posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment and primary prevention family services to military and veteran families following trauma and throughout military related transitions. The second project is a DOD-funded research study designed to evaluate a forgiveness-focused intervention on the treatment of chronic anger and aggression for military service members and veterans who have experienced military-related betrayal.
This individual will serve as a vital member of our team and will receive training in clinical research management, implementation, and program evaluation. This individual will interact closely with military service members, veterans, families with children, other support staff, clinicians, and researchers.
Under supervision, this individual will provide assistance in performing assigned and delegated tasks in support of clinical and research projects. Responsibilities include assisting in the recruitment, collection, management, evaluation, and interpretation of data for clinical research and program evaluation. For our Strong Families program, meetings with families may occur in-home or in STRONG STAR offices. This position requires accommodating families’ schedules, including evening and minimal weekend appointments. This position requires a personal vehicle to accommodate travel to local military-related events and in-home appointments. All travel will be reimbursed. Preferred candidates will have experience working within a mental healthcare system, especially working with military personnel, veterans, or children and families. Fluency in Spanish is highly valued.
** Fort Hood is a short commute from Austin/Georgetown area.**
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
1. Attention to detail by achieving thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task.
2. Ability to organize and coordinate work within schedule constraints and handle emergent requirements in a timely manner.
3. Ability to monitor important and complex projects concurrently within a clinical research environment.
4. Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing, to include interacting with project participants and project staff, writing and preparing memorandums, letters, and other official correspondence.
5. Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and e-mail and calendar software.
Job Duties
- Attends outreach, engagement, and recruitment events, interacts with military service members and families, and provides 2-15 minute briefings at military related events to provide information and promote the projects.
- Performs duties in support of projects such as scheduling and interacting with project participants, administering assessment measures, managing and organizing data and participant records, and entering data in a database.
- Assists in the recording and interpreting the progress of projects. Assists in collecting and analyzing information. Assists with the preparation of reports. Assists in the maintenance of information and and relevant literature.
- Attends all project meetings and prepares materials for meetings as required
- Performs other duties as assigned by supervisors
Education:
Bachelor's degree in an educational/social science is required.
Experience:
Up to one (1) year related experience is required.
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