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General Notes

This is a grant funded position with an end date of 5 / 31 / 2026, renewable based upon availability of funding, work performance, and progress toward research goals.

This date above is the end of Year 3 of the grant. We anticipate this grant will continue through 2028 with this position being funded up to 3 years.

Purpose

This position will provide research assistance / support for research projects in the Lippard Lab in the Department of Psychiatry at UT Austin working as part of a team of faculty, staff, graduate students, and undergraduate assistants. Weekend and evening work will be required.

Responsibilities

Conduct phone screens for study recruitment and assist with subject recruitment.

Conduct clinical and behavioral assessments, including structured clinical interviews, alcohol administration sessions, and MRI scans.

Help with subject management, scheduling and reimbursement, and data analysis.

Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree. Basic engineering and / or scientific equipment ordinarily used in college laboratory work.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with projects involving human subject research.

Experience with REDCap.

Experience with alcohol administration studies and MRI data collection.

Experience with clinical assessments (including structured clinical interviews).

Demonstrated ability to communicate (written and verbal) and interact skillfully with investigators, staff, and researchers; work both as a team member and independently without continuous supervision; work with overlapping projects and with sensitive and confidential information; adapt to a dynamic and deadline-driven, patient-oriented environment.

Salary Range

$40,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

May work in all weather conditions

May work around standard office conditions

May work around biohazards

May work around chemicals

Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation

Climbing of stairs

Lifting and moving

Occasional weekend, overtime and evening work to meet deadlines

100% on-campus : This position will be assigned on-campus with an expectation to report to work on-site during the scheduled work week.

Required Materials

Resume / CV

3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers :  You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure

that ALL Required

Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers :  As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application

questions presented

to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.