cpsylist: job opportunity

[Beth Stormshak]

Hi Students –see opportunity below to work with a new faculty here in CPHS, Emily Tanner Smith.  This is a great opportunity so please pass it along and contact Emily if you have an interest in this work. The position could be added to a GE that is not at the .49 FTE level.

Beth

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Contact Information:
Students interested in these positions should email a current copy of their CV to Dr. Emily Tanner-Smith at etanners at uoregon.edu<mailto:etanners at uoregon.edu>.
Job Description:
With supervision and support, these positions involve assisting with one or more of Dr. Tanner-Smith’s meta-analysis projects at the Prevention Science Institute. The goals of these projects are to collect and synthesize evidence from prior research studies that examined:
·       the comparative effectiveness of brief motivational substance use interventions for adolescent and young adults (e.g., see https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25300577);
·       the effects of brief substance use interventions delivered in general healthcare settings (e.g., primary care, outpatient clinics, emergency departments);
·       the effects of juvenile drug courts for reducing recidivism and substance use among youth in the juvenile justice system (e.g., see https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/grants/250439.pdf).
Duties will include data collection via systematic coding of research reports, as well as general assistance with data collection and data management tasks. These positions can also offer opportunities for conducting data analysis and collaborating on presentations/publications.
Key Functions and Expected Performances:
·       Participate in training on standardized coding protocol to learn data extraction tools and procedures; establish reliability on coding protocol.
·       Search for eligible research studies via electronic databases, internet, references in published material, and citations in relevant research papers.
·       Screen abstracts and full text reports to assess eligibility for inclusion in the meta-analysis, using standardized coding protocol.
·       Read research reports and extract pertinent information, using standardized coding protocol.
·       Function cooperatively and effectively with other members of the research team.
Minimum Requirements:
The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in a social science discipline, but a Master’s is preferred.
The position requires successful completion of at least one graduate level statistics course and one research design/methods course. Additional coursework in advanced statistical methods is desired, but not required.
Experience with Excel, FileMaker, R, SAS, SPSS, or Stata is highly desired.

Additional information:
These are part-time positions that are expected to require 10-20 hours per week.
The start date for these positions will be October 1, 2017 (with earlier start dates negotiable).






Beth Stormshak, Ph.D.
Knight Chair and Professor, College of Education
Director, Prevention Science Institute
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403
http://psi.uoregon.edu
phone: 541-346-3538

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