Job Description

Dr. Alison Hipwell co-directs the Pittsburgh Girls Study (PGS) in which a sample of 2,450 girls from the City of Pittsburgh has been followed annually for 20 years to track developmental patterns and contextual influences on health. Several current projects are focused on stress exposures and perinatal, metabolic, and cardiovascular health. We are hiring a Research Associate to assist in the execution of research protocols for the Pittsburgh site of the ECHO (Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes) Study, a longitudinal study of pregnant women and their offspring.

This position is grant funded.

Responsibilities:

+ Contact, complete a phone screener to determine eligibility, and schedule potential participants from a designated pool of individuals who have agreed to be contacted for research studies.
+ Conduct subject searches to locate subjects who are unable to be contacted.
+ Explain research protocol and obtain informed consent from partic...

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