University of Minnesota Looking for Student Academic Support at Minneapolis, MN  Full Time

The Minnesota Center for Twin and Family Research (MCTFR) seeks to hire one undergraduate research assistant registered for study at the U of MN as “Data Manager UGRA” (2221: Student Academic Support). Data managers are responsible for the processing, organization, and storage of human subjects research data collected at the MCTFR. The Data Manager is appointed by the MCTFR’s Director and reports to its Principal Data Manager. The position is hourly and requires a commitment of about 20 hours per week during the academic year and 40 hours per week over summer break. Salary is consistent with Department of Psychology standards for undergraduate research assistants.

Major Responsibilities:

• 50% Process Paper and Electronic Data

  • Organize participant data (Checklisting, Pull-Aparts, Batching)

  • Markup of data forms before entry (Coding)

  • Data Entry and Verification

  • Error identification and correction

  • Filing/organization of entered data

  • Inventory and Storage of Archival Data

• 30% Monitor Participant Survey Completion Progress

  • Check & verify participant survey completion status

  • Sending emails or making calls to remind/prompt participants to complete surveys

  • Verify participant payments upon completion

• 20% Miscellaneous Duties

  • Committee meeting participation

  • Support administrative tasks

  • Support recruitment tasks

  • Other assigned duties

Essential Qualifications:

• Undergraduate enrollment in U of MN degree-granting program & GPA >= 3.0

• Efficient, honest, self-directed, problem-solving work ethic

• Demonstrable keyboard proficiency & knowledge of computer structure/organization

• Data entry & analysis experience

• Initial training & probationary period occurs during normal University business hours, hours flexible afterward

• Ability to work 15-20 hours during Semester & 35-40 hours during Summer

• Cover letter, resume, and references are required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Psychology Majors, but students from other fields in social, health, and information sciences are encouraged to apply.

• Knowledge of using R programming language for data exploration, visualization, & report creation or a strong desire to learn how to extract, manipulate, & analyze data using R or SQL.

• Students in their sophomore or junior years seeking to develop their skillset & knowledge in preparation for graduate/professional school, who are willing to commit to an employment period of one academic year & one summer (conditional on work performance and the availability of funding)

• Candidates who have demonstrated academic excellence and leadership

• Candidates with work study funds

MCTFR

The Minnesota Center for Twin and Family Research seeks to identify environmental and genetic influences on psychological traits and brain development. Focusing on adolescent children and their parents, the MCTFR includes studies of twins, adoptees, and biologically related adolescent siblings. MCTFR participants are involved in a variety of projects including: assessment of psychopathology, psychophysiology, collection of DNA samples in collaboration with the National Institute of Health’s Genetics Consortium and MRI imaging of brains.

The Department of Psychology is one of the largest departments within the College of Liberal Arts, and is a highly ranked department nationally. Currently, the department has 46 core faculty, 70+ staff, 140 graduate students, and it supports the largest number of undergraduate majors of any academic program on the UMN Twin Cities campus. Additionally, the department has $40 million or more in active research funding at any given time (the majority from NIH), spread across 70 or more projects. In its 100 plus year history, the Department of Psychology has been marked by distinction and excellence. For additional information, please go to our website: .

About the College of Liberal Arts

Home to the arts, social science and humanities disciplines and programs, the College of Liberal Arts comprises 31 academic departments, and over 20 interdisciplinary research centers and administrative/support units. CLA has over 1200 faculty and staff spanning research, teaching, advising, outreach, and administrative functions. CLA units reside in over twenty buildings on the East Bank and West Bank of the Twin Cities campus. CLA enrolls nearly 14,000 undergraduate students, half of the undergraduate enrollment on the Twin Cities campus, and over 1,600 graduate students and has an annual all-funds budget of over $250 million.

CLA is a destination for curious, compassionate individuals who are committed to making our increasingly interdependent and diverse global community work for everyone. That . CLA is committed to increasing enrollment of underrepresented and under-resourced students, diversifying our faculty across all disciplines, recruiting, and retaining a diverse staff, and promoting the expression and exploration of diverse perspectives and viewpoints-so that we all gain the background knowledge and analytical skills we need to understand and respect differences.

Student positions are a form of financial support while pursuing an education at the University of Minnesota.

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The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMTC)

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMTC), is among the largest public research universities in the country, offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional students a multitude of opportunities for study and research. Located at the heart of one of the nation’s most vibrant, diverse metropolitan communities, students on the campuses in Minneapolis and St. Paul benefit from extensive partnerships with world-renowned health centers, international corporations, government agencies, and arts, nonprofit, and public service organizations.