Part time Summer Research Assistant – Medicine

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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The Penn State College of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, in Hershey, PA, is seeking a part-time Summer Research Assistant to help with the conduct of multiple clinical trials in patients with chronic liver disease.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Manage clinical investigative studies by helping to schedule experiments, and coordinate the action of facilities

• Collect and archive data from experiments and present to a variety of audiences

• Develop, write, and implement procedures for research projects and experiments

• Assure compliance with Institutional Review Board requirements and assist investigators on matters of human subject protection

• Represent department research interests at institutional workshops and meetings

• Publish papers as co-author

• Assist other research staff in the daily operations of the research group, including those related to research study visits

A Bachelors’ degree or higher and enrolled or planning to enroll in medical school in the near future is preferred.

Previous experience in clinical research while not required, is highly desirable.

This is a three-month summer appointment with an established research laboratory that has held continuous funding since its inception in 2017, including current National Institutes of Health funding (https://research.med.psu.edu/liver/ )

The following clearances must be successfully completed for this position:  

• Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Background Check  

• Pennsylvania Child Abuse History

• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal Background Check   

 
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