Hybrid SRA 1 bei University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

1. assisting with participant recruitment, prescreening, and conducting clinical assessments of Veterans with PTSD, including structured diagnostic interviews and symptom severity measures (5%);
2. obtaining informed consent and guiding participants through research procedures (2%);
3. administering fear conditioning and extinction tasks using SuperLab and Biopac in both remote and lab-based settings (2%);
4. collecting and reviewing psychophysiological data (e.g., skin conductance, heart rate) to ensure data quality across experimental phases (20%);
5. scoring, cleaning, and preprocessing research data, including physiological signals and behavioral responses (20%).

1. assisting with IRB submissions, regulatory documentation, and protocol amendments (2%);
2. maintaining lab software, tablets, wearables, and physiological recording equipment (2%);
3. managing inventory and troubleshooting hardware/software for remote task delivery (5%);
4. onboarding and training new research staff in protocol adherence and remote data collection methods (1%);
5. preparing and supporting Veterans for home-based participation and ensuring proper task setup via remote platforms (5%);
6. overseeing inventory and logistical coordination for home-based physiological data kits (5%).

1. conduct longitudinal data tracking, data cleaning, and organization using R and related tools (5%);
2. manage participant data in REDCap and other secure research databases (10%);
3. organize and integrate multi-modal datasets including psychophysiological, behavioral, and ecological momentary assessment (EMA) data (10%);
4. perform quality control, document non-responders, and manage data completeness across sessions (5%).

1. generating graphs and visualizations in R to support internal reports, manuscripts, and presentations (2%);
2. assisting with manuscript preparation, editing, and referencing (2%);
3. attending team meetings to discuss recruitment strategies, assist in programming new experimental tasks, and contribute to protocol refinements for fear conditioning research in PTSD (2%).

The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy.

Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification at UCSF. For positions that are represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement.

The salary range for this position is $26.00 - $31.04 (Hourly Rate).

To learn more about the benefits of working at UCSF, including total compensation, please visit: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html

• BA/BS in a related science and knowledge of, or experience with, the basic techniques or methods required by the position; or an equivalent combination of education and experience;
• Fluency (oral and written) in Spanish
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrated excellence in reliability and attendance.
• Basic competence in methodologies of psychological research
• Experience with data entry and management

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, neuroscience, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 1 year of research experience involving human subjects.
• Knowledge of working with people who experienced trauma
• Knowledge of coding of psychological measures
• Experience with publications and report writing
• Prior related UC experience.
• Knowledge of psychophysiological measurement
• Experience using SuperLab and Biopac for programming conducting experiments.
• Experience collecting and managing psychophysiological data (e.g., skin conductance, heart rate).