Student Assistant - FWS, Application Specialist, CFS, Rightpath Center - Tampa

Summary:

The Rightpath Research & Innovation Center is looking for an Applications Specialist to identify, build and maintain the electronic tools necessary to conduct federal grant-based research studies. Primary responsibilities include creating and maintaining demographic databases used for the tracking of research participants, programming the electronic assessments and experiments given to these participants, and working with field staff to troubleshoot issues.

Duties:

Data entry of consent information into database system.

Learn to score research assessments.

Support for general office duties, email, and assist with preparation of meeting materials.

Participate in CITI training per human subject’s research regulations and USF Institutional Review Board (IRB) policies and procedures.

Program experimental tasks in Millisecond Inquisit.

Assist with creating and maintaining databases according to specifications using Microsoft Access, RedCap, or related software.

Assist with testing and debugging all solutions on different devices;

Assist with identifying and evaluating potential solutions to address those requirements, including third-party software.

Attend lab meetings, if needed.

Average Number of Hours per Week: 15 - 20 hours per week

Schedule: Monday through Friday. There is flexibility to accomadate the FWS student's course schedule. Please note that work cannot be scheduled in conflict with classes.

Minimum Qualifications: 

Experience using Microsoft Office Suite

At least a sophomore at USF

“Applicant must have a current Federal Work Study (FWS) award for the 2020/2021 academic year in order to apply for this position. Applicants are asked to demonstrate proof of their FWS award by saving their “Award Overview” screen from OASIS as a print screen and then pasting it into a Word document and upload it as part of any additional required application materials. If other documents (in addition to your FWS award) are required as part of your application, you must upload ALL documents as one document. If you have questions, please contact Eric Rivera, Coordinator of Student Employment at erivera4@usf.edu.”

**To access OASIS, log in to single sign-on at my.usf.edu > enter OASIS > choose “Financial Aid” from the menu > choose “My Award and Loan Information” > click the “Award Overview” tab > save this page. **Note: This page will include applicant’s loan, scholarship, and grant information.”

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in computer programming (e.g., Java, C#, JavaScript, Python).

Prior office experience.

Standard Learning Objectives:

As a result of this position, student will be able to:

Demonstrate basic employability skills such as: timeliness to work, appropriate dress, interpersonal communication, and time management

Receive and solicit feedback from supervisor and effectively apply feedback on the job

Work independently with some supervisory oversight

Communicate transferable and functional skills to prospective employers

Gain hands-on experience working research faculty and research teams

Learn to administer educational assessments

Contact Information for Questions about Recruitment: Elizabeth Ingram, eingram1@usf.edu

Additional Information for Applicants: Level I background check is required