Research Coordinator for the ADHD & Learning Differences Program at Children's National Hospital

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April 29

The ADHD & Learning Differences Program is hiring up to two full-time clinical research assistant/coordinator positions to work with the director to coordinate federally funded research studies and community engagement activities. If you are interested in resilience, digital mental health interventions, and/or school/community implementation and looking for ways to prepare for graduate school, consider becoming part of a collaborative clinical research team under the supervision of Melissa Dvorsky, PhD at Children's National Hospital in Washington, DC. The research assistant will be joining a highly productive team consisting of faculty, two postdoctoral fellows, doctoral level graduate students, and ungraduate students.

Responsibilities include:

Assist in the development and implementation of school/community-based research.
Coordinate a randomized clinical trial and/or longitudinal developmental studies, including school and
participant recruitment, diagnostic assessment, and outcome monitoring.
Support community partners including school mental health providers in implementing evidence-based
practices in their settings.
Work with the DC, MD, and VA community to support programs that ensure all youth opportunity to
reach their highest level of mental health and well-being.
Enroll participants, administer, and track data collection.
Coordinate data management and analysis.
Supervise and train undergraduate volunteers and delegating lab responsibilities.
Assist with writing peer reviewed publications, preparing conference presentations and grant applications.
Work with the Institutional Review Board (IRB) to maintain research ethical compliance.
Contribute to projects focused on promoting youth mental health equity so that all individuals have access
to quality mental health care regardless of race, ethnicity, linguistic literacy/proficiency, gender,
socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, disability status, or geographical location.

This position offers:

A leadership role in a school-based randomized controlled trial funded by the NIMH evaluating a
technology-enhanced organization/time management skills intervention.
Experience working collaboratively with community partners on providing helpful services for students
struggling with executive functioning and homework/organization challenges.
Experience on a clinical research intervention with the potential for presentations and publications.
Access to project data as well as multiple large longitudinal and treatment datasets focused on attention,
behavior, and psychosocial functioning in children, adolescents, and emerging adults.
Excellent preparation for graduate school in psychology.

Requirements:
✓ Bachelor's degree with previous experience in the conduct of clinical research and/or behavioral
interventions
✓ Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
✓ Two-year minimum commitment
✓ Reliable transportation
✓ Evening hours for occasional participant enrollment
Across Children's National, there is a strong commitment to recruit, train, and retain trainees, faculty, and staff of diverse and underrepresented backgrounds.

To apply, please complete the following survey: https://bit.ly/ADHDRA
Please contact Amanda Steinberg with any questions: ahsteinber@childrensnational.org.
Review of applications will begin immediately.