Part-time Research Assistant

Duties/Pligte Recruiting and screening participants for research studies; Collecting and sending information requested by patients and clinicians; Data entry and database management; The statistical analysis of data; Writing study protocols; Writing and publishing scientific peer-reviewed manuscripts; Poster/verbal presentations at local and international conferences; Communication liaison between co-investigators, nurses, research assistants, administrators, patients/participants of the studies, radiographers, clinicians, and the media; Administrating IQ test (WASI), performing computer tasks during fMRI scanning, CANTAB and E-prime tasks during behavioural testing. Die werwing en sifting van deelnemers vir navorsingsprojekte; Hantering van alle inkomende oproepe (bv. sifting van studie deelnemers), e-pos en ander navrae; Insameling en uitstuur van inligting aan pasiënte en klinici; Die invoer van data en die bestuur van databasisse; Die statistiese analise van data; Die skryf van studieprotokolle; Die skryf en publikasie van artikels vir wetenskaplike eweknie-beoordeelde publikasies; Plakkaat / mondelinge aanbiedings by plaaslike en internasionale konferensies; Kommunikasie en skakeling met medenavorsers, verpleegsters, navorsingsassistente, administrateurs, pasiënte / deelnemers aan die studies, radiografiste, dokters, en die media; Administrasie van IK-toets (Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence, of WASI), uitvoer van rekenaartake tydens fMRI skandering, "CANTAB" en "E-prime" take tydens gedragstoetsing. Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes An Honours degree (in Psychology) or an equivalent qualification; Experience with MRI procedures; Knowledge or experience with research in the field of psychiatry or psychology; Good verbal and written command of Afrikaans and English; A valid driver's license and own transport (as the job requires regular travel, also after hours, between Tygerberg campus and the scan centre at UCT); Knowledge or experience using SPSS and/or Excel, and using PC software such as MATLAB, Presentation and E-Prime. Honneursgraad (in Sielkunde) of gelykwaardige kwalifikasie; Ervaring met magnetiese resonansiebeelding (MRB) prosedures; Kennis of ervaring van navorsing in die veld van psigiatrie of sielkunde; Goeie mondelinge en skriftelike kommunikasievaardighede in Afrikaans en Engels; 'n Geldige rybewys en eie vervoer (aangesien die pos gereelde reis, soms na-ure, tussen Tygerbergkampus en die MRB-sentrum by die Universiteit van Kaapstad behels); Kundingheid of ervaring van SPSS en/of Excel, en die gebruik van PC sagteware soos MATLAB, Presentation en E-Prime. Recommendation/Aanbeveling Master's degree (in Psychology) or an equivalent qualification; Experience in writing and publication of scientific peer-reviewed manuscripts; Knowledge or experience with designing and managing websites using WordPress web software; Knowledge or experience with imaging analysis software packages such as FSL, SPM, AFNI, or FreeSurfer; Knowledge or experience with administering the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence; Knowledge or experience in data management; Familiar with Stellenbosch University's plagiarism policy. Meestersgraad (in Sielkunde) of gelykwaardige kwalifikasie; Ervaring in die skryf en publikasie van artikels vir wetenskaplike eweknie-beoordeelde publikasies; Kennis of ervaring van die ontwerp en bestuur van webwerwe met behulp van WordPress web sagteware; Kennis of ervaring van sagteware pakkette vir breinbeelding soos FSL, SPM, AFNI of FreeSurfer; Kennis of ervaring van die administrasie van die Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence; Kennis of ervaring in databestuur; Vertroud met die Universiteit Stellenbosch se beleid oor plagiaat.