Part Time Sleep Research - Psychiatry Research

The Pennsylvania State University

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College of Medicine Until 8/22/2026 First posted March 26, 2025 Last posted March 26, 2025
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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Five part-time employees are needed to assist the sleep research team with a 5-year NIH-funded longitudinal research project following up the sleep, cardiometabolic and neurocognitive health of 700 young adults approximately 18-30 years old. Duties include: phone calls to recruit subjects/participants for visits; obtain informed consent; conduct data collection, using structured interviewing; administer neurocognitive and psychological tests; EEG hook ups; monitor incoming data for accuracy; ensure data is entered correctly and reconciled per PI guidelines.

Work hours: Varied, Sunday - Saturday, 3:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. (approx. 12 hours/week). Part-time position: $12.00-$15.75/hour. Preference will be given to a student currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s program in the field of psychology or recent graduate.

Own transportation required to travel to affiliated research sites.

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About this role

Summary

Assist with sleep research project, including data collection and participant recruitment.

Job title

Part Time Sleep Research - Psychiatry Research

Experience level

entry level

Industry

education

Location requirements

Located in Hershey, PA; remote work not allowed.

Salary

$12.00-$15.75/hour

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

data collectionstructured interviewingneurocognitive testspsychological teststransportation

Preferred skills

Bachelor'sMaster's

Specializations

psychologyneurocognitivedata collectionEEGcardiometabolic
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Hershey, PA, USA

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