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Job Description
Job Title: Project Coordinator
Reports To: Dr. Janice Kuo
Location: Hybrid (remote and visits to 5150 El Camino Real Los Altos, CA 94022)
Date: March 21, 2022
This is a position for an NIH-funded project that examines cognitive processing therapy augmented with suicide risk management for individuals with comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder. This individual will primarily be responsible for the administration of a physiological laboratory-based paradigm, cleaning and processing of physiological data, and also assist with broader data collection protocols. Previous undergraduate research experience is required and experience/training in physiological assessment is preferred. This individual will work between 8-16 hrs/week. Interested candidates should email Dr. Kuo at jkuo@paloaltou.edu with CV.
Required Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Application Procedures:
PAU is committed to providing an educational environment that supports a diverse, equitable and inclusive population. In your cover letter, please include information on how your background and experience has prepare you to be in an environment that holds equity and inclusion core to its mission and values.