Position Summary

We are seeking a compassionate, dedicated remote Professional Rater II with research interest in emerging adults (Gen Z), excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and strong work ethic. As a fully remote role, the position is flexible (up to 10 hrs per week), allowing you to create a work-life balance that suits you! In this position, you will assist Dr. Whalen and Dr. Gilbert’s Personality Study within the Early Emotional Development Program (EEDP) in the Department of Child Psychiatry. This position includes observational coding projects aimed to assess young adults’ emotions and behaviors from videotaped interactions with peers.

In your role as a Remote Professional Rater II, you will bring your expertise to remotely code behaviors and emotions from videotaped interactions of young adults and their peers. Through this detailed observational coding work, you will play an integral role in our data collection, supporting the assessment of emotions and behaviors in emerging adults while working in close collaboration with our team of investigators and research staff.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Mains responsibilities include:
  • Observational/behavioral coding.
  • Attending weekly coding meetings with the team to ensure ongoing reliability of the coding protocol.
• Leverages your unique insights and clinical acumen to ensure participants are engaged with the videotaped tasks.
• Engages in thoughtful communication with principal investigators, other team members, and research staff, fostering a spirit of teamwork in service of our research mission.
• Actively participates in continuous learning and professional development initiatives to stay at the forefront of research best practices.
• Upholds the highest standard of participant confidentiality, ensuring stringent adherence to HIPPA regulations and institutional research guidelines.
• Prepares/edits progress reports and attends meetings.

Diversity is a core value at Washington University School of Medicine and in the Department of Psychiatry. We are committed to building and sustaining inclusive and equitable working and learning environments for all students, staff, trainees, and faculty. We believe that building a diverse team enriches us individually and as a department by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions.

In order to achieve these objectives, candidates are expected to align with the school's mission of promoting inclusive excellence. They should be prepared to further this objective within Washington University and collaborate with diverse communities of students, faculty, staff, trainees, and patients. Visit our Websites to learn more about DEI initiatives in the Department of Psychiatry and at WUSM.  

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

Required Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education.

Certifications:

The list below may include all acceptable certifications and issuers. More than one credential or certification may be required depending on the role.

Basic Life Support - American Heart Association, Basic Life Support - American Red Cross

Work Experience:

Relevant Experience (1 Year)

Skills:

Not Applicable

Driver's License:

A driver's license is not required for this position.

More About This Job

Required Qualifications

• Basic Life Support certification (Online BLS certifications, those without a skills assessment component, are not sufficient to meet the BLS requirements). Must be obtained within one month of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

No additional education beyond what is stated in the Required Qualifications section.

Certifications:

No additional certification beyond what is stated in the Required Qualifications section.

Work Experience:

No additional work experience beyond what is stated in the Required Qualifications section.

Skills:

HIPAA Compliance, Interactive Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Organizing, Patient Support, Physician Communications, Psychology, Teamwork

Grade

C07-H

Salary Range

$19.21 - $28.85 / Hourly

The salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade across the University. Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including one's qualifications and performance, equity with others in the department, market rates for positions within the same grade and department budget.

Questions

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Accommodation

If you are unable to use our online application system and would like an accommodation, please email [email protected] or call the dedicated accommodation inquiry number at 314-935-1149 and leave a voicemail with the nature of your request.

All qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

Pre-Employment Screening

All external candidates receiving an offer for employment will be required to submit to pre-employment screening for this position. The screenings will include criminal background check and, as applicable for the position, other background checks, drug screen, an employment and education or licensure/certification verification, physical examination, certain vaccinations and/or governmental registry checks. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.

Benefits Statement

Please visit our website at https://hr.wustl.edu/benefits/ to review our benefit eligibility criteria along with any applicable benefits.

EEO/AA Statement

Washington University in St. Louis is committed to the principles and practices of equal employment opportunity and especially encourages applications by those from underrepresented groups. It is the University’s policy to provide equal opportunity and access to persons in all job titles without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

Diversity Statement

Washington University is dedicated to building a diverse community of individuals who are committed to contributing to an inclusive environment – fostering respect for all and welcoming individuals from diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. Individuals with a commitment to these values are encouraged to apply.