Research Associate I

Company: Dell Medical School
Location: Austin
Posted on: January 6, 2026

Job Description:

General Notes This is a grant funded position with an end date of 06/31/26 that is renewable for another year based upon work performance and progress toward research goals. Purpose The responsibilities for this position include several tasks supporting a clinical trial that is investigating transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for the treatment of depression in adolescents in the Department of Psychiatry at UT Austin. Primary responsibilities include scheduling and completing brain MRIs for clinical trial participants and delivering transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to adolescents with depression Responsibilities Completing MRI L1 and L2 training. Scheduling and completing brain MRIs on clinical trial participants. Collecting urine samples from trial participants for drug and pregnancy screens. Completing transcranial magnetic stimulation training and delivering TMS to trial participants. Giving trial participants measures for their symptoms and recording responses. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in a scientific, engineering or technical field. Basic experience with scientific equipment ordinarily used in college laboratory work. Demonstrated ability to communicate (written and verbal) and interact skillfully with investigators, staff, and researchers; work both as a team member and independently without continuous supervision; work with overlapping projects and with sensitive and confidential information; adapt to a dynamic and deadline-driven, customer service-oriented environment. Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate. Preferred Qualifications Bachelor's degree in a scientific, engineering or technical field. Basic experience with scientific equipment ordinarily used in college laboratory work. Demonstrated ability to communicate (written and verbal) and interact skillfully with investigators, staff, and researchers; work both as a team member and independently without continuous supervision; work with overlapping projects and with sensitive and confidential information; adapt to a dynamic and deadline-driven, customer service-oriented environment. Salary Range $40,000 depending on qualifications Working Conditions May work around standard office conditions May work around electrical and mechanical hazards Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation Use of manual dexterity Climbing of stairs Lifting and moving Occasional weekend, overtime, and evening work to meet deadlines 100% on-campus position with expectation to report on-site during the scheduled work week and comply with university safety protocols Required Materials Resume/CV 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor Letter of interest Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes. Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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