University of Rochester Research Assistant
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SMOKING RESEARCH PROGRAM

Research Assistant Positions


Positions with the
SMOKING RESEARCH PROGRAM
Desire Bachelors' degreed persons in
Related Fields: Psychology, Behavioral Medicine,
Health and Society, Biology, Economics, Business,
and others.

Department of Community and Preventive Medicine and the Cancer Center
Deborah Ossip-Klein, PhD, Director
Scott McIntosh, PhD, Assistant Director

Positions are periodically available with the University of Rochester’s Smoking Research Program. This information page does NOT supercede appropriate postings for available positions, but rather is intended to describe what "typical" positions with our Program are like which MAY become available in the future.

Reseach Assistants may be needed for the following projects:

Dr. Ossip-Klein and her team are internationally known for development of effective telephone "Quit Lines" and other self-help materials to assist smokers quit on their own. Other projects are concerned with distance learning techniques to change behaviors.

POSSIBLE RESEARCH ASSISTANT TASKS

Based on a person's talent and interest, there are endless possibilities of learning experiences this position can provide our multidisciplinary staff.

Here's a partial list of Tasks: Data entry, data management, and data analysis; Telephone Follow-up Interviews with Research Subjects; Assist with managing a smokers' hotline; Learn and use computerized data management and statistical analysis packages; Participate in weekly research meetings and learn about all phases of ongoing behavioral research projects; Learn about addiction and behavioral change; Work on your own research project.

INTERVIEWS:

If you interview with faculty and staff for a position, please keep the following points in mind:

DIRECTIONS:

The Smoking Research Program is located at two sites -- The James P. Wilmot Cancer Center in Strong Memorial Hospital, and across the street in Helen Wood Hall. Most interviews will be in Helen Wood Hall, 4th Floor, Room 4W208 (Dr. McIntosh's office). The entrance to Helen Wood Hall is across the street (Crittenden Blvd.) from Strong Memorial Hospital's South Entrance -- near the "Book Store". When you enter Helen Wood Hall, take the elevator to the 4th Floor, go RIGHT (down the hall) to the first intersection, and turn RIGHT again. Room 4W208 is across from the large Classroom.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Dr. Scott McIntosh at 273-3876. Or, you may e-mail your name, regular mailing address and telephone number to Dr. McIntosh at scott_mcintosh(AT)urmc(DOT)rochester(DOT)edu. (Replace "AT" with "@" and "DOT" with a period to send e-mail to this address from your own e-mail program).


Or, you may write to:
Dr. Scott McIntosh, Smoking Research Program
University of Rochester
601 Elmwood Ave., Box 644
Rochester, NY 14642
FAX: (585)756-7656 (716 area code may still be necessary).


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