North Shore LIJ currently recruiting premedical students who are either in their senior year or recently graduated and are taking at least one year off prior to attending medical or graduate school. Academic Associates receive full benefits, a competitive stipend, and work closely with experienced researchers and faculty in the emergency department.
An Academic Associate’s responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Aiding with the development of new study protocols, IRB submissions, grant proposals, and a wide array of professional scholarly activities
- Overseeing the daily goings on of multiple research studies by screening and enrolling patients, reviewing charts, administering surveys, collecting and entering data, and searching literature
- Developing poster presentations and writing abstract submissions and manuscripts – for which they are frequently coauthors
- Coordinating bi-monthly meetings of the Department of Emergency Medicine Research Committee
- Facilitating the coordination of academic activities such as departmental symposia and Continuing Medical Education (CME) conferences
- Recruiting, training and managing a team of 12-25 volunteer research interns throughout the fall and spring semester, and close to 60 volunteer research interns during the summer, and
- Organizing educational activities for the research interns
Proficiency with software applications such as Microsoft Access, Excel, PowerPoint and Word is highly recommended. Strong ambition, motivation, and the ability to multitask, as well as interpersonal and leadership skills, are absolutely necessary for these positions.
If you would like to further explore this opportunity, please feel free to visit our website, which will be updated in the near future, at http://nsuhed.com/academic-associates-programs.html. We are currently accepting applications for the 2012-13 academic year and urge interested students to submit their cover letter, résumé, list of references, and unofficial transcript as soon as possible.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Rahela Aziz-Bose (razizbose@nshs.edu) or John Pizzuti (jpizzuti@nshs.edu) via e-mail or by calling 516-562-1513.
