Job Description

KINESIOLOGY (BL-KINE-IUBLA)

Department Information

The Clinical Neurotrauma Laboratory , under the direction of Dr. Kei Kawata , is seeking an ambitious and motivated research staff to join their team that currently houses 4 high achieving PhD students, 1 research associate, 1 research staff, and 8 undergraduate research assistants. This is a NIH-R01 -funded position, in collaboration with Dr. Debby Herbenick . The focus of the NIH-funded project is to determine the acute and cumulative health effects of sexual choking/strangulation on neural integrity and function in young adults and to longitudinally examine neurological health through advanced neuroimaging, blood/saliva biomarkers, neuro-ophthalmologic function, cognitive assessments, and interviews. The lab is a leading research group studying how the brain responds to various forms of neural insults and stressors. Using multimodal neurological assessments, we conduct longitudinal studies of brain health and examine the various factors that modulate neural responses to external stimuli, with particular focus on the neurological consequences of repetitive hypoxic and ischemic stress during sexual behaviors.

The Imaging Research Facility (IRF), located in the heart of the Bloomington campus, has a Siemens Prisma MRI system and associated computing system exclusively for research use, as well as a mock MRI scanner for subject training. The IRF employs a full-time MR physicist and technicians who run the scanner.

Located on the flagship campus of the Indiana University System, IU School of Public Health-Bloomington has over 200 faculty in 5 departments. IU is classified as an R1-Highest Research Activity university, is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), and boasts numerous resources. IU School of Public Health-Bloomington combines aspects of a traditional university campus with a strong teaching focus and the research infrastructure of a research-intensive institution.

Job Summary

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Coordinates the study and leads in data collection, screening, and maintaining data storage, as well as contributing to dissemination of results.
• Learns and develops expertise in various state-of-art neurologic assessments.

General Responsibilities

• Initiates and conducts protocol review, evaluations, study design, and risk assessments of clinical research studies.
• Participates in study budget negotiations and reconciles study budget accounts.
• Develops informational materials for recruitment of subjects; monitors enrollment goals and modifies recruitment strategy as needed.
• Oversees and ensures compliance with regulations, including organizing electronic files and/or filing regulatory documents appropriately; prepares and submits Institutional Review Board (IRB) documents (i.e., Informed Consent, advertisement, protocol and protocol summary); prepares regulatory documents for sponsor.
• Identifies and selects potential subjects by reviewing existing protected health information, screening subjects, and conducting interviews; performs subject interviews and assessments for data required by protocol(s).
• Follows up on study documentation with necessary stakeholders (healthcare providers, study participants, laboratory personnel, etc.).
• Reviews incoming subject adverse event (SAE) information, assists PI in making submission determination of SAEs, and follows up to determine resolution of adverse events.
• Conducts study-related non-medical/behavioral assessments/interventions as well as study procedures/interventions (appropriate licensure may apply).
• Records, documents, and reports protocol deviations and trial changes to PI and sub-investigators.
• Stays up to date with knowledge of regulatory affairs and/or issues.

Qualifications

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION / WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• Bachelor's degree in science or a health-related field plus 2 years of clinical research experience; OR
• Associate's degree in science or a health-related field plus 3 years of clinical research experience

Preferred

• Background in any relevant discipline including neuroscience, psychology, cognitive science, applied health sciences, women's health, etc.
• Experience/expertise in neurological assessments
• Experience with human subject research

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES

Preferred

• SOCRA/ARCP Clinical Research Certification upon date of hire

SKILLS

Required

• Demonstrated analytical skills
• Ability to simultaneously handle multiple priorities
• Possesses strong technical aptitude
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Excellent organizational skills

Preferred

• Possess strong time and team management skills

Working Conditions / Demands

The role regularly requires the ability to effectively communicate. The role frequently requires the ability to move about the work environment and to position oneself to operate laboratory equipment effectively. The role requires the ability to move objects weighing up to 25 pounds and will occasionally work near moving mechanical parts. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Additional Information

This position is grant funded for a minimum of 2 years and is renewable for the entirety of the rest of the project duration.

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. but applications received by September 30, 2025 will be given full consideration and the search will remain open until suitable candidate is found. The earliest anticipated start date is October 15, 2025.

Resources are available for travel to scientific meetings.

Benefits Overview

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure .

Job Classification

Career Level: Career

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Research

Job Family: Clinical Research
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