Research Assistant at the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety

The Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety (CTSA) directed by Dr. Edna Foa at the University of Pennsylvania is currently offering a full-time paid research assistantship starting on July 1, 2018. This is a two-year position within our clinical and research center. The CTSA currently has 8 research studies being conducted (several of which are large, multisite NIH and DOD projects) and sees approximately 300 new patients in the clinic per year. The full-time RA would be responsible for the coordination of participant recruitment, scheduling, data management, team administration and IRB management for a specific project on OCD or PTSD. Specific skills required include: basic knowledge of data management programs such as SPSS and Excel, ability to conduct empirical literature reviews, computer proficiency to manage online data collection tools, and good people skills to communicate effectively both within the team and with patients or potential research participants
 

Edna B. Foa, Ph.D.

Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry
Director, Center for the Treatment
 and Study of Anxiety
University of Pennsylvania Perelman SOM
3535 Market St., 6^th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
P# 215-746-3327
foa@pennmedicine.upenn.edu