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Assessor is someone who administer standardized assessments include Brown Executive Function/Attention Scales (Brown EF/A Scales) that collects executive function abilities from the child’s parent, Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test, Second Edition (KBIT-2) that tests the child’s verbal and non-verbal IQ, Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests, Third Edition (WRMT-III) that tests the child’s reading abilities, and Test of Word Reading Efficiency, Second Edition (TOWRE-2) tests the child’s abilities identifying sight words and pronouncing non-words.

Degree Requirements:

Individuals with: A master’s degree (obtained or in process) in psychology, education, occupational therapy, social work, counseling, or in a field closely related to the intended use of the assessment, and formal training in the ethical administration, scoring, and interpretation of clinical assessments. OR own certification by or full active membership in a professional organization (such as ASHA, AOTA, AERA, ACA, AMA, CEC, AEA, AAA, EAA, NAEYC, NBCC) that requires training and experience in the relevant area of assessment. OR A degree or license to practice in the healthcare or allied healthcare field. OR Formal, supervised mental health, speech/language, occupational therapy, social work, counseling, and/or educational training specific to assessing children, or in infant and child development, and formal training in the ethical administration, scoring, and interpretation of clinical assessments.

Desired Skill Set and Experience:

• Experience in all age settings (children and adults)
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Experience administering the assessments listed in job description or similar assessments is a plus but not required

Assessors must have the following clearances prior to any visits. The NL3 Lab will pay the charges for obtaining the following clearances:

The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program) certification: http://research.unl.edu/researchcompliance/required-and-optional-training-with-human-subjects/
Criminal History Background Checks: https://hr.unl.edu/policies/criminal-background-check-investigation-non-academic-positions/

Work Schedule:

Flexible hours. Usually the assessor can communicate with participant and find a time slot working for both parties.

Compensation:

$12-14/per hour based on experience. For very experienced assessor, the hourly rate can be negotiated.

How to apply:

You can apply through handshake or email to yingying.wang@unl.edu  Please include your update-to-date resume, two recommendation letters, and other supporting documents that you would like to include to show your creditability and working experience.

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The Interpreter provides interpreting services for deaf and hard-of-hearing research participants. During research visits, the Interpreter facilitates communication through use of sign language, spoken English, and cultural mediation. The Interpreter helps researchers to explain the instructions of research experiment.

Degree Requirements:

• Experience in all age settings (children and adults)
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Can both receptively and expressively, interpret accurately, effectively, and impartially, using any necessary specialized vocabulary in order to convey research participants’ messages accurately.Work Schedule:

Interpreter must have the following clearances prior to any visits. The NL3 Lab will pay the charges for obtaining the following clearances:

The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program) certification: http://research.unl.edu/researchcompliance/required-and-optional-training-with-human-subjects/

Criminal History Background Checks: https://hr.unl.edu/policies/criminal-background-check-investigation-non-academic-positions/

Work Schedule:

Flexible hours. Usually the interpreter can communicate with participant and find a time slot working for both parties.

Compensation:

$12-14/per hour based on experience. The hourly rate can be negotiated based on experience.

How to apply:

You can apply through handshake or email to yingying.wang@unl.edu  Please include your update-to-date resume, two recommendation letters, and other supporting documents that you would like to include to show your creditability and working experience.

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