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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>Seeking part-time Research Assistant<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Gemini Research and Training LLC, is looking to hire a part-time research assistant. This person will primarily conduct telephone interviews and surveys, and will walk participants through a set of open-ended and close-ended questions. The hours are flexible but many calls will need to be done during evening and weekend hours. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:105%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>Confidentiality. Research participants are clients of Vocational Rehabilitation or other programs and so confidentiality must be maintained by the research assistant. <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:105%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>Proficiency. The Research Assistant must be proficient with filling out online or computer-based surveys while having a conversation with research participants. <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:105%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>Personality. The Research Assistant must not be pushy, rude or demanding and must be able to clearly convey the intent of the phone call (Note: this is not telemarketing work but rather client satisfaction).<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:105%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>Equipment and software. The Research Assistant is expected to have a good working computer, telephone, and internet connection. Must be comfortable managing participant lists using Excel. <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:105%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>All surveys conducted by Gemini Research and Training have been checked for accessibility with screen readers.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:105%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>Compensation. The Research Assistant will be paid between $10 and $15 per hour for all work time. Timesheets and note keeping will be required to document work product. <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:105%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>Workload is anticipated to require between 5 and 20 hours per week<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:105%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'>Timeframe. Work is anticipated to begin October 1, 2022 and will continue through September 30, 2023 and may be renewed upon mutual satisfaction of the parties. <o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Interested persons should send a cover letter to Edward Bell at <a href="mailto:edwardbell@gemini-rt.com">edwardbell@gemini-rt.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC, Director, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Louisiana Tech University<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>600 Mayfield Ave / 210 Woodard Hall<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>PO Box 3158<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ruston LA 71272<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Office: 318.257.4554 Fax: 318.257.2259 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:ebell@latech.edu">ebell@latech.edu</a> <a href="http://www.pdrib.com"><span style='color:blue'>www.pdrib.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>*************<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>"I am somehow less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops."<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-- Stephen Jay Gould<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>