Are you a champion? Research staff invited to share their expertise as CTSI Research Champions
The Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) invites experienced research staff to become CTSI Research Champions.
Champions support fellow researchers by sharing valuable skills such as gift card distribution, qualitative coding, EMR queries and using AI or machine learning tools.
Apply at https://redcap.link/CTSIChampions.
Eligibility
Ideal candidates will have:
- Mastered a research-related skillset
- Served as a “go-to” resource for a specific research process or task
- Developed instructions or standard operating procedures to improve efficiency for themselves and their team
What Champions do
Champions help by:
- Creating resources for specific tasks or processes
- Serving as a point person for their area of expertise
- Collaborating with central research offices to develop, validate and regularly update resources
- Co-hosting online chat or Zoom hours, approximately once per quarter
- Assisting with training during iSMART “Now What?” sessions based on their skillset
Champion benefits
As a Research Champion, you will receive:
- Recognition within the research community
- A Champion Certificate and digital badge for your CV and email signature
- A spotlight in the CTSI newsletter highlighting your contributions
See the Champion flyer. For more information, email ctsi@psu.edu.
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