BU IRB Internship

Description of Internship Project:  The Charles River Campus (CRC) Institutional Review Board (IRB) is responsible for reviewing and approving all human subjects research that is conducted by CRC faculty, staff, or students.  This internship will provide an opportunity for the intern to learn about the IRB process for reviewing human subjects research and the corresponding federal regulations.

Professional Development Objectives/Benefits of the Intern:

• Gain experience with the IRB review process
• Learn about the regulations that govern the ethical review of human subjects research

Responsibilities of the Intern:

• Enter data from IRB submissions into the IRB database
• Filing of IRB records
• Conduct administrative review of IRB submissions
• Attend the monthly IRB meeting
• General administrative support
• Assist with maintaining IRB website
• Answer phones and triage questions from investigators
• Create submission reports
• Assist with monitoring the IRB inbox

Description of Deliverables at Completion of Internship:

• Ability to complete administrative review of IRB submissions independently
• Contribute to creating a user manual for the IRB database
• Able to triage IRB submissions to the appropriate category of review
• Manage data entry into IRB database

Mentor/Reporting:

• [name witheld], CRC IRB Director

Skills/Experience/Qualifications of Intern:

• Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Desired Start Date:  ASAP

Desired Time Commitment:  10 hours/week with the ability for a gradual increase up to 40 hours/week.

Compensation:  $22/hour

Can work be performed remotely?:  No