Research Assistant

Job description

The Research Assistant will provide research and administrative support to the principal investigator(s) (PI) of the assigned project(s). The incumbent will assist the PI in meeting the objectives of a HRSA-funded curricular development grant within the Division of General Internal Medicine, including data collection through review and analysis of qualitative and quantitative educational data, creating educational materials and presentations, assistance with writing study reports and IRB applications, and assistance in preparing scholarly articles and presentations. The incumbent will help manage applications for new funding opportunities. The incumbent will also provide administrative support to the PI, including scheduling, processing reimbursements and assisting with submitting manuscripts for publication.
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in public health, psychology, sociology, epidemiology or related area; and / or equivalent experience / training.
• 1+ years related experience.
• Advanced academic writing and editing skills.
• Knowledge of design software (i.e. Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator; Power Point; etc.)
• Knowledge of statistical analysis software (i.e. Stata; SPSS; R; etc.)
• Ability to work with electronic data collection tools (i.e. REDcap; Qualtrics; Dedoose)
• Well-developed organizational and documentation skills; ability to attend to details.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills; excellent organizational skills; and excellent interpersonal skills to work effectively in a diverse team.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work effectively in team-based environment; ability to prioritize tasks and meet multiple deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications
• College coursework in public health, psychology, or related field.
• Master’s degree in public health, psychology, or related field.
• CITI Program – Human Subjects Research