Graduate Research Assistant (Environmental / Molecular Epidemiology) (0000GA11) READVERSTISEMENT

University of Hawaii • Honolulu, HI

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About The Position

This is a readvertisement for a Graduate Research Assistant position within the Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The position is part-time, equivalent to 50% (20 hours per week), and temporary, not to exceed May 31, 2027. The role is funded by UH/Federal Funds and is pending position clearance and availability of funds. The position is renewable based on funding, program needs, and performance. The start date is anticipated to be mid-to-late August or as soon as possible thereafter. The research project focuses on the effects of PFAS exposure on placental gene expression (RNA-Seq) and child health and developmental outcomes as part of the new PAC-AID Research Center.

Requirements

• Be classified as a degree-seeking student in a Masters or PhD program under UHM Graduate Division.
• Be in good academic standing and maintain a GPA of 3.0 or above.
• Maintain 6 credits per semester with the exception of those who have reached 800 (dissertation) or 700F (thesis).
• Experience with quantitative data analyses and documentation.
• Some knowledge of statistical programming (e.g. R, Python, Stata).

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of environmental health and toxicology.
• Knowledge of molecular genetics and molecular epidemiology (e.g. -omic wide studies).
• Knowledge of code development and management tools (e.g. GitHub).
• Knowledge of High-Performance Computing (e.g. use of server clusters, slurm).
• Strong knowledge of biostatistics and epidemiology, quantitative causal inference.
• Expert knowledge in R / RStudio including development of Shiny apps / packages.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Detail oriented, organized, dependable, and self-motivated.
• Experience with data presentation and data visualizations.

Responsibilities

• Under the supervision of the Principal Investigator and collaborators, perform data management, cleaning, and analyses on a 3-year Federally-funded research project.
• Assist with data QI/QC and merging using R/Rstudio (Bioconductor, etc.).
• Develop pipelines for data analyses and conduct descriptive and analytic statistics.
• Keep a notebook of work conducted (Rmarkdown, Quarto, etc.).
• Assist in manuscript writing.
• Prepare presentations for internal and external meetings and conferences.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level