Research Assistant II

Oregon Health & Science University•Portland, OR

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The OHSU-PSU School of Public Health (SPH) is committed to addressing structural and institutional racism and centering social justice. In this role, the RA2 will prepare and document geospatial and traffic data for modelling traffic noise across Portland, Oregon using pre-existing modelling software such as NoiseModelling v5.0 (or similar) to generate noise estimates at residential addresses. The RA2 will compare estimates with other modelled noise estimates and will assess the distribution of residential traffic noise pollution by relevant neighborhood socioeconomic factors. The RA2 will gain GIS data management and processing skills, and will have the opportunity to learn how to reproducibly create maps and graphical summaries of geospatial data using R packages.

Requirements

Bachelor's in relevant field OR Associate's AND 3 years of relevant experience OR 4 years of relevant experience OR Equivalent combination of training and experience
Prior role that has involved data collection, processing, and documenting
Must have experience with R
Ability to perform the job duties with or without accommodation.

Nice To Haves

Master’s in environmental health or related field
GIS experience preferred
Prior experience with geospatial packages in R would be beneficial but is not required

Responsibilities

Identify and document geospatial datasets for epidemiological research at OHSU and create outward facing Oregon-wide GIS-for-health map platform
Develop course components for SPH GIS course that align with quality control and maintenance of outward facing GIS platform (R code)
Model noise for Portland Metro and write up findings to support large exposome-focused grant application
Assist with on the fly GIS tasks to support cancer researchers at the KCI and SPH staff, particularly to assist with preliminary data linkage for large grant applications