Research Assistant

UNC-Chapel Hill • Chapel Hill, NC

6d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a research assistant within The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The purpose of the position is to assist with data collection for multiple ongoing research projects and clinical trials within the Program on Aging, Chronic Illness, and Long-term Care. The research assistant will work independently within long-term care settings (including assisted living communities and nursing homes) to recruit and consent study participants – residents, family members, and staff – and administer questionnaires or other instruments to participants. The data collector will complete other tasks to support the research study as directed; this might include study equipment management, literature review searches, project material development, analysis, and others. Travel may be required; travel up to two hours from Chapel Hill may occur dependent on the ongoing studies. Some occasional overnight travel is required. This is a time-limited position with an expected duration of 3 years with a possibility of being extended beyond 3 years.

Requirements

• Ability to work independently within long-term care settings.
• Ability to recruit and consent study participants.
• Ability to administer questionnaires or other instruments.
• Willingness to travel up to two hours from Chapel Hill.
• Willingness to perform occasional overnight travel.

Responsibilities

• Assist with data collection for multiple ongoing research projects and clinical trials.
• Work independently within long-term care settings to recruit and consent study participants (residents, family members, and staff).
• Administer questionnaires or other instruments to participants.
• Complete other tasks to support the research study as directed, including study equipment management, literature review searches, project material development, and analysis.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed