Part-time Research Assistant / SRG
About The Position
Temple University's Barnett College of Public Health is searching for a part-time Research Assistant to join the Siminoff Research Group for Informed Healthcare Decision Making and Effective Communication. This role will support research projects, including a study on organ donation among Black Americans. Responsibilities include recruiting study participants, organizing, transcribing, and handling interview and survey data. Experience in wet labs is not relevant to this position. The role offers a hybrid working format, potentially including evenings and weekends, with a requirement of 15-20 hours per week, possibly more depending on study needs.
Requirements
- Minimum bachelor’s degree in public health, social sciences, or health-related fields
- Minimum of six months of relevant work experience
- Prior experience with social/behavioral studies involving interviews and surveys
- Prior experience with subject identification and recruiting hard-to-reach populations for study participation
- Prior experience with audio-recorded interviews
- Prior experience handling highly sensitive participant data
- Data entry
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite applications (e.g. Teams)
- Familiarity with online data capture platforms (e.g. REDcap, Qualtrics)
- Proficiency with academically oriented internet search engines (e.g. PubMed)
- Ability to work independently and handle multiple tasks
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Excellent time-management skills
- Attentive to detail and adhere to deadlines
- Some experience with medical terminology
Nice To Haves
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
- Undergraduate research experience may also be considered, although graduate experience is preferred
- At least 1 year of relevant work experience is preferred
- Experience with data collection, e.g. surveys, in-depth interviewing, semi-structured interviewing
- Familiarity with people search engines and databases
- Knowledge of health disparities
Responsibilities
- Recruiting participants for a social/behavioral study by mail, e-mail, phone, and text messaging
- Administering structured surveys by phone
- Data entry using REDCap, Qualtrics, or similar data capture programs
- Handling qualitative data, including audio and video files
- Document editing and preparation
- Assisting with manuscripts for publication
- Administrative tasks
- Maintaining study files
- Possible functions include qualitative coding and transcribing audio data
- Performs other duties as assigned
Benefits
- Grant funded position
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
