Research Assistant (Health, Behavior & Society)
About The Position
The Department of Health, Behavior and Society at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is seeking a Research Assistant. The Research Assistant oversees data collection, data organization, and/or data management or similar functions/tasks for research study(ies) in support of a PI or a research team. This role involves significant community-based work, building rapport with community members, including people who use drugs through outreach. The position requires initiative, sound judgment, and the ability to work independently, prioritizing and completing tasks, making informed decisions, and determining the appropriate approach to carrying out the work.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in a related field.
- Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
- Analytical Skills - Awareness
- Attention to Detail - Awareness
- Data Management and Analysis - Awareness
- Formatting and Layout Proficiency - Awareness
- Information Gathering - Awareness
- Oral and Written Communications - Awareness
- Organizational Skills - Awareness
Nice To Haves
- Valid driver's license.
- Prior experience facilitating community outreach and/or data collection.
- Experience working with or alongside harm reduction programs.
- Experience working with or alongside individuals with lived experience of substance use.
- Experience working in community-based or public health research settings.
- Familiarity with syringe service programs or drug checking.
Responsibilities
- Run routine and ad hoc reports.
- Use standard tools and computer programs to review data.
- Assist with data cleaning measures to ensure accuracy of data and preparation of tables.
- Lead basic activities such as data collection and data entry.
- May lead specific tasks and develop processes to ensure study activities occur effectively and efficiently.
- May conduct literature searches to support faculty in research efforts.
- May design and format papers/publications.
- May assist PIs in writing summaries of papers for release as policy briefs or other channels.
- Build rapport with community members, including people who use drugs through outreach.
- Perform community-based work at least 90% of the time, demonstrating initiative, sound judgment, and the ability to work independently.
- Independently prioritize and complete assigned tasks, make informed decisions, and determine the appropriate direction and approach to carrying out the work.
- Other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
