Research Assistant

UNC-Chapel Hill • Chapel Hill, NC

14d • Onsite

About The Position

UNC seeks a temporary Research Assistant to join Dr. Marissa Hall’s Policy Insights Lab. The lab conducts research to inform food, tobacco, and alcohol policies designed to improve public health. The Research Assistant position is an excellent opportunity to gain experience in conducting research and working with an interdisciplinary research team that values high quality research with public health impact and a supportive and collaborative working environment. This is an 11-month position with the potential to extend up to two years depending on fit and project needs. This is an in-person position at our study office in Raleigh, NC. The position may require some evening and weekend hours. The Research Assistant will support an NIH-funded research study testing a campaign to encourage people who smoke menthol to quit smoking. The study will also evaluate the impact of banning menthol cigarettes. The Research Assistant will contribute to data collection in the UNC Mini Mart. The Mini Mart is a physical convenience store laboratory that provides a controlled environment in which researchers can study the impact of policies and interventions on consumer behavior. In a randomized trial, participants will attend 2 in-person visits at our study office, take surveys regarding their tobacco use, and shop in the UNC Mini Mart. The position involves recruiting and screening study participants, scheduling study visits, consenting eligible participants, implementing the study protocol (including online surveys and in-person data collection), disbursing study incentives to participants, assisting with data entry, and other administrative tasks.

Requirements

• Experience in conducting research
• Ability to work with an interdisciplinary research team
• Ability to work in a supportive and collaborative working environment
• Ability to work in-person at our study office in Raleigh, NC
• Ability to recruit and screen study participants
• Ability to schedule study visits
• Ability to consent eligible participants
• Ability to implement the study protocol (including online surveys and in-person data collection)
• Ability to disburse study incentives to participants
• Ability to assist with data entry
• Ability to perform other administrative tasks
• Ability to contribute to data collection in the UNC Mini Mart

Responsibilities

• Recruiting and screening study participants
• Scheduling study visits
• Consenting eligible participants
• Implementing the study protocol (including online surveys and in-person data collection)
• Disbursing study incentives to participants
• Assisting with data entry
• Other administrative tasks
• Contribute to data collection in the UNC Mini Mart

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed