Research Assistant
About The Position
The Center on Tobacco Control Research & Policy within the Department of Public Health Sciences and the Cancer Prevention and Control Program at the University of Virginia Cancer Center is hiring two Research Assistants. The Research Assistants will support several community-based research projects that target tobacco prevention and control cancer initiatives across a range of populations including youth, rural populations, military populations and pregnant women. These positions are based at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA working closely with Dr. Melissa A. Little and other faculty members within the Center on Tobacco Control Research & Policy. The successful applicant(s) will have the opportunity to work on multiple projects including several National Institutes of Health (NIH) and foundation grants. Most projects are intervention-based, including individually based telephone counseling, classroom-based interventions and text-messaging interventions. Candidates will be given the opportunity to contribute to study implementation, data analyses and manuscript writing.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in related field.
- No experience required.
Responsibilities
- Help develop protocols and IRB submissions.
- Collect, screen, and verify data relating to human subject’s research.
- Deliver behavioral interventions.
- Assist with data management and analysis.
- May help author material for publications.
- May participate in presentations with Principal Investigators (PIs) at meetings or conferences.
- May supervise student workers.
- Other duties may be assigned.
Benefits
- This is a wage position which is not eligible for leave or other benefits and is limited to 1500 hours of work in a year.
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Career Level
Entry Level
