Research Assistant

Drexel University•Philadelphia, PA

24d•Onsite

About The Position

Dr. Safiyyah Okoye is seeking a research assistant to support projects related to the health, physical function, and well-being of low-income older adults and their family caregivers. Dr. Okoye’s academic mission is to conduct high quality, innovative research that generates knowledge and solutions related to improving the health and well-being of socioeconomically disadvantaged older adults in the US (and their families). The ideal candidate should be comfortable with conducting literature reviews, organizing information in excel spreadsheets and drafting and proof-reading written documents. The goals of her lab group are to: 1) conduct exploratory research; 2) build an evidence base for the relationship between housing conditions and older adult health and well-being; 3) identify intervention targets; 4) build relationships with community partners in different sectors; 5) launch Dr. Okoye as a successful independent scientist; 6) develop new scientists to make their mark on the world. Dr. Okoye’s lab group values cooperation and mutual support, work that is engaging and interesting, continual learning and growing, and developing and demonstrating our members’ talents and skills. This position is grant-funded; employment is contingent upon the continued availability of those funds.

Requirements

Minimum of a Master's Degree
Minimum of 1+ years of experience.
Well-organized, competent and excited to contribute to research on older adult health and social determinants of health
Expert in reading and writing in English
Proficiency in conducting basic statistical analysis and using statistical analysis software (SAS, Stata, R or equivalent)
Intermediate or higher level skills in Microsoft Office Suite

Nice To Haves

Experience doing literature reviews
Experience with Covidence software
Comfort with reading scientific publications
Proficiency in quantitative data analysis
Proficiency in qualitative methods, data collection and analysis – or interest in learning
Proficiency in data and information visualization

Responsibilities

Secondary data analysis research support
Support scoping review project
Document screening and extraction
Set up Covidence templates
Be knowledgeable about and support team in applying scoping review best practices
Data analysis
Assist with organizing and coding of data from scoping review
Assist with organizing and coding of quantitative data from secondary analyses
Human subject research support
Assist with IRB applications, modifications, and renewals
Assist with creation of recruitment materials and other study materials
Assist with screening of potential participants and scheduling of study visits
Collect data from study participants, using surveys and semi-structured interviews
Assist with organizing and coding of qualitative data
General research support
Contribute to manuscripts and grant applications
Conduct informal literature reviews and produce summaries to guide project development
Draft and edit sections of manuscripts
Generate and edit tables and other data visualizations (e.g., graphs, charts)
Other administrative duties as needed