Research Associate - School of Public Health

UTHealth Houston•Houston, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We are hiring a Research Associate (Casual – Up to 19.5 hrs/week) to join the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Houston. In this role, you will assist with participant engagement, data collection, evaluation, and scholarly activities. Ideal candidate should have prior experience supporting population health, community engagement, or educational initiatives. What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in a related field required
3 years of related research experience required
May substitute required experience with equivalent years of education beyond the minimum education requirement.
Experience supporting population health, community engagement, or educational initiatives.
Demonstrated ability to coordinate programs, collect and analyze data, conduct program evaluations, and engage diverse stakeholders.
Strong project management, communication, and organizational skills.
Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree preferred
Experience with survey administration, impact assessment, and community-based initiatives focused on social determinants of health and poverty simulation activities is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Collects, evaluates, interprets, and documents research data to accomplish the objectives of various scientific experiments and research projects.
Supports project direction and outcomes by identifying opportunities to enhance, terminate, or re-direct research activities.
Maintains quality control checks and a safe environment in compliance with all governmental and University policies, rules, regulation and codes.
Evaluates and interprets data and provides results to investigators to support publication.
Provides direction and training to lab staff to ensure efficient, timely and high quality results in compliance with all protocols, guidelines, regulations, etc.
Assist in the preparation and writing of research reports, manuscripts, papers, and grant proposals for presentation and publication.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
Awesome retirement/pension plan
Free financial and legal counseling
Free mental health counseling services
Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
Resources for child and elder care