Senior Research Associate (Research Technician III, Range 1) - Office of Research and Sponsored Programs/Public Health

CSU Careers•San Francisco, CA

15h•Onsite

About The Position

This is an internal SFSU application for a Senior Research Associate (Research Technician III, Range 1) position within the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs/Public Health. The position is temporary, grant-funded, and will end on or before June 30, 2027. Permanent status cannot be earned. The role involves compiling and interpreting statistical data for public health investigations, preparing detailed study plans and reports, and assisting the Principal Investigator with day-to-day study activities. This includes supervising recruitment, data collection, data management, and coordinating activities across studies. The incumbent will recommend and apply procedures, develop programming for data processing, analyze quantitative and qualitative data, and prepare interpretative reports and graphic presentations. They will also supervise and assist other technical research staff, initiate new studies, and represent the research staff at meetings and conferences. The research technician will ensure study protocols are followed, materials are produced to high scientific standards, and track research activities across sites. Key roles include building and maintaining systems for literature reviews, data collection, and dissemination of findings through abstracts, presentations, and diverse audiences. Supervisory responsibilities include directing small research staff and students in data compilation and analysis.

Requirements

Thorough knowledge of research techniques, including the planning of studies and investigations, the determining of variables and the developing of reference materials.
Thorough knowledge of research reporting techniques.
General knowledge of machine tabulation techniques and the programming of data.
Thorough knowledge of the techniques and treatment of data such as simple correlation methods, trend analysis, frequency distribution analysis, sampling techniques, hypothesis testing and methods of interval estimation.
Familiarity with the principles of personnel management and effective supervision and ability to direct the work of others.
Ability to reason logically and capacity for independent and creative thinking on research problems.
Ability to develop techniques for handling a large variety of detailed data and ability to analyze these data.
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.
Strong ability to speak and write effectively.
Ability to analyze situations accurately and to adopt an effective course of action.
Excellent organizational abilities.
Ability to embrace ambiguity, flexibility and handle complexity.
Ability to work independently within fast paced environments.
Interpersonal ambassadorship skills and effective collaborative work across settings and organizations.
Knowledge of research ethics and the protection of human subjects.
Open to innovation and challenge.
Ability to embrace juggling competing priorities.
Successful completion of a background check.
Eligibility to provide proof of US Citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, within three business days from their date of hire.

Nice To Haves

Bias toward collaboration and teamwork.
Effective oral, written and nonverbal communication skills.
Proficiency in digital tools for outreach and data tracking.
Masters-level training in quantitative sciences, including public health, social epidemiology, economics, biostatistics or related field.
Effective problem solving and resolution skills.
Fluency in Spanish and English (Spoken and written).
Personal effectiveness and credibility as demonstrated by interpersonal and professional confidence.
Comfortable working with people of different backgrounds and across multiple institutions.
A desire for engaging in scientific writing and reporting.
Masters Degree in the Social Sciences, public health or related field including economics.
Three years of research experience.

Responsibilities

Compile, manage, merge and clean multiple data sources.
Prepare, maintain and update codebooks for each and all data sources.
Implement statistical analyses, including the development of code for descriptive and inferential Statistics, summarize data, prepare tables, and graphs to depict research findings.
Maintain accurate, confidential records of recruitment activities and participant interactions.
Ensure compliance with IRB protocols and culturally appropriate informed consent processes.
Keep track of participant enrollment/analysis targets; identify new strategies to meet those enrollment targets as needed; provide regular updates to the study team.
Assist the PI with project coordination and management, including agenda setting for research meetings within and across institutions, and ensuring overall team research tasks align with timelines and fluctuating deadlines.
Coordinate data collection, management and analyses with the research team, collaborators and coinvestigators.
Develop weekly/monthly plans to carry out research and supervise activities.
Work closely with the PI, and co-investigators across institutions (universities, community organizations) to carry out research activities across prevention science projects, including, the design, implementation, data collection, data management, and analysis as well as coordinating activities and the development of products across studies.
Supervise research staff (including students, student interns, outreach and recruitment coordinator) across projects to advance all phases of the research, and ensure milestones and products are generated according to study timelines.
Review literature related to child health, disparities, obesity and the influences of schools and policies related to nutrition, physical activity and food environments near schools.
Devise, implement and maintain an electronic-based bibliographic system to enable a methodical organization of our multi-topic literature, using endnote and excel software programs.
Generate multiple reference libraries, organize files and create summary tables of evidence for analysis.
Assist in the preparation of research findings for manuscript development and dissemination.
Assist the PI with submission of abstracts for conference presentations, preparation of posters, research briefs, and power point presentations.
Deliver professional presentations at annual research conferences.
Conduct periodic policy analyses directly related to our research, including changes over time.
Other duties as assigned.