• Job Type: Short Term Casual
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Temporary
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 10
• Salary Range: 22-22hr

Position Summary

The School of Nursing is looking to hire a Non- Student Short Term Casual to assist (in-office and remotely) with nationwide research studies exploring infection prevention and control in post-acute care settings. The candidate will work with a team of researchers at the Center for Health Policy at Columbia University School of Nursing.

Responsibilities

Duties will include:

• Compiling data from national, state and local COVID-19 policy databases.
• Conducting literature searches and systematic reviews in Covidence.
• Participating in recruitment activities including:
  • Verifying contact information for nursing homes and home health agencies and preparing mailings.
  • Recruiting nursing homes and home health agencies through phone calls and emails.
• Providing assistance with conference presentations and posters:
  • Formatting posters according to conference instructions.
  • Inputting data into tables and generating graphs for posters and PowerPoint presentations.
• Providing assistance with manuscript publishing and grant writing:
  • Formatting according to author and grant guidelines.
  • Building EndNote files for manuscripts and grants.
  • Inputting data into tables and generating graphs.
• Assisting with data entry and data cleaning.
• Attending weekly research-related meetings (via Zoom).
• Performing other related duties, as assigned. 

This is a grant-funded position and continued employment is contingent upon the grant.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree. 
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work well in a team.
• Coursework, specialization or work experience in health policy, public health law, or health/healthcare law. Proficient with Microsoft Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access) and EndNote.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous research experience is desired. 

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.