Research Associate

• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: $66,300-$66,300

Position Summary

The School of Nursing is searching for a Research Associate to provide support for federally funded projects focusing on HIV prevention and management.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include:

• Providing daily support for research project including recruiting subjects, enrolling study participants and scheduling other research-related meetings;
• Assisting in the staffing of research study visits, including overseeing logistics, communicating with participants and preparing materials for both staff and participant use;
• Conducting observations and collecting survey data on enrolled study participants;
• Experience working with confidential data and maintaining confidentiality, privacy and integrity in professional interactions;
• Handling data entry and database management;
• Assisting with research and manuscript preparation for publication and dissemination of results, including conducting literature searchers, article summaries and basic coding and analysis;
• Contributing to the development of study-related documents and/or materials; and
• Performing other related duties as assigned.

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

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree or an equivalent in education and experience.
• Excellent communication, organizational and database management skills;
• Excellent quantitative and qualitative data analytic skills;
• Computer fluency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, EndNote and statistical software (SPSS/SAS/Stata/R);
• Ability to organize and perform multiple tasks and meet deadlines with minimal supervision;
• Experience with vulnerable populations & certified training in Human Subjects Protection is required. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Available nights and weekends as needed.
• Bilingual English/Spanish is preferred.
• Interest in the development of health information technology, public health, LGBT health, HIV prevention or management and/or health informatics.
• Experience working on research involving the LGBT community, people living with HIV, or other vulnerable and diverse populations.
• Experience conducting observational or survey data collection.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

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