Research Assistant - Dept. of Health Policy

Richmond, Virginia

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Job type: Full-Time
Virginia Commonwealth University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action university providing access to education and employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, political affiliation, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or disability.

The Department of Health Policy is seeking a full-time Research Assistant in support of research activities under the supervision of a faculty member, Dr. Morgan Snell.

Position Responsibilities:
  • Assist in recruiting, screening, and tracking research study participants across qualitative and quantitative studies
  • Conduct semi-structured Zoom interviews with adults who smoke cigarettes who are enrolled in a research study focused on nicotine health risk perceptions
  • Use qualitative software to store, retrieve, and analyze data from qualitative interviews
  • Participate in the design and analysis of online surveys designed to test candidate messages for a nicotine product educational intervention, including the use of statistical software to analyze survey data
  • Participate in data collection and adhere to best practices regarding human subjects research for a pilot randomized controlled trial conducted among adults who smoke cigarettes
  • Preparation of research reports and papers
  • Meet with the research team regularly to maintain ongoing communication regarding the quality of the assistant's performance
  • Assist with administrative and research activities related to a youth smoking prevention coalition grant, such as:
  • Coordinating a small-grants review cycle
  • Preparing reports describing the impact of research and advocacy activities of former grantees
  • Helping plan and execute research meetings for coalition members focused on youth smoking prevention in Virginia
  • Preparing periodic activity reports for the sponsor in collaboration with the Principal Investigators
    • Created: 2024-09-29
    Reference: req6274_jaC1W3iPnHIm
    Country: United States
    State: Virginia
    City: Richmond
    ZIP: 23222

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