Research Assistant - Siminoff Research Group

Grade: T23
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The Siminoff Research Group for Informed Healthcare Decision Making and Effective Communication in the College of Public Health seeks a full-time research assistant (RA) to assist the lab's principal investigator with research-related tasks and to support projects, including a study about organ donation among Black Americans. Responsibilities will include recruitment of study participants and organizing, transcribing, and handling interview and survey data. Experience in wet labs (i.e. working with biological/chemical materials) is NOT pertinent to this role. A hybrid working format may be possible for the position.

Essential functions: qualitative data analysis; transcription of audio-recorded interviews with study participants; recruiting study participants; data entry; literature searches; document editing and preparation; administrative tasks; maintaining study files; performs other related duties as assigned.

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Required Education & Experience: Minimum bachelor's degree in public health, social sciences, or health-related fields, and a minimum of six months of related experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. Experience in wet labs (i.e. working with biological and chemical materials) is NOT pertinent to this role.

Required Skills & Abilities:
*Prior experience with social/behavioral studies involving interview, survey, and observational data
*Prior experience with subject identification and recruiting hard-to-reach populations for study participation
*Prior experience with transcribing and de-identifying audio-recorded interviews
*Prior experience handling highly sensitive participant data
*Knowledge of qualitative research design and procedures
*Experience with qualitative data analysis and relevant software
*Data entry
*Ability to work independently and handle multiple tasks
*Proficiency in MS Office Suite applications (e.g. Teams)
*Familiarity with online data capture platforms (e.g. REDcap, Qualtrics)
*Familiarity with academically oriented internet search engines (e.g. PubMed)
*Familiarity with reference management and other academically oriented software (e.g. Zotero)
*Must have strong written and oral communication skills
*Must have strong organizational skills
*Excellent time-management skills
*Must be attentive to detail and adhere to deadlines
*Experience with medical terminology

Preferred:
*Performing qualitative data collection, e.g. in-depth interviewing, semi-structured interviewing, survey administration
*Familiarity with people search engines and databases
*Experience with online training platforms
*Knowledge of health disparities

This position requires a background check.
This position requires Child Abuse Certifications prior to the commencement of service.
This is a grant funded position.

This position is temporarily assigned a hybrid work arrangement (on-campus and remote), the duration of this hybrid work arrangement is at the discretion of Temple University and the Department.

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