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Description Title: Graduate Research Assistant (Environmental / Molecular Epidemiology) (0000GA11) Position Number: 0000GA11 Hiring Unit: Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, Department of Public Health Sciences Location: University of Hawaii at Manoa Date Posted: July 31, 2026 Closing Date: Continuous recruitment until filled Monthly Type: 11 Month Full Time/Part Time: Part Time - Full Time Equivalency: 50% (20 hours / week) Temporary/Permanent: Temporary - Not to Exceed: May 31, 2027 Funding: UH / Federal Funds Salary Information: Commensurate with qualifications and experience Other Conditions: Pending position clearance and availability of funds Position renewable upon availability of funds, program needs, and satisfactory performance Position to begin mid-to-late August or as soon, thereafter, as possible Duties and Responsibilities: 1. Under the supervision of the Principal Investigator and collaborators, perform data management, cleaning, and analyses on a 3-year Federally-funded research project as part of the new PAC-AID Research Center (https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2026/06/21/12-million-establishes-pac-aid/) on the effects of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) exposure on placental gene expression (RNA-Seq) and child health and developmental outcomes 2. Assist with data QI/QC and merging using R/Rstudio (Bioconductor, etc.) 3

Develop pipelines for data analyses and conduct descriptive and analytic statistics 4. Keep a notebook of work conducted (Rmarkdown, Quarto, etc.) 5. Assist in manuscript writing 6

Prepare presentations for internal and external meetings and conferences 7. Other duties as assigned Minimum Qualifications: Be classified as a degree-seeking student in a Masters or PhD program under UHM Graduate Division, Be in good academic standing and maintain a GPA of 3.0 or above, Maintain 6 credits per semester with the exception of those who have reached 800 (dissertation) or 700F (thesis) Experience with quantitative data analyses and documentation Some knowledge of statistical programming (e.g. R, Python, Stata) Desirable Qualifications: Knowledge of environmental health and toxicology Knowledge of molecular genetics and molecular epidemiology (e.g

-omic wide studies) Knowledge of code development and management tools (e.g. GitHub) Knowledge of High-Performance Computing (e.g. use of server clusters, slurm) Strong knowledge of biostatistics and epidemiology, quantitative causal inference Expert knowledge in R / RStudio including development of Shiny apps / packages Strong oral and written communication skills Detail oriented, organized, dependable, and self-motivated Experience with data presentation and data visualizations To Apply: Click on the "APPLY" button on the top right-hand corner of the screen to complete an application and attach the following REQUIRED documents/information

Cover letter describing how you meet the minimum and desirable qualifications CV/Resume Names and contact information (including email addresses) of at least 3 professional references Official transcripts or equivalent documents from the institution confirming the highest educational degree relevant to this position (copies acceptable, official originals required upon hire) Note: If you have not applied for a position before using NeoGov, you will need to create an account Inquiries: Jonathan Huang, jon.huang@hawaii.edu EEO, Clery Act, ADA The University of Hawai'i is an Equal Opportunity Institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment, including on the basis of veteran and disability status. For more information, visit: https://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/policies/ Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks. In accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, annual campus crime statistics for the University of Hawai'i may be viewed at: https://www.hawaii.edu/titleix/help/campus-security/, or a paper copy may be obtained upon request from the respective UH Campus Security or Administrative Services Office

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