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Temple University's Barnett College of Public Health is searching for a part-time Research Assistant!

SALARY RANGE: $18.00 to $24.00 per hour
A variety of important factors are reviewed by HR when considering salary, including job duties, the applicant's education and experience, all relevant internal equity considerations, department budget, and funding source.

*Position schedule is part-time, with a minimum of 15-20 per week.
*Grant funded position

Position Summary: 
The Siminoff Research Group for Informed Healthcare Decision Making and Effective Communication in the College of Public Health seeks a part-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, including evenings and weekends. A minimum of 15-20 hours per week will be required with the possibility of more hours depending study needs.

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

Preferred Education and Experience: 
At least 1 year of relevant work experience is preferred.

Required Skills and Abilities: 
*Prior experience with social/behavioral studies involving interviews and surveys
*Prior experience with subject identification and recruiting hard-to-reach populations for study participation
*Prior experience with audio-recorded interviews
*Prior experience handling highly sensitive participant data
*Data entry
*Proficiency in MS Office Suite applications (e.g. Teams)
*Familiarity with online data capture platforms (e.g. REDcap, Qualtrics)
*Proficiency with academically oriented internet search engines (e.g. PubMed)
*Ability to work independently and handle multiple tasks
*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
*Some experience with medical terminology

Preferred Skills and Abilities:
*Experience with data collection, e.g. surveys, in-depth interviewing, semi-structured interviewing
*Familiarity with people search engines and databases
*Knowledge of health disparities

Essential duties: 
*Recruiting participants for a social/behavioral study by mail, e-mail, phone, and text messaging
*Administering structured surveys by phone
*Data entry using REDCap, Qualtrics, or similar data capture programs
*Handling qualitative data, including audio and video files 
*Document editing and preparation
*Assisting with manuscripts for publication
*Administrative tasks 
*Maintaining study files 
*Possible functions include qualitative coding and transcribing audio data
*Performs other duties as assigned

*This position is 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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Compliance Statement: In the performance of their functions as detailed in the position description employees have an obligation to avoid ethical, legal, financial and other conflicts of interest to ensure that their actions and outside activities do not conflict with their primary employment responsibilities at the institution. Employees are also expected to understand and be in compliance with applicable laws, University and employment policies and regulations, including NCAA regulations for areas and departments which their essential functions cause them to interact.

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