Research Assistant
- Employer
- Brown University
- Location
- Rhode Island, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not specified
- Date posted
- Oct 11, 2024
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Health Sciences, Other Health & Medicine
- Employment Level
- Mid-Level
- Employment Type
- Part Time
Job Details
Research Assistant
Brown University
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Job Description:
Position Purpose:
The Research Assistant will support the work of NIDDK funded Healthy Start, and NHLBI funded Strong Families funded, and potentially other projects as needed and time allows. This coordinator will work on intervention production for all projects including video segments, written and online materials, and newsletters including graphic design, text layout, video editing, voice recording and editing, and other associated work. This position will also assist the project teams in creating, testing and conducting evaluation surveys in Qualtrics, Nutritional Data System for Research (NDSR), and other software. This position will work with families of young children and family home childcare providers, many of whom will be Spanish speaking..
In addition, they will be responsible for assisting with ordering and organizing materials to be provided to participants. This position is hybrid. This position is part-time working 7.5-20 hours a week. The position will require comprehensive training that will be provided in all study procedures.
Major responsibilities:
- Coordinate (re) creation and editing of intervention video and
letters 20%
- Conduct on site observations at family childcare homes, or
conduct interviews with childcare providers or parents
75%
- Coordinates communication with all study investigators
5%
Job Qualifications
Education and Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in communications or related field or
equivalent combination of education and experience.
Preferred:
- Expertise, experience or demonstrated interest in Maternal and
Child Health clinical or public health programs.
- 1-2 years' experience in communication or public
health
- Video production assistance and editing experience
(preferred)
- Graphic design and/or other experience in editing or producing
written materials (preferred)
- Comfort and experience working with people who are in family
childcare homes, in, lower-resourced communities, racial and ethnic
minorities, and other key populations and marginalized
groups
- Experience with video editing software, Microsoft Publisher
(preferred)
- Experience in assisting with research studies
- Experience in conducting surveys or interviews for
research.
- Fluent in Spanish (written and oral) required.
Competencies
- Comfort and interest in working with diverse populations
including young families and childcare providers.
- Strong attention to detail, organized, and able to manage
competing research demands
- Ability to function as a research team member and leader;
ability to motivate employees to meet performance goals
- Self-starter with the ability to work often
independently
- Experience and comfort working with diverse student and
professional staff with varying educational, cultural, and
linguistic backgrounds
- Willingness to learn basic human subjects research procedures
including on-site observations, quantitative data collection
(surveys); qualitative data collection (interviews); and developing
health intervention materials
- Strong verbal presentation skills, interpersonal skills, and
written communication skills
- Ability to talk about sensitive topics in a mature and discrete
manner
- Must possess a willingness and ability to support and promote a
diverse and inclusive campus community.
This is hybrid eligible. Reliable transportation to childcare sites is needed.
This position is a fixed-term research position with a current end date of December 1, 2025. Position continuation is dependent on future funding.
All offers of employment are contingent upon a criminal background check and education verification that are satisfactory to Brown University.
Benefits of Working at Brown:
Information on the Benefits of Working at Brown can be found here.
Recruiting Start Date:
2024-08-22
Job Posting Title:
Research Assistant
Department:
Center for Health Promotion and Health Equity Research
Grade:
Grade 8
Worker Type:
Employee
Worker Sub-Type:
Fixed Term (Fixed Term)
Time Type:
Part time
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
20
Position Work Location:
Hybrid Eligible
Submission Guidelines:
Please note that in order to be considered an applicant for any staff position at Brown University you must submit an application form for each position for which you believe you are qualified. Applications are not kept on file for future positions. Please include a cover letter and resume with each position application.
Still Have Questions?
If you have any questions you may contact employment@brown.edu.
EEO Statement:
Brown University is an E-Verify Employer.
As an EEO/AA employer, Brown University provides equal opportunity and prohibits discrimination, harassment and retaliation based upon a person's race, color, religion, sex, age, national or ethnic origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law, and caste, which is protected by our University policies.
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