Research Assistant

Purpose of Job:

The individual will support a research program in road safety and injury prevention. This is an opportunity for you to advance the science and practice of preventing one of the leading causes of death among US teens and adults; and gain research experience in a range of areas (basic science, policy, intervention development and translation). 

Duties:

Project management, participant recruitment and follow-up, policy review, scientific writing, and study management. In addition, you will conduct literature searches; provide summary reports from the literature; collate and organize data for research manuscripts; prepare tables, figures, and references, format research manuscripts for submission to specific journals; perform basic data management and calculations; review data for accuracy and completeness; and assist with data cleaning; as well as maintain and organize study files.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in related discipline.  Some related experience.

Classified Title: Research Assistant 
Working Title: Research Assistant  ​​​​​
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/03/CD 
Starting Salary Range: $16.26-$18.00 (commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Part-time 
Schedule: Monday Through Friday 
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt  
Location: 05-MD:School of Public Health 
Department name: 60004104-Health Policy & Management - Injury 
Personnel area: School of Public Health

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

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