Bilingual Research Assistant

Brown University; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Brown University in Rhode Island is seeking a Bilingual Research Assistant to support a physical activity study. The role recruits and communicates with participants, schedules visits, conducts visits, collects data, and translates materials between English and Spanish.

The position is on-site, requires substantial evening and Saturday hours, travel to community sites, and ends on 2027-07-31 with possible extension based on funding.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in psychology, public health preferred and 1 to 2 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must have reliable transportation to research and community sites and must be available to work substantial evening hours and regularly scheduled Saturday hours based on participant availability.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.
• Experience working in the community setting is preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Motivated and self-starting.
• Knowledge of necessary research methodology; knowledge of health program planning, implementation, and evaluation preferred.
• Experience in online surveys ("e.g., Qualtrics software") is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple responsibilities, maintaining accurate records, and completing time-sensitive tasks with limited day-to-day supervision.

Responsibilities

• Full professional oral and written proficiency in both English and Spanish.
• Must be able to independently conduct participant visits, explain study procedures, administer questionnaires, communicate effectively with research participants, and accurately translate study-related materials.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Travel to various research sites.
• Ability to work independently while maintaining timely and effective communication with the Project Director and other members of the research team.
• Demonstrated reliability, punctuality, and ability to maintain scheduled work hours on site, including evening and Saturday participant appointments.
• Ability to independently manage an assigned work schedule, arrive prepared for participant visits, and notify the Project Director promptly of delays, absences, participant concerns, or barriers to completing assigned work.
• Ability to follow assignments through to completion, meet established deadlines, respond to supervisory communications in a timely manner, and proactively communicate when a task cannot be completed as expected.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to maintain accurate, complete, and timely participant records and documentation.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize effort to meet project goals.
• Ability to learn, retain, and consistently follow detailed research protocols, scripts, standard operating procedures, and participant-confidentiality requirements.
• Ability to communicate professionally, respectfully, and responsively with research participants, community partners, supervisors, and other research staff.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Motivated and self-starting.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

MS Word

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in psychology

Public health background preferred

Tools

Qualtrics

Job description

Job Description

This position provides bilingual research support for a physical activity research study. The Bilingual Research Assistant is responsible for recruiting and communicating with participants; scheduling, preparing for, conducting, and documenting study visits; collecting and entering study data; monitoring participant completion of study activities; processing participant payments; and translating study materials between English and Spanish. The position requires careful adherence to research protocols, consistent follow-through, timely communication, and accurate documentation. This position requires regular onsite work at Brown University. The work schedule varies according to participant availability and includes substantial evening hours and regularly scheduled Saturday hours. Candidates must be able to maintain this schedule consistently. This position requires travel to research and community sites. This is a fixed term position with an end date of 7/31/27 and may be extended based upon available funding. All offers of employment are contingent upon a criminal background check and education verification that are satisfactory to Brown University.

Job Qualifications and Competencies

• Bachelor’s Degree in psychology, public health preferred and 1 to 2 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Required: Must have reliable transportation to research and community sites and must be available to work substantial evening hours and regularly scheduled Saturday hours based on participant availability.
• Required: Proficiency in Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.
• Experience working in the community setting is preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Motivated and self-starting.
• Knowledge of necessary research methodology; knowledge of health program planning, implementation, and evaluation preferred.
• Experience in online surveys ("e.g., Qualtrics software") is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple responsibilities, maintaining accurate records, and completing time-sensitive tasks with limited day-to-day supervision.

Job Competencies

• Full professional oral and written proficiency in both English and Spanish.
• Must be able to independently conduct participant visits, explain study procedures, administer questionnaires, communicate effectively with research participants, and accurately translate study-related materials.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Travel to various research sites.
• Ability to work independently while maintaining timely and effective communication with the Project Director and other members of the research team.
• Demonstrated reliability, punctuality, and ability to maintain scheduled work hours on site, including evening and Saturday participant appointments.
• Ability to independently manage an assigned work schedule, arrive prepared for participant visits, and notify the Project Director promptly of delays, absences, participant concerns, or barriers to completing assigned work.
• Ability to follow assignments through to completion, meet established deadlines, respond to supervisory communications in a timely manner, and proactively communicate when a task cannot be completed as expected.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to maintain accurate, complete, and timely participant records and documentation.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize effort to meet project goals.
• Ability to learn, retain, and consistently follow detailed research protocols, scripts, standard operating procedures, and participant-confidentiality requirements.
• Ability to communicate professionally, respectfully, and responsively with research participants, community partners, supervisors, and other research staff.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Motivated and self-starting.

Benefits of Working at Brown

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Position Details

• Recruiting Start Date: 2026-09-25
• Job Posting Title: Bilingual 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: Full time
• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 37.5
• Position Work Location: Onsite

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