IACH Research Assistant

Furman University; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Furman University is hiring a Research Assistant to support IACH research and evaluation projects with community and clinical health partners. You will assist with scheduling meetings, taking minutes, IRB submissions, literature reviews, data collection, data cleaning, descriptive analyses, and reporting.

The role emphasizes strong organizational and communication skills, attention to detail, and collaboration within the Community Action team while maintaining research integrity and handling

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in public health, social work, or health-related field required.
• At least one year of experience in applied health research or program evaluation required.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to balance deliverables across multiple projects.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Schedules study meetings with external partners and assists with agendas and minutes.
• Supports the development and amendment of IRB applications.
• Supports development of study instruments including surveys, focus group guides, and interview guides.
• Assists with literature reviews and scoping reviews.
• Collects qualitative and quantitative data following study protocols.
• Enters and manages study data in RED Cap, Qualtrics, and other data management platforms.
• Cleans data and conducts descriptive statistics for reports and manuscripts.
• Supports development of peer‑reviewed manuscripts.
• Coordinates with project leads to ensure study timelines and deliverables.
• Assists with logistics and operations such as administering study incentives or processing qualitative transcripts.
• Participates as a member of the Community Action team and attends relevant IACH meetings.
• Maintains research professionalism and handles sensitive data.
• Employees may be asked to perform other job-related tasks.

Skills

Applied health research

Oral and written communication

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in public health, social work, or other health-related field

Job description

IACH Research Assistant

If you have any questions or need additional assistance, please contact the Office of Human Resources via email at [e-mail] or by calling 864-294-3103.

Job Title: IACH Research Assistant

Job Family: Professionals

Full-Time/Part-Time: Full time

Pay Type: Salary

Department: IACH Community Action

Job Summary

The IACH is hiring a Research Assistant to support IACH researchand evaluation projects with our community and clinical healthpartners. The position will assist with research activities such asscheduling meetings and taking meeting minutes, IRB submission andamendments, literature reviews, data collection, data cleaning,descriptive data analysis, and reporting.

Job Description

• Schedules study meetings with external partners and assists theproject lead with the development of meeting agendas and meetingminutes.
• Supports the development and amendment of IRBapplications.
• Supports the development of study instruments includingsurveys, focus group guides, and interview guides.
• Assists with the literature reviews and scoping reviews.
• Collects qualitative and quantitative data following studyprotocols.
• Enters and manages study data in RED Cap, Qualtrics, and otherdata management platforms.
• Cleans data and conducts descriptive statistics under thesupervision of project leads for reports, presentations, andacademic products such as conference abstracts andmanuscripts.
• Supports the development of peer reviewed manuscripts.
• Coordinates with research and evaluation project leads asneeded to ensure study timelines and deliverables are met.
• Assists with logistics and operations such as administeringstudy incentives or processing qualitative transcripts.
• Participates as a member of the Community Action team andattends relevant IACH meetings.
• Maintains research professionalism and exercises good judgementwhen handling sensitive data.
• Employees may be requested to perform job‑related tasks otherthan those specifically present in the description.

Relationships

Continuous contact with members of own work unit to plan,coordinate, problem solve, exchange information, and makesuggestions related to mutual and institutional goals.

Frequent interaction with IACH partners to exchange information,engage in creative problem solving and conduct collaborativeevaluations.

Responsibility for Final Decisions

Responsible for own work.

Reviews work to ensure compliance with policies, procedures, anddeadlines.

Education/Skill Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in public health, social work, or other healthrelated field required.
• At least one year of previous experience in applied health researchor program evaluation required
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and ability to balance deliverablesacross multiple project
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills

Education Requirements

Certification Requirements

Job Posting End Date (if date is blank, posting is openended)

Equal Opportunity Statement

Furman is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to increasingthe diversity of its faculty and staff. The University aspires tocreate a community of people representing a multiplicity ofidentities including gender, race, religion, spiritual belief,sexual orientation, geographic origin, socioeconomic background,ideology, world view, and varied abilities. Domestic partners ofemployees are eligible for comprehensive benefits.