Part-Time Health Sciences Research Assistant (Graduate)

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Edinburg (TX); On-site; USD 12,000 - 16,000; Part time

Job summary

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is seeking a part-time Graduate Research Assistant for Health Sciences on the Edinburg campus. The role focuses on ergonomic risk factors, heat exposure, and musculoskeletal health in port personnel, with responsibilities across literature reviews, data collection, and participant coordination.

The successful candidate must be admitted to a graduate program, maintain good standing, and demonstrate strong Excel/Word skills and communication abilities.

Qualifications

• Must be admitted to a graduate degree program.
• Must be in good academic standing.
• Be registered full-time as per semester requirements.
• Graduate degree (in progress) in a relevant area of focus.
• Knowledge of statistical software (STATA, SAS, R, SPSS) and data visualization tools (Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey, RedCap, Zoom).

Responsibilities

• Assist with literature reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analysis, data collection.
• Assist with project management and databases for research tasks.
• Schedule and interact with research participants.
• Develop recruitment announcements, training materials, and protocols.
• Support data analysis and report writing.
• Maintain confidentiality per study protocols.
• Prepare materials for presentations.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Written and verbal communication

Team player

Confidentiality

Education

Graduate degree (in progress) in a relevant area

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is seeking a part-time Graduate Research Assistant for Health Sciences on the Edinburg campus. The role focuses on ergonomic risk factors, heat exposure, and musculoskeletal health in port personnel, with responsibilities across literature reviews, data collection, and participant coordination.

The successful candidate must be admitted to a graduate program, maintain good standing, and demonstrate strong Excel/Word skills and communication abilities.