Part-Time Health Services Research Assistant

Penn State; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 39,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Pennsylvania State University Park is seeking a part-time Research Assistant in Health Policy and Administration to work with Dr. Jess Williams on Total Worker Health adoption in nursing homes.

The position supports quantitative and qualitative analyses of survey and Medicare data and interviews, with potential for manuscript authorship and grant preparation. This 50% FTE, limited-term role is funded through 8/31/2027 and offers a $35.00 hourly rate.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Health Policy, Health Services Research, Public Health, Gerontology, Health Economics, or related field.
• Demonstrated experience with statistical programming and quantitative data analysis (Stata strongly preferred; R acceptable).
• Strong written communication skills, with experience contributing to peer-reviewed manuscripts.

Responsibilities

• Conduct quantitative statistical analyses of survey and Medicare data using Stata (R acceptable); data management and cleaning.
• Support qualitative data analysis of interview transcripts with Directors of Nursing; coding and theme development.

Skills

Statistical programming with Stata

Scholarly writing

Literature reviews

Education

Ph.D. in Health Policy or related field

Tools

Stata

NVivo/Atlas.ti

Job description

Pennsylvania State University Park is seeking a part-time Research Assistant in Health Policy and Administration to work with Dr. Jess Williams on Total Worker Health adoption in nursing homes.

The position supports quantitative and qualitative analyses of survey and Medicare data and interviews, with potential for manuscript authorship and grant preparation. This 50% FTE, limited-term role is funded through 8/31/2027 and offers a $35.00 hourly rate.