Part-Time Research Analyst — Biobehavioral Health Data

Penn State University; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn State University seeks a Research Support professional to assist in conducting and disseminating research results. Responsibilities include data analysis, literature reviews, editing manuscripts and preparing codebooks and protocols.

The role emphasizes quality control and compliance in research procedures. MS or higher in Biobehavioral Health or related field is required, with expertise in statistical modeling.

Qualifications

• MS or higher degree in Biobehavioral Health or related field.
• Expertise in statistical modeling, including latent profile modeling.
• Research expertise related to mechanisms underlying stress and physical health connections; emotion-related dynamics; child and adult psychopathology; depression.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for a research project by gathering, summarizing, interpreting, and disseminating information from extant literature.
• Review existing data for errors and/or enter data into spreadsheets, forms, or statistical software programs.
• Initiate or contribute to data analysis for use in technical reports, documents, proposals, or oral/written presentations.
• Draft research protocols, codebooks, abstracts, and consent forms.
• Help write up results for publication; may contribute to proposal drafts to obtain grant funding.

Skills

Statistical modeling

Data analysis

Education

MS in Biobehavioral Health

Job description

Penn State University seeks a Research Support professional to assist in conducting and disseminating research results. Responsibilities include data analysis, literature reviews, editing manuscripts and preparing codebooks and protocols.

The role emphasizes quality control and compliance in research procedures. MS or higher in Biobehavioral Health or related field is required, with expertise in statistical modeling.