Qualitative Research Assistant (Grad Student)

University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 10,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

University of Pennsylvania is seeking a Qualitative Student Research Assistant to support the Army-SPRING project within the Perelman School of Medicine. The role involves data collection, qualitative analysis, and weekly team meetings, and is open to graduate students from universities other than Penn.

The position requires 10–20 hours per week with a January 2027 start and a minimum commitment through August 2027. This is a temporary cooperative role based in Philadelphia.

Qualifications

• Completion of graduate-level qualitative research methods course or equivalent.
• Experience conducting qualitative semi-structured interviews.
• Proficiency in template analysis and analytic coding.
• Knowledge of implementation science and research ethics.

Responsibilities

• Assist data collection via semi-structured interviews and periodic reflections.
• Perform qualitative data extraction and quality data checking.
• Attend weekly qualitative team analytic meetings.
• Support graduate students from other universities participating in the project.

Skills

Qualitative methods

Semi-structured interviews

Template analysis

Analytic coding

Implementation science

Research ethics

Education

Graduate-level qualitative research methods course

Job description

University of Pennsylvania is seeking a Qualitative Student Research Assistant to support the Army-SPRING project within the Perelman School of Medicine. The role involves data collection, qualitative analysis, and weekly team meetings, and is open to graduate students from universities other than Penn.

The position requires 10–20 hours per week with a January 2027 start and a minimum commitment through August 2027. This is a temporary cooperative role based in Philadelphia.