Qualitative Research Assistant — Graduate Student

Trustees of University of Pennsylvania; Market (NY); On-site; USD 10,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine seeks a Qualitative Student Research Assistant to support the Army-SPRING qualitative study. The role includes data collection via semi-structured interviews, qualitative data extraction, and quality data checks, with weekly analytic meetings.

This posting invites graduate students from other universities for a temporary co-op opportunity. Training begins late 2026 with a January 2027 start.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Assist the qualitative research team with data collection (semi-structured interviews and reflections).
• Perform qualitative data extraction and quality checks.
• Attend weekly qualitative team analytic meetings.

Skills

Graduate-level qualitative research

Qualitative semi-structured interviews

Template analysis

Analytic coding

Implementation science

Research ethics

Job description

The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine seeks a Qualitative Student Research Assistant to support the Army-SPRING qualitative study. The role includes data collection via semi-structured interviews, qualitative data extraction, and quality data checks, with weekly analytic meetings.

This posting invites graduate students from other universities for a temporary co-op opportunity. Training begins late 2026 with a January 2027 start.