Research Assistant

Columbia University Irving Medical Center; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 59,670 - 72,930; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious medical research center in New York is seeking a Research Assistant to join the Migration and Nutrition Epidemiology team. The successful candidate will recruit participants, coordinate interviews, and assist in data entry for epidemiologic studies. Candidates must possess a Bachelor's degree, with a preference for a Master's in public health or related discipline. Bilingual (English/Spanish) skills are essential, and the role requires flexibility in working hours, including weekends and late evenings. This position involves travel to New Jersey and Long Island.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Master's degree with 1 year of research experience preferred.
• Experience with data entry and qualitative interviewing.

Responsibilities

• Recruit study participants and coordinate interviews.
• Supervise student research assistants.
• Assist in data entry and community communication.
• Work flexible hours including evenings and weekends.
• Conduct relational database analysis.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Excellent organizational skills

Interpersonal communication

Written communication in English and Spanish

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree in public health or psychology, sociology, or anthropology

Tools

Microsoft Access

Job description

Grade 103

• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building: ARB
• Salary Range: 66,300.00-66,300.00

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Position Summary

The successful candidate will join the Migration and Nutrition Epidemiology team (https://manecumc.wixsite.com/mane) to work primarily on the CAMINANDO and retinoblastoma studies. The duties include recruiting study participants, coordinating interviews and collecting data from study participants well as supervising student research assistants involved in supporting interviews. The incumbent will assist in regular communication with community-based organizations. The research assistant will participate in communication with other key investigators of the study as well as with the IRB. The incumbent needs to be experienced in the administration of the sociodemographic, dietary, mental health assessments, NIH toolbox Cognitive and emotional Battery.

The research assistant will assist in data entry, working closely with the data manager and will assist in preparation of materials for publication, presentation, submission to conferences, and for meetings with community organizations. The research assistant must be available to work flexible hours (can include early evenings, Saturdays, school holidays) to accommodate schedules of study participants, as well as being comfortable to travel to New Jersey and Long Island to assist with interviews.

Responsibilities

• Recruiting study participants, coordinating interviews and collecting data from study participants (60%)
• Supervising student research assistants involved in supporting interviews (20%).
• Assist in regular communication with community-based organizations (2%).
• Participate in communication with other key investigators of the study as well as with the IRB (2%)
• Assist in data entry, working closely with the data manager (10%)Assist in preparation of materials for publication, presentation, submission to conferences, and for meetings with community organizations (5%).

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in public health or master’s degree in psychology, Sociology or Anthropology with 1 year of research experience.

One-year experience including data entry, qualitative interviewing and epidemiologic study assessments. Experience interacting with adolescents.

The successful candidate must have experience with epidemiologic studies and must be able to use a relational database, Microsoft Access. The incumbent must be detail-oriented, with excellent organizational, interpersonal, written and oral communication skills in both Spanish and English, and the ability to maintain the highest degree of confidentiality and diplomacy at all times.

Data Entry Experience

• Bilingual English/Spanish; Spanish should be native level

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