Research Assistant - Scoping Review (Chronic Disease)

Utah; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

University of Utah is seeking a UU Student – Research to support a project examining adaptations to the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program through a scoping review of published literature. The role is up to 10 hours per week from October 2026 through May 1, 2027, at $20 per hour, and requires eligibility as a University of Utah student.

Responsibilities include reading article titles and abstracts, applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, and assisting with data extraction, with an

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field and current MSW or related graduate program enrollment.
• Completed coursework in research methods.
• Experience reading and analyzing academic peer-reviewed literature.
• Ability to identify and extract information from peer-reviewed literature.
• Ability to apply standardized inclusion/exclusion criteria and data extraction procedures consistently.
• Understanding of behavioral health and social work, health equity.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a research team.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Graduate level research experience is preferred.
• Familiarity with scoping review methods.
• Experience with literature screening and/or data extraction.
• Strong interest in research.
• Familiarity with chronic disease self-management literature.

Responsibilities

• Support a scoping review of adaptations to the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program.
• Read article titles, abstracts, and some article full text and then apply inclusion and exclusion criteria to determine whether a article belongs in the study.
• Assist in data extraction and summarization.

Skills

Research methods coursework

Experience reading and analyzing peer‑

Data extraction experience

Ability to meet deadlines

Independent and collaborative work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, public health, health sciences, or a related field

Current enrollment in an MSW or related graduate program

Job description

University of Utah is seeking a UU Student – Research to support a project examining adaptations to the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program through a scoping review of published literature. The role is up to 10 hours per week from October 2026 through May 1, 2027, at $20 per hour, and requires eligibility as a University of Utah student.

Responsibilities include reading article titles and abstracts, applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, and assisting with data extraction, with an