Temporary Research Assistant

Rutgers University; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Part time

Job summary

Rutgers University’s Rutgers School of Health Professions is seeking a Temporary Research Assistant in the Department of Health Informatics. The role supports faculty across multiple studies, handling recruitment, screening, enrollment, data collection, and record keeping in compliance with federal and institutional guidelines.

Responsibilities include protocol development with the PI, assisting with eIRB processes, data management in RedCap/Qualtrics, basic data analysis, and contributing to

Qualifications

• Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred.
• Experience with social network analysis, text analysis, or computational analysis is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Recruit participants, screen and enroll subjects following guidelines.
• Assist with protocol initiation and development with PI and study team.
• Assist with eIRB initiation.
• Data collection and data management (interviews, surveys, experiments).
• Support grant-related research activities and data interpretation.
• Assist with data collection in RedCap/Qualtrics and with presentations/manuscripts prep.

Skills

Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Social network analysis

Text analysis

Computational analysis

Job description

Posting Summary

Rutgers School of Health Professions is seeking a Temporary Research Assistant for the Department of Health Informatics. The Temporary Research Assistant will assist the faculty member in the conduct of the faculty member’s multiple research studies. The position is responsible for providing research activities to support to the faculty member, such as participants recruitment (contact participants), screening, and enrollment in accordance with federal, state and institutional guidelines, protocol development, data collection, various types of record keeping, assists in statistical analysis and data coding, presentation and manuscripts preparation, etc. Among the key duties for this position are the following: Assist with protocol initiation and development, alongside PI and study team. Assist with eIRB initiation. Human subjects’ recruitment, management, monitoring. Data collection and data management (e.g., interviews, surveys, experiments). Support grant-related research activities. Assist with data clean, data analysis, and data interpretation. Assist with data collection in RedCap/Qualtrics. Assist with presentation and manuscripts preparation. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Posting Summary

Rutgers School of Health Professions is seeking a Temporary Research Assistant for the Department of Health Informatics. The Temporary Research Assistant will assist the faculty member in the conduct of the faculty member’s multiple research studies. The position is responsible for providing research activities to support to the faculty member, such as participants recruitment (contact participants), screening, and enrollment in accordance with federal, state and institutional guidelines, protocol development, data collection, various types of record keeping, assists in statistical analysis and data coding, presentation and manuscripts preparation, etc. Among the key duties for this position are the following: Assist with protocol initiation and development, alongside PI and study team. Assist with eIRB initiation. Human subjects’ recruitment, management, monitoring. Data collection and data management (e.g., interviews, surveys, experiments). Support grant-related research activities. Assist with data clean, data analysis, and data interpretation. Assist with data collection in RedCap/Qualtrics. Assist with presentation and manuscripts preparation. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Overview

New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences ( RBHS ) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating universitywide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research. Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers. Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state—at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, including Piscataway; and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark’s University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates. Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.

Preferred Qualifications

Bilingual in English/Spanish is preferred. Experience with social network analysis, text analysis, and other computational analysis is a plus.