Undergrad Research Assistant - Nutrition & Community Health

The Pennsylvania State University; Ferguson Township (PA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

The Nourishing Networks and Environments to Thrive (NourishNET) Lab at Penn State is hiring a part-time Undergraduate Research Assistant to support research on early childhood nutrition, parental feeding practices, and community health. This role offers hands-on research experience and training within an interdisciplinary academic setting.

The position involves data collection, developing research materials, literature reviews, and light project coordination while collaborating with research

Responsibilities

• Assisting with data collection, including translation/transcription
• Applying and/or supporting qualitative and quantitative analysis
• Contributing to systematic review processes
• Conducting literature reviews and providing writing support
• Supporting development of research materials
• Assisting with light project coordination tasks, such as tracking deadlines, organizing files and supporting communication across research activities
• Supporting logistics for pilot studies and community engagement efforts, as needed

Job description

The Nourishing Networks and Environments to Thrive (NourishNET) Lab at Penn State is hiring a part-time Undergraduate Research Assistant to support research on early childhood nutrition, parental feeding practices, and community health. This role offers hands-on research experience and training within an interdisciplinary academic setting.

The position involves data collection, developing research materials, literature reviews, and light project coordination while collaborating with research