Research Associate
Columbia University
- Job Type: Officer of Administration
- Bargaining Unit:
- Regular/Temporary: Regular
- End Date if Temporary:
- Hours Per Week: 35
- Standard Work Schedule:
- Building:
- Salary Range: 64,350-64,350
Position Summary
The School of Nursing is searching for a Research Associate to provide support for federally funded projects focusing on HIV prevention and management.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities will include:
- Providing daily support for research project including recruiting subjects, enrolling study participants and scheduling other research-related meetings;
- Assisting in the staffing of research study visits, including overseeing logistics, communicating with participants and preparing materials for both staff and participant use;
- Conducting observations and collecting survey data on enrolled study participants;
- Experience working with confidential data and maintaining confidentiality, privacy and integrity in professional interactions;
- Handling data entry and database management;
- Assisting with research and manuscript preparation for publication and dissemination of results, including conducting literature searchers, article summaries and basic coding and analysis;
- Contributing to the development of study-related documents and/or materials; and
- Performing other related duties as assigned.
This is a grant-funded position and employment is contingent upon continued funding.
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent in education, training, and experience.
- Excellent communication, organizational and database management skills;
- Excellent quantitative and qualitative data analytic skills;
- Computer fluency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, EndNote and statistical software (SPSS/SAS/Stata/R);
- Ability to organize and perform multiple tasks and meet deadlines with minimal supervision;
-Experience with vulnerable populations and certified training in HIPPA Compliance and Human Subjects protection is required and;
Preferred Qualifications
- Available nights and weekends as needed.
- Bilingual English/Spanish is preferred.
- Interest in the development of health information technology, public health, LGBT health, HIV prevention or management and/or health informatics.
- Experience working on research involving the LGBT community, people living with HIV, or other vulnerable and diverse populations.
- Experience conducting observational or survey data collection.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran
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