Project Assistant

Job Accountabilities

• Conduct innovative outreach and education activities to share knowledge on memory/brain health, cognitive aging, Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias
• Conduct engagement and recruitment activities to promote USC ADRC studies, and recruit and retain study participants
• Establish and maintain close partnerships with diverse community and participant stakeholders including a Community Advisory Board to meet ORE Core goals and objectives
• Conduct participant follow-up activities to ensure continuity of study referrals and problem-solving of potential study participation barriers
• Manage Microsoft Office programs, data management systems (REDCap), and citation/referencing applications (EndNote), among others, to monitor the reach and yield of outreach strategies, events, referrals, etc.
• Create and implement new and diverse formats, methods, and tools to identify and meet outreach and education needs and preferences for scientific information and study participation opportunities
• Assist with cultural and linguistic adaptations to public-facing materials and activities
• Contribute to—and manage website and social media postings on behalf of ORE Core goals and objectives
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested

Minimum Education/Experience

• High School or equivalent
• 1 year minimum experience
• Knowledge of data collection procedures and some experience with proposal preparation and production of technical documents

Preferred Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree, or combined experience/education as substitute for minimum education
• Experience with project administration experience in specialized field represented by the project
• Experience working directly with diverse racial and ethnic communities, socioeconomic and underrepresented groups; including limited English-speakers
• Experience in developing health-related materials (oral, written, visual, etc.) for people with differing levels of education and health literacy
• Experience developing online materials and communications for large audiences related to the study objectives and related content areas
• Experience working in a high-paced environment with multiple deadlines, high attention to data accuracy and quality, and quick pivoting in goal setting
• Bilingual/bicultural competencies preferred

Required Documents

• Cover letter
• Resume or CV

Compensation

The hourly rate range for this position is $26.94- $27.00/Hr.