Research Assistant (Health, Behavior & Society)

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Health, Behavior and Society

About the role

The Research Assistant oversees data collection, data organization, and/or data management for research studies in support of a Principal Investigator or research team. This position involves significant community-based work (at least 90% of the time), including outreach to people who use drugs, building rapport with community members, and performing tasks with initiative and independent judgment.

Responsibilities

• Run routine and ad hoc reports.
• Use standard tools and computer programs to review data.
• Assist with data cleaning to ensure accuracy and preparation of tables.
• Lead basic activities such as data collection and data entry.
• May lead specific tasks and develop processes to ensure study activities occur effectively and efficiently.
• May conduct literature searches to support faculty research efforts.
• May design and format papers/publications.
• May assist PIs in writing summaries of papers for release as policy briefs or other channels.
• Perform community-based outreach, demonstrating sound judgment and the ability to work independently.
• Prioritize and complete assigned tasks, making informed decisions about direction and approach.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field. Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education, per JHU equivalency formula.
• Valid driver's license.
• Prior experience facilitating community outreach and/or data collection.
• Experience working with or alongside harm reduction programs, syringe service programs, or drug checking.
• Familiarity with community-based or public health research settings.
• Individuals with lived experience of substance use are encouraged to apply.

Skills

• Analytical Skills (Awareness level)
• Attention to Detail (Awareness level)
• Data Management and Analysis (Awareness level)
• Formatting and Layout Proficiency (Awareness level)
• Information Gathering (Awareness level)
• Oral and Written Communications (Awareness level)
• Organizational Skills (Awareness level)

Pay

$17.65 - $31.05 hourly (commensurate with experience).

Schedule

Days and hours may vary. Non-exempt, casual/on-call position.