Visiting Research Associate II - CDIS

About the role

The Visiting Research Associate II (Community Outreach and Recruitment Coordinator) assists with a community-based research project to implement a family-based HIV prevention program for Black girls and their male caregivers (IMAGE).

Responsibilities

• Perform surveys, interviews, observations or uses other methods according to established research protocols.
• Collect, process and analyze data.
• Summarize research and test results.
• Aid in study protocol development.
• Cook up, maintain and organize equipment, instruments and data collection and analysis tools.
• Prepare and contribute statistical data and pertinent information for papers, grants and other documents.
• Complete required documentation for regulatory agencies.
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Department Specific Duties

• Attend community events on weekdays and weekends to identify eligible families for workshops implementing an evidence-based HIV prevention curriculum.
• Establish relationships with community-based organizations serving the target population to nurture partnerships.
• Inform Black families, including mothers, daughters (ages 13-24), and male caregivers (fathers, grandfathers, older brothers, cousins, and uncles) about the IMAGE project through one-on-one interactions and collective speaking opportunities.
• Collaborate with other project staff to recruit, enroll, and retain potential research program participants, including attending weekly project meetings.
• Utilizing REDCap for consent procedures and data collection.
• Provide administrative support at IMAGE Workshops on the weekends.
• Lead a recruitment team consisting of independent recruiters in the community supporting IMAGE.
• Complete required training and compliance modules (i.e., CITI IRB, HIPAA).
• Act professionally in all capacities (i.e., dress, behavior, and attitude), especially in representing IMAGE in community settings and building relationships.
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required with a background in clinical psychology/mental health, social work, medicine, nursing, or public health preferred.
• A minimum of one year related research experience.
• Experience teaching and/or working with adolescents and or young adults in a youth agency setting, other community health center, or social service.
• Knowledge of reproductive health, STIs, and HIV/AIDS prevention.
• Candidate must be able to work independently and collaborate with others, autonomously managing a recruitment team of hourly contractors for IMAGE.
• Experience working with marginalized communities and communicating health topics with empathy.

Qualifications

• Must be able to work independently and collaborate with others, autonomously managing a recruitment team of hourly contractors for IMAGE.
• Must have knowledge of reproductive health, STIs, and HIV/AIDS prevention.
• Must have experience working with marginalized communities and communicating health topics with empathy.

Skills

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Experience with REDCap for consent procedures and data collection.
• Proficiency in communication and outreach with marginalized communities.

Benefits

This position is intended to be eligible for benefits, which include Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.