Research Assistant Nashville, TN (Health Policy and Management)

Research Assistant Nashville, TN (Health Policy and Management)

We are seeking a Research Assistant who will oversee data collection, data organization, and/or data management or similar functions/tasks for research study(ies) in support of a PI or a research team.

Housing mobility programs are designed to help families move from high poverty neighborhoods into lower poverty, better resourced ones. The MOVED (Mobility Opportunity Vouchers to Eliminate Diabetes and Obesity) Study is designed to test whether helping families move changes adult and child health. The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Department of Health Policy & Management is seeking a Research Assistant based in Nashville who will assist with tasks on the MOVED Study.

Specific duties and responsibilities include:

• Running routine and ad hoc reports.
• Using standard tools and computer programs to review data.
• Assisting with data cleaning measures to ensure accuracy of data and preparation of tables.
• Leading 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 in research efforts.
• May design and format papers/publications.
• May assist PIs in writing summaries of papers for release as policy briefs or other channels.
• Other duties as assigned.

In addition to the duties described above, the Research Assistant will be responsible for independently scheduling appointments and making reminder/confirmation calls. At the time of the appointment, the Research Assistant will complete phone and in-person survey interviews with one adult and one child in the family home. In addition, the data collection will include taking measures of participants' height, weight, waist circumference, blood pressure, and a finger stick for diabetes, at the participants' home.

Minimum qualifications include:

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred qualifications include:

• Previous experience working within a research setting, preferably with field experience or engaging and recruiting participants.
• Previous experience engaging participants from diverse backgrounds.
• An interest and experience in housing, neighborhood factors, and/or food policy preferred.

Technical skills and expected level of proficiency include:

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

The core technical skills listed are most essential; additional technical skills may be required based on specific division or department needs.