Per Diem - Study Interviewer.

Per Diem - Study Interviewer.

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Work type: Part-Time
Location: Other - See posting for details
Categories: Drexel University, Dornsife School of Public Health

Job Summary

The per diem Study Interviewer will be responsible for conducting interviews with women who inject drugs (WWID) participating in a large HIV prevention study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The purpose of this research is to understand if and how addressing traumatic violent experiences and substance use helps women reduce HIV-related risk behaviors over time.

Essential Functions

The Study Interviewer will work closely with the study Principal Investigator, the study coordinator, and the PrEP Clinic staff. All interviews will take place at Prevention Point Philadelphia, a harm reduction center located in Kensington, Philadelphia.

The Interviewer will be responsible for conducting outreach to help recruit and retain new participants, explaining study procedures to participants, obtaining informed consent, administering quantitative assessments and qualitative interviews, collecting and preparing laboratory specimens for submission to an external laboratory, performing laboratory tests on premises (including urine drug screens and the collection of scalp hair for adherence testing), triaging and directly linking participants to harm reduction and medical services (including, but not limited to, case management, drug and alcohol treatment assessments, or wound care at Prevention Point Philadelphia), promoting and maintaining participant confidentiality as required by university and federal policy, and documenting study visits in REDcap, a secure web application for building and managing online surveys and databases.

Required Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, public health, nursing, other helping profession, or liberal arts is required.
• At least one-year work experience with communities impacted by HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C, substance use, poverty, and/or homelessness.
• Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methodology and data collection strategies.
• Prior experience collecting and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in research conducting qualitative and quantitative data collection preferred.
• Bilingual (Spanish and English) preferred.
• Familiarity with Qualtrics and REDcap software preferred.

Location

• Remote

Additional Information

This is a part-time, per diem position classified as Non-Exempt.  The offered pay is based on the successful candidate’s qualifications and experience, department budget, and an internal equity review. 

For information about benefits, please review Drexel’s Per Diem/Casual/Temporary Benefit Fact Sheet .

Special Instructions to the Applicant

Please make sure you upload your CV/resume and cover letter when submitting your application.

Review of applicants will begin once a suitable candidate pool is identified.

Advertised: Jan 9 2024 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: Feb 9 2024 Eastern Standard Time

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