Research Assistant- Hybrid/Remote - 127959

This position is a contract position with the possibility of extension/career conversion.

UCSD Layoff from Career Appointment: Apply by 2/07/2024 for consideration with preference for rehire. All layoff applicants should contact their Employment Advisor.

Special Selection Applicants: Apply by 2/21/2024. Eligible Special Selection clients should contact their Disability Counselor for assistance.

This position will work a hybrid schedule which includes a combination of working both onsite on Campus and remote.

The Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science is dedicated to health and social equity and has more than 80 primary salaried faculty, 20 secondary faculty, 200+ personnel, 225 postgraduate students, and over 600 undergraduate majors. The School includes activities in the public health disciplines of behavioral medicine, biostatistics and bioinformatics, epidemiology, global health, health policy, health equity, public mental health, environmental and climate health, and preventive medicine. The School has strong collaborative research programs facilitated by Research Centers of Excellence focused on wireless and population health systems, health promotion and equity, women's health, and tobacco control, and has extensive collaborations with the School of Medicine, Jacobs School of Engineering, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Moores Cancer Center, Design Lab, Qualcomm Institute, ACTRI, HDSI, Skaggs School of Pharmacy, and with other partners across the UC San Diego campus. Partnerships with the community and health agencies are fundamental to the School. The School houses five recharge cores providing services to UC San Diego and external customers. Research in the School includes ~$125M total awarded grants and contracts.

The School has and administers two PhD programs (public health and biostatistics), a Master of Public Health professional degree program, a Master of Science in Biostatistics, the only Health Sciences undergraduate program (BSPH), a Master of Applied Science in Leadership of Healthcare Organizations run in conjunction with UC San Diego Extension, and a Preventive Medicine Residency program.

The Health Services Research Center provides program evaluation and research services to a variety of health research projects. Under supervision, incumbent will contribute to a wide range of research implementation tasks, including evaluation planning, study protocols development, qualitative and quantitative data collection, and data management and monitoring. The incumbent will assist in monitoring project data and tracking participants over the course of the study.

The position is responsible for coordinating survey and data collection tasks. Data coordination tasks include organizing, entering, and verifying data using specialized data entry programs for entering large quantities of data generated from research tracking records, web-based and paper surveys, interviews, specialized assessment instruments, and electronic records. This also includes assisting in the preparation and fielding of large paper- and web-based behavioral health surveys and performs routine clerical tasks in support of multiple research projects, as required, including filing, copying, pick-up, and delivery, etc. Additionally, the incumbent will assist with qualitative data collection including conducting and transcribing focus groups, interviews, and listening sessions.

This position will maintain ongoing collaboration and direct communication with the PI, the PM and other research team members, and state and local partners to ensure successful partnerships, quality implementation of the research, and high fidelity to study protocols.

Lastly, the incumbent may perform literature searches, creates summaries and data/report quality assurance tasks, assists in the generation of reports, and performs maintenance of research related documentation.

• Six (6) years of related experience, education/training, OR a Bachelor's degree in related area plus two (2) years of related experience/training.

• Working knowledge and experience with data collection activities.

• Working knowledge of the design and implementation of data collection procedures and protocols.

• Working knowledge and skills associated with report preparation.

• Accurate HOMS, other data entry, and double data entry skills.

• Ability to efficiently use electronic document scanning/verification software, such as Teleform, to batch enter data.

• Familiarity with the preparation and fielding of large, paper-based behavioral health (and other outcomes) study surveys.

• Experience conducting research telephone interviews and mental health assessments, following research study protocols.

• Demonstrated skill performing data and report quality assurance tasks with a high degree of accuracy.

• Ability to perform simple to intermediate data cleaning and manipulation tasks.

• Prior work history with adults impacted by the criminal justice system (e.g., on probation, parole, formerly incarcerated) is required.

• Demonstrated ability to recruit individuals through community outreach activities is required.

• Ability to administer structured intake surveys and conduct open-ended interviews with formerly incarcerated persons is required.

• Ability to collaborate with law enforcement partners is critical.

• One (1) year of experience with the County of San Diego Behavioral Health Services Program Improvement Projects.

• Familiarity with Southeast San Diego.

• Employment is subject to a criminal background check.

Pay Transparency Act

Annual Full Pay Range: $56,700 - $97,500 (will be prorated if the appointment percentage is less than 100%)

Hourly Equivalent: $27.16 - $46.70

Factors in determining the appropriate compensation for a role include experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The Hiring Pay Scale referenced in the job posting is the budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position. The Annual Full Pay Range may be broader than what the University anticipates to pay for this position, based on internal equity, budget, and collective bargaining agreements (when applicable).

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If applicable, life-support certifications (BLS, NRP, ACLS, etc.) must include hands-on practice and in-person skills assessment; online-only certification is not acceptable.

UC San Diego Health Sciences is comprised of our School of Medicine, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, The Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, and our Student Health and Well-Being Department. We have long been at the forefront of translational - or "bench-to-bedside" - research, transforming patient care through discovery and innovation leading to new drugs and technologies. Translational research is carried out every day in the hundreds of clinical trials of promising new therapies offered through UC San Diego Health, and in the drive of our researchers and clinician-scientists who are committed to having a significant impact on patient care. We invite you to join our team!

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