Soc/Clin Research Assistant

University of North Carolina, United States

Updated: over 1 year ago
Location: Chapel Hill, NORTH CAROLINA
Job Type: PartTime
Deadline: 26 Aug 2022

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Posting Information


Department Psychiatry - Research - 412250
Career Area Research Professionals
Posting Open Date 08/10/2022
Application Deadline 08/26/2022
Position Type Temporary Staff (SHRA)
Position Title Soc/Clin Research Assistant
Position Number 20049241
Vacancy ID S020185
Full-time/Part-time Part-Time Temporary
Hours per week 8
Work Schedule
Monday – Friday
Flexible hours
Position Location North Carolina, US
Hiring Range 20.00 - 25.00
Proposed Start Date
Estimated Duration of Appointment Occasional/Intermittent

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Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit
The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.
OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation’s leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.
Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.
Education: We will prepare tomorrow’s health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.
Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.
Position Summary
We are seeking a research assistant (preferably masters prepared), to support a dynamic multi-state and international group of researchers aiming to leverage schools as a platform for improving youth mental health, particularly as the COVID-19 pandemic continues and youth mental health needs are at an all-time high. We have two areas of focus this Research Assistant will support. One area of focus is characterizing an ideal school re-integration plans and supports for adolescents hospitalized for suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) and evaluating whether the presence of these plans and supports is associated with improved STBs for adolescents reintegrating into school after a hospitalization for STBs. The second area focuses on an alternative system of care we created in Darjeeling, India, Tealeaf (Teachers Leading the Frontlines – Mansik Swastha, Tealeaf) in which teachers deliver mental health therapy to their primary school-aged students. One study is characterizing the COVID-19 context in which Tealeaf is being implemented in Darjeeling. This includes studying (1) child mental health statuses during the COVID-19 pandemic, (2) socio-cultural factors contributing to risk and resilience in child mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, and (3) how Tealeaf as a system adjusts in implementation based on various states of lockdown and school closures. A second study assesses the efficacy of training classroom teachers to deliver evidence-based psychological care based in Darjeeling, India. Both Darjeeling-based studies are in partnership with Darjeeling Ladenla Road Prerna and Broadleaf Health and Education Alliance, two non-governmental organizations with combined decades of experience in community engaged interventions and research.
We are looking for someone with previous public health research experience who will be part of the team, with a specific task of assisting the project’s two principal investigators (PIs) with funding applications, trial management, and dissemination of findings.
The Research Assistant will support the PIs in the management of all research activities. You will directly participate in manuscript preparation (including literature reviews and writing original text), IRB and regulatory document creation and maintenance, grant application preparation (including literature reviews and writing original text), and creation and maintenance of trial documents, including Standard Operating Procedures. You will communicate with the PIs weekly, with a monthly in person or virtual meeting expected with one of the PIs.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Bachelor’s degree; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.
Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
Ability to work independently and take initiative. Must be a quick learner, able to multi-task, and self-manage. Ability to be flexible with grouping of weekly hours pending project needs. Good attention to detail. Desire to grow and develop as a professional. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Must be fluent in written and spoken English. Previous experience in manuscript writing and preparation, IRB applications, clinical trials.gov listings, trial protocols and Standard Operating Procedures.
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
Prefer a Masters degree (preferably MPH) with experience or training in research methods (quantitative and qualitative) or Doctoral level degree (MD, DO, PhD) with experience or training in research methods (quantitative or qualitative) with a desire to begin a career in global health research. Previous experience in writing federal grants, such as NIH grants preferred.
Special Physical/Mental Requirements
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Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, race, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.

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