Research Associate

• 547410
• Columbia University Medical Center
• Division of Scholarship & Rsch
• Full Time
• Opening on: Nov 8 2024
• Grade 103
  
  

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• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: 62,400-62,400
  
  

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Position Summary

The School of Nursing is seeking a detail-oriented Research Associate to provide support for federally funded projects focusing on HIV prevention and management. This position will be hybrid including both in-person and virtual work.

Responsibilities

The selected candidate will be expected to work on research focused on digital health and HIV/ AIDS.

Duties

Under the supervision of the Principal Investigator, the Associate will be responsible for a broad range of research and administrative activities. Other duties will include:

• Providing daily support for research projects, including recruiting subjects, enrolling study participants, and scheduling other research-related meetings.
• Assisting in the staffing of research study visits, including overseeing logistics, communicating with participants, and preparing materials for both staff and participant use.
• Conducting observations and collecting survey data on enrolled study participants.
• Experience working with confidential data and maintaining confidentiality, privacy, and integrity in professional interactions.
• Handling data entry and database management.
• Assisting with research and manuscript preparation for publication and dissemination of results, including conducting literature searches, article summaries, and basic coding and analysis.
• Contributing to the development of study-related documents and/or materials.
• Performing other related duties as assigned.
  
  

This is a grant funded position and continued employment is contingent upon grant funding.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in education and experience.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent communication, organizational, and database management skills.
• Excellent quantitative and qualitative data analytic skills.
• Computer fluency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and statistical software. (SPSS/SAS/Stata/R).
• Ability to organize and perform multiple tasks and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Available nights and weekends.
• Interest in developing health information technology, public health LGBT health, HIV prevention or management, and/or health informatics.
• Experience working on research involving the LGBT community, people living with HIV, or other vulnerable and diverse populations.
• Experience conducting observational or survey data collection.
  
  

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