Research Assistant - 117264

Requisition ID: 117264

Research Assistant

Housing mobility programs are designed to address systemic discrimination in the housing market by helping low-income families move from areas of concentrated poverty into lower poverty neighborhoods, dramatically changing multiple social determinants of health. The Mobility Asthma Project (MAP) recruited a sample of 140 children with asthma who moved through a housing program. MAP is designed to assess whether moving led to sustained improvements in their asthma and if this was due to changes in their environmental exposures. Under general supervision, we are seeking a Research Assistant (RA) for the Mobility Asthma Program (MAP) supports the research program with study data collection and organization. The range of duties includes, but is not limited to patient interviews, data collection, data entry (scanning and verifying collected data for accuracy), organizing collected information; records management, and communicating with team members on the status of project. The RA will work to recruit, screen, consent and enroll interested families.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• General knowledge of the research and applies basic analytical skills to administer assigned projects, and to identify situations requiring special attention.
• Conduct routine, in-home, patient interviews requiring some weekday flexibility (8:30 a-5:00 p, 9:00 a-5:30 p, 10:00 a-6:30 p, or 11:00 a-7:30 p) and possibly an occasional Saturday workday.
• Prepare air pumps for home deployment and weigh dust filters upon return.
• Screen and assess eligibility criteria for potential study volunteers at the housing mobility program’s office and by phone, explain study procedures and obtain consent, coordinate/schedule patient follow-up appointments.
• Collect data from patient medical records and questionnaires administered in visits and participant’s homes and by phone.
• Prepare and code data entry, enter and maintain databases. Monitors data quality and accuracy as required by research protocol. May run pre-established routine queries.
• Act as primary contact for study participants, which may include scheduling, confirming appointments.
• Implementing processes for ensuring data collection occurs in an effective and efficient manner, such as tracking study visits to ensure appropriate visit interval and visit flow.
• Ensure that case files and accompanying paperwork are organized and current.
• May perform routine clinical procedures, e.g. height, weight, etc.
• Data management including data tracking and cleaning to ensure accuracy of data, creating summary statistics, and creating and revising tables for use in presentations and publications.
• May conduct literature searches to support faculty in research efforts. May help design and format papers/publications.
• Clerical and other duties as assigned.
• May interview research assistants and lead training activities such as data collection, data entry, and sample processing procedures.
• We will train the RA to conduct home assessments including environmental air monitoring and dust sampling; perform clinical measures of pulmonary function (spirometry and exhaled nitric oxide); collect urine and microbiome samples, perform blood draws with participants ages 5-17 and provide participants education on strategies designed to reduce allergens in their homes.
  
  
  

Requirements

• Travel to locations on/off campus including participant homes and partner organization housing mobility program office. Access to own vehicle strongly preferred.
• Flexible schedule including some evenings as stated above and occasional weekend hours (no more than possibility 1 day per 2-3 months).
  
  
  

Special Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Generalized knowledge of research and ability to apply basic analytical skills.
• Good communication and written skills.
• Works well with others.
  
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related discipline.
• Additional related experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
  
  
  

Classified Title: Research Assistant

Job Posting Title (Working Title): Research Assistant

Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/03/CD

Starting Salary Range: $17.20 - $30.30 HRLY ($20.00 HRLY targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)

Employee group: Casual / On Call

Schedule: Hours Vary

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Location: School of Public Health - East Baltimore Campus

Department name: 60004110-Health Policy & Management -IHSP

Personnel area: School of Public Health

Total Rewards

The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University’s salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Education and Experience Equivalency

Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Applicants Completing Studies

Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

Background Checks

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

Diversity and Inclusion

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Vaccine Requirements

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The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

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