Research Assistant

About the Role

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Department of Health Policy & Management is seeking a Research Assistant (RA) based in Nashville to assist with tasks on the MOVED Study. The MOVED Study is designed to test whether helping families move from high poverty neighborhoods into lower poverty, better resourced ones changes adult and child health.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee data collection, data organization, and/or data management.
• Run routine and ad hoc reports.
• Use standard tools and computer programs to review data.
• Assist with data cleaning measures to ensure accuracy of data and preparation of tables.
• Lead basic activities such as data collection and data entry.
• May lead specific tasks and develop processes to ensure study activities occur effectively and efficiently.
• May conduct literature searches to support faculty in research efforts.
• May design and format papers/publications.
• May assist PIs in writing summaries of papers for release as policy briefs or other channels.
• Independently schedule appointments and make reminder/confirmation calls.
• Complete phone and in-person survey interviews with one adult and one child in the family home.
• Collect measures of participants’ height, weight, waist circumference, blood pressure, and a finger stick for diabetes, at the participants’ home.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Analytical Skills - Awareness
• Attention to Detail - Awareness
• Data Management and Analysis - Awareness
• Formatting and Layout Proficiency - Awareness
• Information Gathering - Awareness
• Oral and Written Communications - Awareness
• Organizational Skills - Awareness

Additional technical skills may be required based on specific division or department needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
• Previous experience working within a research setting, preferably with field experience or engaging and recruiting participants.
• Previous experience engaging participants from diverse backgrounds.
• An interest and experience in housing, neighborhood factors, and/or food policy preferred.

Position Details

• Employee group: Casual / On Call
• Schedule: Up to 20 hours per week; hours vary and include some evenings and weekends.
• Starting Salary Range: $17.65 - $31.05 HRLY (Commensurate w/exp.)