Research Project Assistant Jobs

Research Project Assistant

The University is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the institution. Applicants are encouraged to include in their cover letter information about how they will further this goal.

Support family and child health focused quality improvement, research, and evaluation activities for the Vermont Child Health Improvement Program. As a member of the team, extract, organize, and clean data from multiple sources, implement and improve data management systems, and support the work of several project teams in collaboration with leadership. Update and apply administrative data sources for annual reporting activities and research, conduct descriptive analyses on new and existing datasets, generate project specific reports and dashboards using specialized software, and support manuscript and grant writing. Develop a comprehensive knowledge of Institutional Review Board procedures, maintain compliance documentation, draft, and update project protocols, and maintain data management plans.

Bachelor’s degree in health, social sciences, or STEM (e.g., public health, psychology, math, biology) and one to three years’ experience in research, quality improvement or program evaluation required. Experience with statistical software (e.g., Stata, SPSS, SAS) used for analysis and reporting, and office productivity software (e.g., word processing and spreadsheet software) required. Effective organizational, interpersonal and communication skills required.

Experience conducting research in a healthcare setting highly desirable. Previous work involving healthcare reform, quality improvement activities, or reporting on family and child health data desirable. Experience with databases (e.g., Microsoft Access, MySQL) desirable.

This position requires a 4-month probationary period. This position is wholly funded by restricted funds.

Contingent on continued funding, A probationary period may be required for current UVM employees, Bargaining unit position

Non-Exempt

28500.00

54150.00

Hiring salary budgeted at mid pay band

Yes, UVMSU ($20 minimum hourly rate)

05/19/2023

No

Research Project Assistant

S4358PO

Pediatrics/55700

00023472

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