Social/Clinical Research Assistant

Department

Peds-AIR-412002

Career Area

Research Professionals

Is this an internal only recruitment?

No

Posting Open Date

07/17/2023

Application Deadline

08/16/2023

Position Type

Permanent Staff (SHRA)

Position Title

Soc/Clin Research Assistant - Journey

Salary Grade Equivalent

GN08

Working Title

Social/Clinical Research Assistant

Position Number

20055901

Vacancy ID

P017832

Full-time/Part-time Permanent/Time-Limited

Full-Time Permanent

If time-limited, estimated duration of appointment

Hours per week

40

Work Schedule

Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm

Work Location

Chapel Hill, NC

Position Location

North Carolina, US

Hiring Range

$40,944 - $52,000

Pay Band Information

To learn more about the pay band for this branch and role, please see the Career Banding rates spreadsheet.

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

The Division of Allergy and Immunology serves the children of North Carolina in the diagnosis and treatment of known or suspected immune deficiencies and allergic diseases, including food and environmental allergies. Within the Division, established and anticipated research studies conducted by the Food Allergy Initiative (FAI) support a nationally recognized program. The program is dedicated to the study of new medicines and treatments, laboratory studies involving allergies and desensitization (mice and human subjects), and the education of community physicians, allied health professionals, and the public.

The Research Assistant will be part of a group of research staff in the Food Allergy Initiative recruiting for various industry and government funded projects. They will primarily support the SUNBEAM study conducted in collaboration with the UNC Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine. Duties will include recruitment for study participants, data entry, making preparations for study participant visits, basic lab specimen processing, and possible weekend on-call hours. This position will be required to screen, provide information to, and obtain informed consent from potential study participants. It will also provide administrative and organizational support to the study coordinators.

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

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

Required Licenses/Certifications

Special Physical/Mental Requirements

Campus Security Authority Responsibilities

Not Applicable.

Position/Schedule Requirements