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Research Assistant (International Health)

The Johns Hopkins University

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in a related field
  • Master’s Degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, or related field
  • Prior research experience in systematic or scoping review
  • Excellent writing and communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Oversee data collection, organization, and management for research studies
  • Run routine and ad hoc reports; assist with data cleaning
  • Lead tasks such as data collection and entry
  • Conduct literature searches and support manuscript writing

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Writing
  • Communication
  • Detail Oriented
  • Organizational Skills

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The Johns Hopkins University

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We are America’s first research university, founded in 1876 on the principle that by pursuing big ideas and sharing what we learn, we can make the world a better place. For more than 140 years, our faculty and students have worked side by side in pursuit of discoveries that improve lives. Johns Hopkins enrolls more than 24,000 full- and part-time students throughout nine academic divisions. Our faculty and students study, teach, and learn across more than 260 programs in the arts and music, the humanities, the social and natural sciences, engineering, international studies, education, business, and the health professions.The university has four campuses in Baltimore; one in Washington, D.C.; one in Montgomery County, Maryland; and facilities throughout the Baltimore-Washington region as well as in China and Italy. The university takes its name from 19th-century Maryland philanthropist Johns Hopkins, an entrepreneur who believed in improving public health and education in Baltimore and beyond.

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Company typeXLarge
IndustryHigher Education
Company size10001

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The Department of International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is seeking a Research Assistant.

The Research Assistant oversees data collection, data organization, and/or data management or similar functions/tasks for research study(ies) in support of a PI or a research team.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

  • 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.
  • Other duties as assigned.

In addition to the duties described above

  • Work closely with the team throughout the project. Regular communication and progress updates are expected.
  • Synthesize data from the literature and synthesize findings.
  • Lead or support manuscript writing.
  • Ensure the research is gender-responsive, addressing and highlighting challenges related to gender equity.


Minimum 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.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Master’s Degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, or related field.

Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Prior research experience in systematic or scoping review.
  • Excellent writing and communication skills.
  • Experience working in international development, particularly in LMIC settings preferred.

Technical Skills & Expected Level of Proficiency

  • 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

The core technical skills listed are most essential; additional technical skills may be required based on specific division or department needs.

Classified Title: Research Assistant   
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/03/CD  
Starting Salary Range: $17.65 - $31.05 HRLY (Commensurate w/exp.) 
Employee group: Part-time 
Schedule: Tuesday and Wednesday 9:00am – 4:00pm 
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt 
Location: Remote 
Department name: IH - Social and Behavioral Interventions   
Personnel area: School of Public Health 

 

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