Research Assistant
Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore, MD
Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore, MD
| Under supervision of the Principal Investigator, the Research Assistant is responsible for data management and analysis for research projects funded by the Bloomberg Initiative for Tobacco Control and by the National Institutes of Health. The Research Assistant will conduct descriptive and multivariable analyses under the supervision of the PI and the data analyst. will also contribute to review of the literature and preparing tables and figures. Research Assistant will be encouraged to be creative, and propose additional analyses and research strategies. Will be in frequent and direct contact with the program coordinator, principal investigator and data analyst on job related tasks. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in related discipline. Some related experience. Proficiency in the use of software applications, databases and statistical software including the R statistical program is required. Excellent organizational skills required. Excellent attention to detail required. Knowledge of clinical research practices and principles required. Must have excellent time management skills, must be able to manage multiple and competing priorities. Must have excellent oral and written communication skills. Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula. 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. . Preferred Qualifications NOTE: The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the Bloomberg School of Public Health & School of Nursing Divisional HR Office at 410-955-3006. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711. During the Influenza ("the flu") season, as a condition of employment, The Johns Hopkins Institutions require all employees who provide ongoing services to patients or work in patient care or clinical care areas to have an annual influenza vaccination or possess an approved medical or religious exception. Failure to meet this requirement may result in termination of employment. 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. |
