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Research Assistant, Community Health, Kinesiology, Health and Sport Studies

Wayne State University is searching for an experiencedResearch Assistant, Community Health, Kinesiology, Health and Sport Studiesat its Detroit campus location.

Wayne State is a premier, public, urban research university located in the heart of Detroit, Michigan where students from all backgrounds are offered a rich, high-quality education. Our deep-rooted commitment to excellence, collaboration, integrity, diversity and inclusion creates exceptional educational opportunities which prepare students for success in a global society.

Position Purpose:

We are seeking a dynamic individual for a full-time research assistant position to assist with a federally-funded research project. The primary function of the role is to conduct scientific clinical research experiments for an externally funded program, focusing on the coordination of multi-year, school-based implementation research studies.

Job Functions:

Assist in the designing, management, implementation, and delivering of high-quality scientific research projects to agreed timelines and budgets under direction of more senior staff, based on the following duties, listed in chronological order:

Coordinate and submit Institutional Review Boards (IRB) research applications, renewals, and amendments.

Assist investigators in supervision of research staff, including delegation and review of work responsibilities of intervention research staff.

Prepare research reports for funding agencies.

Serve as a liaison between research investigators, community-based implementation sites, research funders, consultants, IRB, etc.

Develop/revise documents pertaining to participant recruitment, intervention design and implementation, intervention fidelity, and data collection, data management, data entry and data analysis.

Solicit agenda items for meetings from research staff, dispense agendas, and compose meeting minutes.

Assist with outreach to research sites and other stakeholders to garner support for the intervention implementation and research activities.

Support with the preparation posters and/or abstracts for research presentations at local and national conferences.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Master's degree in community and/or public health or related field.

Previous research assistant experience is required.

Other skills, knowledge and abilities:

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Attention to detail a must.

Ability to collaborate well with co-workers and work independently as needed.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with conducting research for federally-funded and/or school-based projects.

School/College/Division:

H10 - Health & Physical Education

Primary department:

H1007 - Kinesiology Health & Sports Studies

Employment type:

+ Regular Employee

+ Job type: Full Time

+ Job category: Research

Funding/salary information:

+ Compensation type: Annual Salary

+ Annual Salary: To be determined

Working Conditions:

Normal Office environment.

Job openings:

+ Number of openings: 1

+ Reposted position: No

Background check requirements:

University policy requires certain persons who are offered employment to undergo a background check, including a criminal history check, before starting work. If you are offered employment, the university will inform you if a background check is required.