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Job Title

Research Specialist - Levels I-III

Agency

Texas A&M University Health Science Center

Department

Primary Care & Rural Medicine

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Bryan, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Glimpse of the job

The Research Specialist, under general direction, provides research expertise by assisting investigators within the Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine Department of Primary Care and Rural Medicine with the grant reporting, management of research projects, and execution of dissemination products. Supports the Integrated Behavioral Health Program and the Texas A&M Family Medicine Residency Program, which conduct collaborative clinical and educational research projects.

What you need to know

Please note: This position is grant funded; future employment may be contingent upon future funding.

Schedule: May have to work on the weekends and/or after normal hours.

Travel: May travel as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Research Specialist I: Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or equivalent combination of education and experience AND four years of related experience in a specialized and relevant field of research.

Research Specialist II: Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or equivalent combination of education and experience AND six years of related experience in a specialized and relevant field of research.

Research Specialist III: Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or equivalent combination of education and experience AND eight years of related experience in a specialized and relevant field of research.

Preferred Qualifications: Federal grant reporting and submissions, behavioral health research experience, medical education research experience, clinical intervention research experience, institutional review board experience, peer reviewed publications, data analysis

Some of the Responsibilities Include:

Data Analysis and Testing:

+ Assists investigators with meeting all grant reporting requirements.

+ Assists investigators with the planning and implementation of research projects

+ including data collection.

+ Compiles, analyzes, interprets, and reviews data analyses plans.

+ Provides research expertise.

+ Reviews, audits, and maintains data collection including institutional review board

+ maintenance for all projects.

+ Collects qualitative and quantitative data and conducts statistical analyses.

+ Collaborates with interdisciplinary clinical, educational, and research teams

+ Performs quality improvement initiatives including continuous quality improvement

Research Publications:

+ Utilizes summarized results in scientific and/or clientele-oriented presentations and

+ publications.

+ Prepares and writes proposals to funding agencies and maintains financial accounts

+ related to research projects.

+ Develops and maintains research protocols.

Training:

+ Trains undergraduate students, graduate students, medical students, medical

+ residents, and other staff involved in research.

+ Oversees research trainees execution of research projects. .

Why Texas A&M University ?

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration.  Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you.  Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes.

+ Medical, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/medical/) prescription drug, dental, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/dental/) vision, life and AD&D, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/life-add/) flexible spending accounts , and long-term disability insurance (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/long-term-disability/) with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums

+ 12-15 days (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/index.html) of annual paid holidays

+ Up to eight hours of paid sick leave (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/paid/sick.html)   and at least  eight hours of paid vacation (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/paid/vacation.html)  each month

+ Automatic enrollment in the  Teacher Retirement System of Texas (https://www.trs.texas.gov/Pages/Homepage.aspx)

+ Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time (https://flourish.tamu.edu/wellness-release-time/)

+ Professional Development: All employees have access to free  LinkedIn Learning (https://linkedinlearning.tamu.edu/)  training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more

+ Educational release time and tuition assistance (https://livingwell.tamu.edu/employee-tuition-assistance)   for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee

+ Living Well, (https://livingwell.tamu.edu/) a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered, or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.