Research Assistant; DOM - Bay Infectious Disease

Research Assistant

Join our team of people committed to improving the health of people who use drugs! We are seeking a Research Assistant with an enthusiastic self-starter with interest and experience in qualitative research for the Center for Substance Use and Infectious Disease Care Integration within the Division of Infectious Diseases. The Center has innovative programs and partnerships with people and communities affected by substance use.

Center activities focus on improving outcomes for those with Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders, with a focus on prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, particularly HIV and viral hepatitis. Research involves epidemiology, qualitative and quantitative research to understand barriers and facilitators to effective care, and the development, implementation, and evaluation of interventions. This individual will work primarily on qualitative research aspects of an implementation science study focused on evaluating and adapting interventions focused on integrating substance use, mental health, and infectious disease care for people who use drugs.

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

• Code and analyze qualitative data in qualitative analysis software (e.g., MAXQDA, NVivo) and apply implementation science frameworks.
• Assist in identifying key research findings to inform intervention development, with guidance and supervision.
• Develop materials (e.g., videos, handouts) to effectively communicate health information to communities.
• Contribute to the development of tools and procedures for data collection, including qualitative interview guides.
• Collect and organize data per study requirements, e.g., participant interviews, administer questionnaires; conduct background research, etc.
• Meet regularly with study team members to discuss project progress.

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.