Research Assistant (International Health

Research Assistant

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

• Will conduct comprehensive literature searches across relevant databases (e.g., Pub Med, Embase, Web of Science) to identify peer-reviewed and grey literature on climate-related health hazards and health outcomes in Afghanistan and comparable settings.
• Will support development of IRB protocols, including drafting protocol narratives, consent materials, and other documentation required for ethics review and approval.
• Will support the conduct of systematic reviews, including title/abstract and full-text screening against pre-specified inclusion and exclusion criteria.
• Will maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation of search strategies, screening decisions, and extracted data in accordance with reporting standards (e.g., PRISMA).
• Will support manuscript development, including drafting sections of the literature review, methods, and results, and formatting references and tables.

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, Global Health, Environmental Health, or a related discipline.
• Some related experience, such as coursework or prior research experience involving literature review, systematic review methods, or research protocol development.

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.