Research Specialist

Research Specialist I

Texas A&M Agri Life is comprised of the following Texas A&M University System members:
Texas A&M Agri Life Extension Service, Texas A&M Agri Life Research, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University, Texas A&M Forest Service, Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory. As the nation’s largest most comprehensive agriculture program, Texas A&M Agri Life brings together a college and four state agencies focused on agriculture and life sciences within The Texas A&M University System.

With over 5,000 employees and a presence in every county across the state, Texas A&M Agri Life is uniquely positioned to improve lives, environments and the Texas economy through education, research, extension and service.

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Texas A&M Agri Life’s Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture (IHA) Healthy Living program, based at the Agri Life Center at Dallas, seeks an experienced Research Specialist I to work in close collaboration and coordination with the Healthy Living team, led by IHA Associate director, Dr. Rebecca Seguin-Fowler, whose work focuses on community-engaged research to address and ameliorate health disparities. The Research Specialist I, under general supervision, works collaboratively with the Healthy Living team to plan, develop, and implement projects, providing technical and operational program and research support.

When you choose to work for Texas A&M Agri Life, you become part of an organization that is an established leader in agriculture and life sciences with a wide range of capabilities to meet the needs of our statewide, national, and international constituents. In addition, Texas A&M Agri Life offers a comprehensive benefit package including the following:

• Health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M Agri Life contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leaveand at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
• Employee Wellness Initiative for Texas A&M Agri Life

• Work closely with faculty and the research team to support the implementation of ongoing studies and the development of new ancillary research, including study design, operations, and reporting.
• Design and assist with managing research project operational procedures, including preparing and coordinating IRB human subjects research protocols.
• Assist with study participant recruitment, data collection, field work, and management of project-related logistics.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of curricula and program materials for chronic disease prevention and health promotion, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
• Assist with preparing grant applications and proposals to funding agencies; develop and edit reports, manuscripts, scientific presentations, manuals, and other dissemination products for various audiences.
• Conduct literature reviews to inform the design, implementation, and evaluation of community-engaged health interventions and/or scientific publications.
• Assist with data cleaning, management, and preliminary statistical analyses across various data types; maintain thorough documentation and prepare reports, tables, and figures for manuscripts, presentations, and grant proposals.
• Assist with data management, data cleaning, documentation, acquisition, and merging, and statistical analyses (qualitative and quantitative) across various data types.
• Provide technical and administrative support to research teams, including facilitating data sharing and ensuring compliance with data integrity and reporting requirements under the direction of senior staff.
• Assist in the development and management of online research tools (e.g., Qualtrics, REDCap, etc.) to support data collection, analysis, and evaluation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in related field (e.g., public health, nutrition, exercise science,…