Professional Research Assistant Level 2

The Center for Health, Work, and Environment (CHWE) is seeking apart-time (50%
FTE) Professional Research Assistant (PRA) – Level 2position. This position will serve as an essential liaison and trusted bridge between the Mountain West Hub research team andlocal residents in Alamosa, CO. As part of a landmark clean air andhealth resilience study, the PRA is responsible for conducting community-based recruitment, securing informed consent, conductingstructured home visits, placing indoor air filtration units, and collecting longitudinal health and environmental metrics acrossparticipating households.

• Local Outreach & Engagement: Conduct direct outreachacross Alamosa County to engage residents in the Clean Air Study.
  
  Represent the study at community meetings, local events, and publichubs to build awareness and trust.
• Participant Recruitment Waves: Reach out to householdsidentified through randomized address sampling and communitysign-up lists, maintaining respectful, multi-modal contact attempts(phone, in-person, email).
• Recruitment Tracking: Maintain accurate, real-time recordsof all participant contact attempts, eligibility screenings, and recruitment dispositions using REDCap and shared trackinglogs.

• Study Explanation & Screening: Clearly explain study objectives, household eligibility criteria (year-round SLVresidence, no existing air cleaner, adult 18+ household consent),and participation benefits ( $200 incentive + free airfilter).
• Consent Administration: Guide participants through theinformed consent process (via phone, Zoom link, or in person) and collect child assents during initial visits in accordance with IRBprotocols.

• In-Home Monitoring & Equipment Setup: Perform initial,quarterly/midpoint, and endpoint home visits to measure indoor air quality, record room dimensions, and set up DIY box-fan aircleaners (DIYacs) and UPAS air quality monitors.
• Health Measurement Collection: Collect baseline andfollow-up clinical and survey measures, including resting blood pressure, lung function testing (spirometry/PEF), survey responses,and urine sample coordination for designated sub-cohorts.
• Equipment Maintenance & Inspection: Inspect air filterunits and sensors during routine visits, ensuring proper placementin participant bedrooms or primary living areas and supplyingreplacement filters as needed.

• Poor Air Quality Event Follow-Up: Assist participantsduring text-alerted poor air quality events (wildfire smoke or dustevents) by supporting short 3-day daily surveys and lung functionmeasurements.
• Ongoing Participant Support: Serve as the primary localpoint of contact for participating Alamosa households, deliveringplain-language air quality/health results summaries and addressingparticipant questions.

• Required Study Trainings: Complete mandatory pre-studyonboarding, including CITI Human Subjects Training, REDCap data collection training, recruitment protocol review, and the 8-hour
  
  Full Study Training.
• Team Meetings & Administrative Reporting: Participate in bi-weekly (and subsequent monthly) study team check-ins,coordinate with local couriers for sample/hardware handoffs, andsubmit monthly invoices and mileage logs to the CN Manager.

Remote – this role is eligible to work remotely, but the employee must be in the United States.

The Colorado School of Public Health is a collaborative endeavorinvolving the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (CUAnschutz), Colorado State University (CSU), and the University of Northern Colorado (UNC). The Colorado School of Public Health isthe first and only accredited school of public health in the Rocky Mountain Region, attracting top-tier faculty and students from across the country and providing vital contributions towards ensuring our region's health and well-being.

Collaboratively formedin 2008 by CU Anschutz, CSU, and UNC, the Colorado School of Public Health provides education programs, including a Master'sconcentration in global health, innovative research that places the School in the top 20 in NIH funding among Schools of Public Health,and community service that addresses public health issues…