RCMI Research Capacity Core Data Specialist

North Carolina A& State University (NC A&T) is soliciting applications for the position of RCMI Research Capacity Core Data Specialist. The primary purpose of this position is to support the successful implementation, administration, operations of a health disparities research center funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Research Centers at Minority Institutions (RCMI) mechanism. The RCMI at NC A&T will initially focus on brain health and cardiometabolic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disorders.

The successful candidate will collaborate with Center leadership, faculty investigators, community partners, students, advisory committees, and university stakeholders to support the Center's strategic priorities and operational objectives. Responsibilities may include research administration, program management, grants management, data science support, laboratory operations, communications, community engagement, workforce development, compliance oversight, evaluation activities, and other functions necessary to advance the Center's mission and ensure compliance with NIH, university, and regulatory requirements.

This is a term-limited position that reports to the RCMI Director.

The RCMI Research Capacity Core (RCC) Data Specialist provides data management, research design, statistical analysis, software and data-resource support, project tracking, documentation, communications, and compliant data stewardship for RCC-supported research. The position supports interdisciplinary brain health and cardiometabolic disease disparities research and helps investigators prepare secure, well-documented, analysis-ready data for scientific reporting and dissemination.

The incumbent is expected to contribute to a culture of excellence, innovation, collaboration, and community engagement while supporting the growth and sustainability of the RCMI Center as a nationally recognized leader in health disparities research, research capacity development, and health equality advancement.

N.C. A&T is an inclusive public, land-grant, doctoral research institution and has been the largest historically Black university in the country for the past decade and was recognized at the number 1 public HBCU by Forbes in 2026. With an enrollment of over 15,700 students in Fall 2026, the university offers 59 undergraduate degree programs, 36 master's programs, and 12 doctoral programs.

It is America's top producer of Black graduates in STEM bachelor's degree graduates, including Engineering and Agricultural Sciences, as well as a top five producer in numerous additional disciplines, including Liberal Arts and Communications/Journalism. It also ranks no. 3 in master's degrees awarded to Black graduates in Engineering Technologies and Related Fields, no. 4 in master's degrees in Engineering, and no.

11 best business school for women in the nation.

Nationally recognized for its leadership and excellence in STEM education and research, N.C. A&T is classified as "R2-High Research Activity" in the Carnegie Classifications and is poised to achieve "R1-Very High Research Activity" status. It also holds Carnegie's earned credential in Community Engagement and the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) Innovation and Economic Prosperity designation. With an annual economic impact of $2.4 billion, N.C. A&T plays a vital role as a higher-education economic driver in North Carolina's Piedmont Triad region and across a state that is ranked No.

1 in the nation for the second straight year as "best for business" by the CNBC financial network.

The Hairston College of Health and Human Sciences comprises six departments and the School of Nursing. The College offers the following undergraduate degree programs;
Communication Sciences and Disorders, Health Services Management, Kinesiology, Nursing, Psychology, Social Work, and Sociology. At the graduate level, the College offers five graduate degree programs including the Master in Physician Assistant Studies (PA program), Master of Social Work (MSW), Master of Science in Health Psychology and PhD in Social Work, PhD in Applied Psychology, and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP).

The HCHHS is also home to the Center of Excellence for Integrative Health Disparities and Equity Research (CIHDER), a hub for multidisciplinary research and community engagement efforts to alleviate health disparities. Establishment of the NIH-funded Research Centers at…