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Graduate Research Assistant; Environmental​/Molecular Epidemiology); GA

Job in Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, 96814, USA
Listing for: University of Hawaii
Full Time, Part Time, Seasonal/Temporary position
Listed on 2026-09-03
Job specializations:
  • Research/Development
    Data Scientist
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 24000 - 32000 USD Yearly USD 24000.00 32000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Graduate Research Assistant (Environmental / Molecular Epidemiology) (0000GA11)

Description

Title:

Graduate Research Assistant (Environmental / Molecular Epidemiology) (0000GA11)

Position Number: 0000GA11

Hiring Unit:
Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, Department of Public Health Sciences

Location:

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Date Posted:
July 31, 2026

Closing Date:
Continuous recruitment until filled

Monthly Type: 11 Month

Full Time/Part Time:
Part Time - Full Time Equivalency: 50% (20 hours / week)

Temporary/Permanent:
Temporary - Not to Exceed:
May 31, 2027

Funding: UH / Federal Funds

Salary Information:
Commensurate with qualifications and experience

Other Conditions:

Pending position clearance and availability of funds

Position renewable upon availability of funds, program needs, and satisfactory performance

Position to begin mid-to-late August or as soon, thereafter, as possible

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Under the supervision of the Principal Investigator and collaborators, perform data management, cleaning, and analyses on a 3-year Federally-funded research project as part of the new PAC-AID Research Center (https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).) on the effects of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) exposure on placental gene expression (RNA-Seq) and child health and developmental outcomes

2. Assist with data QI/QC and merging using R/Rstudio (Bioconductor, etc.)

3. Develop pipelines for data analyses and conduct descriptive and analytic statistics

4. Keep a notebook of work conducted (Rmarkdown, Quarto, etc.)

5. Assist in manuscript writing

6. Prepare presentations for internal and external meetings and conferences

7. Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Be classified as a degree-seeking student in a Masters or PhD program under UHM Graduate Division,
  • Be in good academic standing and maintain a GPA of 3.0 or above,
  • Maintain 6 credits per semester with the exception of those who have reached 800 (dissertation) or 700F (thesis)
  • Experience with quantitative data analyses and documentation
  • Some knowledge of statistical programming (e.g. R, Python, Stata)
  • Desirable

    Qualifications:

  • Knowledge of environmental health and toxicology
  • Knowledge of molecular genetics and molecular epidemiology (e.g.

    -omic wide studies)
  • Knowledge of code development and management tools (e.g. Git Hub)
  • Knowledge of High-Performance Computing (e.g. use of server clusters, slurm)
  • Strong knowledge of biostatistics and epidemiology, quantitative causal inference
  • Expert knowledge in R / RStudio including development of Shiny apps / packages
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Detail oriented, organized, dependable, and self-motivated
  • Experience with data presentation and data visualizations
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    Inquiries:
    Jonathan Huang, jon.huang

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