Graduate Research Assistant; Environmental/Molecular Epidemiology
Listed on 2026-10-12
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Research/Development
Data Scientist
Description
Graduate Research Assistant (Environmental / Molecular Epidemiology) (0000GA11) READVERSTISEMENT | University of Hawai'i page has loaded.
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:
October 5, 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
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:- 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)
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
Inquiries: Jonathan Huang, jon.huang
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