Research Assistant I​/II​/III - Nurturing Resilience Initiative

Overview

UTHealth Houston's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences' Nurturing Resilience initiative is hiring a Research Assistant to support the implementation of a new research project evaluating the acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of evidence‑based interventions for trauma within pediatric primary care settings. This project will be conducted across three UTHSC pediatric primary care clinics and involves qualitative interviews, stakeholder engagement, and a stepped‑care intervention model.

The Research Assistant will play a critical role in coordinating participant recruitment, scheduling and conducting semi‑structured interviews, managing consent and data collection processes, maintaining study documentation, and ensuring compliance with institutional and regulatory protocols. The RA will also assist with data entry and management in REDCap, transcription and coding of qualitative interviews, and coordination of stakeholder meetings and follow‑up assessments. Other duties may include administering surveys and structured assessments, entering data into databases, assisting with data quality control and tracking participant progress through study steps, updating research records, participant tracking logs, and databases regularly to ensure data accuracy and completeness.

The role may also assist in preparing meeting materials, study packets, and documentation for the lab.

UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

We reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full‑time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37‑38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

As a world‑renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as:

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Under close direction of senior research staff, conducts activities to support research projects.

• Under close supervision, conducts research activities according to research protocol. Research activities may include patient recruiting and screening, traditional laboratory experiments and activities, informatics, field interviewer recruiting, screening and training and/or animal laboratories.
• May maintain clean laboratory equipment and/or work area to ensure a safe and efficient work environment.
• Collects, evaluates, and interprets research data to provide needed information to principal investigators and other researchers. Updates notebooks, records, and databases as needed.
• Stays abreast of new and updated protocols for the research department.
• Orders laboratory and/or other supplies as directed by senior research staff.
• As needed, may coordinate the work of laboratory technicians and assistants to ensure efficient, timely and high‑quality results.
• Complies with all governmental and University policies, rules, regulations, and codes.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

General knowledge of research fields.

Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience in lieu of education.

• Research Assistant I:
  No years of experience.
• Research Assistant II:
  One year of related experience in a research or clinical lab environment.
• Research Assistant III:
  Two years of related experience in a research or clinical lab environment.

Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds constantly and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects. This position may include work involving potentially hazardous chemical, biological or radioactive agents.

This position is a security‑sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code, Texas Government Code and Texas Business and Commerce Code. Personnel in such positions will be routinely reviewed to determine whether criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of infrastructure.

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.