Junior or Assistant Specialist

Position Overview

The Department of Radiology at the University of California, Irvine is accepting applications for a Junior or Assistant Specialist position. This is a one‑year appointment, non‑senate, and renewable based on performance and funding availability.

Incumbents will support faculty research in health services research, focusing on patient adherence to recommended care, shared decision making, patient preferences, and health disparities, particularly among cancer patients. Specific tasks include:

• Providing support for recruitment and participant engagement.
• Maintaining the study database (REDCAP) and creating data reports.
• Conducting literature reviews.
• Assisting with protocol development and IRB submission.
• Supporting presentation, report, and manuscript preparation.
• Training and supervising student research assistants.
• Assisting with other related tasks as needed.

The role involves close collaboration with other departments and institutions.

• Prospective clinical trials.
• Secondary data analysis of electronic medical records or national databases.

Basic Qualifications

• Junior Specialist:
  Bachelor’s degree in an applicable field or equivalent research experience.
• Assistant Specialist:
  Master’s degree or five years of equivalent specialized experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with medical research and scientific writing.
• Experience in health services research.
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, and organizational skills; detail‑oriented.
• Ability to work independently and within multidisciplinary teams.
• Contribution to manuscript preparation, IRB submission, and grant writing.
• Excellent written/spoken English and familiarity with Spanish, Vietnamese, or Korean is desirable.

Document Requirements

• Curriculum Vitae – most recently updated C.V.

Reference Requirements

• 3–4 references (contact information only).

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC anti‑discrimination policy.

As a condition of employment, the finalist must disclose any administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed misconduct, defined as violations of policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including but not limited to harassment or discrimination.

Irvine, CA