Research Assistant, Community Health, Kinesiology, Health and Sport Studies

Overview

Research Assistant, Community Health, Kinesiology, Health and Sport Studies

Wayne State University is searching for an experienced Research Assistant, Community Health, Kinesiology, Health and Sport Studies at its Detroit campus location.

Wayne State is a premier, public, urban research university located in the heart of Detroit, Michigan where students from all backgrounds are offered a rich, high-quality education. Our deep-rooted commitment to excellence, collaboration, integrity, diversity and inclusion creates exceptional educational opportunities which prepare students for success in a global society.

Position Purpose

We are seeking a dynamic individual for a full-time research assistant position to assist with a federally-funded research project. The primary function of the role is to conduct scientific clinical research experiments for an externally funded program, focusing on the coordination of multi-year, school-based implementation research studies.

Responsibilities

Job Functions :

• Coordinate and submit Institutional Review Boards (IRB) research applications, renewals, and amendments.
• Assist investigators in supervision of research staff, including delegation and review of work responsibilities of intervention research staff.
• Prepare research reports for funding agencies.
• Serve as a liaison between research investigators, community-based implementation sites, research funders, consultants, IRB, etc.
• Develop / revise documents pertaining to participant recruitment, intervention design and implementation, intervention fidelity, and data collection, data management, data entry and data analysis.
• Solicit agenda items for meetings from research staff, dispense agendas, and compose meeting minutes.
• Assist with outreach to research sites and other stakeholders to garner support for the intervention implementation and research activities.
• Support with the preparation posters and / or abstracts for research presentations at local and national conferences.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications

Details

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