RESEARCH ASSISTANT, School of Public Health, Department of Health, Law, Policy and Management Job at Boston University, Boston, MA

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  • Boston University
  • Boston, MA

Job Description

The Research Assistant (RA) will work on clinical research studies funded by the National Institutes of Health.  Studies primarily focus on substance use disorder and include observational cohort studies, and randomized controlled trials. The primary responsibility of the Research Assistant is to screen, recruit, enroll and interview research participants for the purpose of collecting study data. The Research Assistant will also track participants over time and conduct follow-up interviews and data collection. Additionally, the Research Assistant will assist with the development of protocols, standard operating procedures, reports, forms and assessments, perform data entry and quality control procedures for the ongoing research, and provide administrative support to the study (i.e. scheduling meetings, preparing and circulating meeting agendas and meeting minutes for regular study team meetings, filing study-related documents, etc).

The ideal candidate will have a bachelors degree, and will have a strong interest in issues surrounding alcohol and other drug use, and a desire to work with populations impacted by substance use.

The study team is based in the Department of Health Law, Policy & Management at Boston University School of Public Health.

Required Skills

Bachelor's degree with 1-3 years of related experience.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Job Tags

Full time, For contractors

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