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Job Title:Research Assistant 2

Department:UCONN Health Disparities Institute

Location:Farmington

FTE%:1

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Search #:2022-1386

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Recruiter:Rucker, Pamela S.

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Excellence, Teamwork, Leadership and Innovation are key values that define UConn Health, and we are looking for team members that share these same values. The UConn Health Disparities Institute has an exciting opportunity for full time Research Assistant II to join our growing team.The person in this position will support and advance the work of community engagement, health equity research, leadership development and training.

If you have the skills and background as well as a passion for health equity work, we want to hear from you.

The UConn Health Disparities Institute (HDI) is committed to producing evidence-for-action and the implementation of multi-sectoral strategies designed to eliminate health disparities and advance health equity among Connecticut's minority and medically underserved populations. HDI's vision is to see everyone in Connecticut have equitable access to opportunities to enjoy good health and well-being. The Bioscience Connecticut Initiative created the center in 2011. HDI is unique in its dual charge: fulfilling the academic obligations of a Type II center and our legislative mandate to eliminate disparities among residents in the state of Connecticut.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Works under the general supervision of an employee of higher grade in the performance of routine research duties.

 

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

May lead lower level employees.

 

COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS OFFERED:

Industry-leading health insurance options and affordability

Generous vacation and sick-time plans

Multi-channel retirement options (pension and match options)

Tuition waiver and reimbursement for employees and qualified family members

Quick commute access from I-84, Rte 9 and surrounding areas

State of the art facility and campus environments

Progressive leadership and educational development programs available

 Schedule: 40 hour per week, Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm with a 30 minute unpaid meal break

 

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

Work closely with HDI Director, Associate Director, and HDI staff on NIH, foundation and other grants applications.

Assist with conducting and preparing literature reviews.

Provide frontline support for institutional Review Board/Human Subjects Protocol development and monitoring.

Support implementation of research projects, including but not limited to IRB processes, recruitment, data collection and data analysis and dissemination.

Serve as a liaison between community partners and HDI.

Support the Project Manager with the implementation and monitoring of HDI initiatives.

Assist with the preparation of reports, correspondences, policy briefs, white papers and manuscripts summarizing key population health, health equity,and healthcare activity at the federal and state legislative l levels and within federal and state human services agencies that can have an impact on health equity (DSS,DHMAS,DPH,DDS,DFC).

Support the Director with the implementation and coordination of HDI leadership development and training activities

Co-lead the Research, Training and Leadership Development Core and the Data Analytics Core.

Oversee and coordinate our health equity internship program

Assist coordinating NIH, foundation and other funded contracts.

Performs related duties as required by senior leadership.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY:

Knowledge of relevant research protocols, principles and practices

Knowledge of scientific techniques

Knowledge of experimental design, mathematics/statistics, relevant computer applications

Oral and written communications skills

Ability to identify, produce, organize, analyze, evaluate, interpret and present data:

able to independently write reports.

 

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING

General Experience:

Bachelors degree in an appropriate discipline (such as business Administration or Public Health), plus one (l) year of research experience in Health Policy or Public Policy Analytics. Degrees in other areas may be substituted on a case by case basis.

 

Substitution Allowed

Certification as a Clinical Research Coordinator (CCRC) by SOCRA or an equivalent with six (6) years of appropriate practical clinical research experience may be substituted for the Bachelor's degree. If not certified at the time of hire must take and pass the certification within one (1) year of employment.

 

Special Requirements:

Incumbents in this class may be required to undergo periodic tests or immunizations for communicable diseases.

Must have demonstrable work experience in health disparities, health equity, services utilization, and/or experience in community engaged/participatory research, and survey research.

Extensive experience and expertise with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Internet Explorer, Word,Excel, PowerPoint, Access, etc.)

Training and extensive experience using SPSS, SAS and HLM.

Experience consulting with multiple investigators.

Must show demonstrable experience with independent data analysis, reporting and manuscript preparation using at least three (3) of the following techniques:content analysis, intensive longitudinal analysis, hierarchical linear modeling;multi-level modeling including mediation and moderation;analysis of longitudinal binary outcomes; piecewise linear growth models;survival analyses;bootstrapping;regression and other beginner and intermediate level statistics.

Submission of a research manuscript and health policy related writing sample may be requested (e.g. health policy brief or research paper)

A skills assessment during the interview may be required.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

Applicants with a background in population health, health disparities, social sciences, economics, social work, health equity and health policy.

Experience with Geospatial analysis

 

Working Conditions:

Incumbents in this class may occasionally be required to lift heavy objects such as standard laboratory equipment and/or trays/boxes or glassware; may be exposed to such hazards as broken glass, toxic vapors, radioactive materials, and toxic or disease carrying substances

 

Full Time Equivalent Minimum Salary: $63,274.00 

Why UConn Health

UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. A commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost importance to UConn Health since the founding of the University of Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades. In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass more research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior care, and to innovate both practical medicine and our methods of educating the practitioners of tomorrow.

UConn Health is an affirmative action employer, in addition to an EEO and M/F/V/PWD/PV employer.

All employees are subject to adherence to the State Code of Ethics which may be found at www.ethics.state.ct.us 

All Workforce Members are required to have or obtain a COVID 19 vaccination and booster as a term and condition of employment to work in a UConn Health facility, unless an exemption or deferral has been approved. All new Workforce Members shall be required to provide proof of their vaccine status prior to the start of their employment. All records of vaccinations and approved exemptions will be maintained by Employee Health Services. Additional information regarding this policy may be found at https://health.uconn.edu/covid-provider/mandatory-vaccination/ 

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