Graduate Assistant for the Department of Public Health and Health Sciences.

JOB SUMMARY

At Saginaw Valley State University, the Department of Public Health and Health Sciences is committed to advancing public health, healthcare leadership, and community well-being through applied learning, research, and professional collaboration. The Department seeks to host one Graduate Assistant (GA) to support research initiatives and programmatic needs across the Master of Public Health (MPH) and Master of Health Administration (MHA) programs. This position is designed to enhance faculty research productivity while supporting accreditation, assessment, and program development efforts.

This position provides hands-on experience in public health and health administration research, data management, program assessment, and higher education operations. The Graduate Assistant will contribute to faculty research projects, accreditation activities, assessment initiatives, and grant development while developing professional skills in research methodology, collaboration, communication, and program evaluation.

This appointment is for a maximum of two calendar years.

Work must include in-person hours during standard business hours (Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-4:00 PM), with some flexibility in scheduling.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist faculty with ongoing and developing research projects related to public health and health administration.
• Conduct comprehensive literature reviews and support scholarly research activities.
• Coordinate research activities, project timelines, and related documentation.
• Support Institutional Review Board (IRB) submissions, compliance processes, and research protocols.
• Perform data collection, entry, cleaning, organization, and statistical analysis activities.
• Assist with preparation of research reports, conference materials, scholarly presentations, and manuscripts for publication.
• Contribute to faculty and student grant writing efforts and proposal development.
• Assist with accreditation-related activities, including CEPH documentation, reporting, and program review processes.
• Support program assessment initiatives through data tracking, analysis, reporting, and continuous quality improvement activities.
• Assist with departmental projects, strategic initiatives, and program development efforts across the MPH and MHA programs.
• Collaborate with faculty, staff, students, and community partners on research and programmatic initiatives.
• Maintain confidentiality and professionalism when handling research, student, and university information.
• Perform other duties as assigned.