"Research Program Coordinator"

Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first research university and home to nine world-class academic divisions working together as one university.

The Johns Hopkins Center for Suicide Prevention is seeking a Research Program Coordinator to assist with multiple research projects focused on suicide prevention, psychological autopsy, and lethal means (firearms) access. The Research Program Coordinator will work closely with Dr. Paul Nestadt and an interdisciplinary team, engaging directly with research participants and collaborating investigators. The new center emphasizes a public health approach to suicide prevention, including interaction with legislators and policymakers as well as direct work in clinical settings. This position offers excellent opportunities for professional growth, including authorship on manuscripts and grant submissions.

We value candidates who are detail-oriented, highly organized, flexible, collaborative, empathetic, and enthusiastic about public health and mental health research. Candidates comfortable engaging sensitively with participants experiencing grief or loss will excel in this role.

This is a hybrid position, with approximately half of the week being on-campus and the rest can be remote. Occasionally for special events, hours may be requested outside of the normal work hours to replace other hours that week.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Research Coordination & Participant Engagement

• Arrange and assist in qualitative psychological autopsy interviews with next-of-kin, including sensitive data collection and note-taking.
• Coordinate scheduling, consenting, and follow-up with research participants.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, managing IRB protocols and amendments.

Data Management & Analysis

• Design, implement, and manage surveys and data collection instruments in REDCap and Qualtrics.
• Oversee transcription processes, manage qualitative data coding processes, and ensure data integrity and confidentiality.
• Conduct preliminary qualitative and quantitative data analyses, contributing to publications and presentations.

Grant Writing & Reporting

• Assist in preparing grant proposals and progress reports for various funding agencies.
• Perform literature reviews and contribute to manuscript preparation, with significant opportunities for co-authorship in a highly productive research group.

Supervision & Team Coordination

• Train, mentor, and supervise undergraduate and graduate research assistants and volunteers.
• Facilitate regular meetings, maintaining clear communication with team members and external collaborators to ensure timely completion of research goals.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in related discipline. Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond HS Diploma/Graduation Equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Public Health, Psychology, Social Work, or related discipline.
• A minimum of two years of related experience.
• Previous experience in mental health research, qualitative interviewing, and/or public health interventions.
• Familiarity with Johns Hopkins IRB procedures and human subjects research compliance.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, data management tools (REDCap, Qualtrics), and some familiarity with either quantitative or qualitative analysis software.

Classified Title: Research Project Coordinator

Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/03/CD

Starting Salary Range: $17.20 - $30.30 HRLY ($43,680 targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)

Employee group: Full Time

Schedule: Monday to Friday: 9:00am – 5:00pm

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Location: Hybrid/School of Public Health

Department name: Mental Health Research Projects

Personnel area: School of Public Health