Soc/Clin Research Assistant

Department: Globl Hlth and Infect Disease - 427801

Career Area: Research Professionals

Posting Open Date: 05/11/2026

Application Deadline: 05/14/2026

Position Type: Temporary Staff (SHRA)

Position Title: Soc/Clin Research Assistant

Position Number: 20076170

Vacancy ID: S027376

Full-time/Part-time: Part-Time Temporary

Hours per week: 20

Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, Hours will vary.

Position Location: North Carolina, US

Hiring Range: $20.00 - $24.00 per hour

Proposed Start Date: 05/18/2026

Estimated Duration of Appointment: 3 months or less

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit:

Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education and research.

Patient care: We promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We prepare tomorrow`s healthcare professionals and biomedical researchers from all backgrounds by facilitating learning within innovative and integrated curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education to ensure a highly skilled workforce.

Research: We develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers and resources. We provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our university to support outstanding research. We foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic and population research.

Position Summary:

The Research Assistant will conduct laboratory-based work in collaboration with and with the support of the Principal Investigator for a variety of projects. This individual will assist with ethics review board renewals and modifications for a multi-national infectious disease research study. They will also assist in preparing National Institute of Health (NIH) grant applications, maintain and troubleshoot an online REDCap database, and train other employees in maintaining and troubleshooting the REDCap database. Responsibilities also include data analysis and manuscript preparation for two upcoming journal publications.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

Management Preferences:

• Experience with ethics review board procedures.
• Experience with grant writing.
• Experience with manuscript preparation.
• Experience with REDCap databases.

Campus Security Authority Responsibilities: Not Applicable.