Soc/Clin Research Specialist

Position Summary

The UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, founded in 1975, is a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated comprehensive cancer center. The Center’s mission is to reduce cancer occurrence and death in North Carolina and the nation through research, treatment, training, and outreach.

These part-time positions will support our members plan, organize, conduct, and evaluate social/clinical research in support of research, or develop, public programs and policies. Social/clinical research includes behavioral, economic, educational, public health/medical, public policy, sociology, mental health, criminal justice and closely related areas. Social/clinical researchers create or validate theories through data/information collection, documentation and analysis with a goal of description and explanation. The range of duties may include, but is not limited to: developing methodology, database development and management, data/information collection and analysis, project administration, program and/or policy development and evaluation, preparing publications and reports and related products, project planning and design, communication, instruction and public education.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a discipline related to the field assigned and one year of related training or experience; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.