"Sr. Research Assistant (International Health)"

Job Details

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 Department of International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is seeking a Sr. Research Assistant.

The Sr. Research Assistant works under the general direction of a faculty researcher or senior research staff and independently conducts a variety of operational and technical activities key to the conduct of and direction of the research. This position is to provide support to Dr. Julia Wolfson, an associate professor in the Department of International Health, Human Nutrition Program at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on research related to food and nutrition policy, food security, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, food agency/cooking interventions, and other efforts to promote healthy and sustainable dietary patterns.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop data collection tools based on understanding of underlying study design.
• Participate in developing standard operating procedures for one or more studies.
• Design and set up standard operating procedures.
• Oversee data collection.
• Analyze data under general oversight and make data-driven recommendations.
• Oversee day-to-day activities and provide training for new staff on study.
• Conduct literature searches to pull background material and identify information relevant and applicable to research interest.
• Other duties as assigned.

In addition to the duties described above

• Assist with IRB submissions, including development and writing of protocols, consent forms, and other source materials.
• Report results of descriptive analyses in the forms of tables and graphs and communicate findings to the research team, present data at meetings.
• Assist with research reporting and dissemination, including writing of progress reports, policy briefs, scientific manuscripts, and preparation of presentations for diverse audiences.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field.
• Two years of related experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s or advanced Degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatics, Quantitative Methodology, Public Policy, Nutrition, or Social and Behavioral sciences or related field from an accredited college or university.
• Prior experience working on research studies related to food and nutrition.

Technical Skills & Expected Level of Proficiency

• Analytical Skills - Developing
• Attention to Detail - Developing
• Electronic Office Tools - Developing
• Information Gathering: Developing
• Oral and Written Communications - Developing
• Organizational Skills - Developing

The core technical skills listed are most essential; additional technical skills may be required based on specific division or department needs.

Classified Title: Sr. Research Assistant
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/03/MB
Starting Salary Range: $41,300 - $72,300 Annually (Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Monday to Friday: 8:30am – 5:00pm
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: Hybrid/School of Public Health
Department name: Human Nutrition
Personnel area: School of Public Health