Research Specialist Intermediate

The Department of Public Health Sciences at the School of Medicine at the University of Virginia is currently seeking a motivated individual to act as a research specialist and administrator to support faculty research and projects. Specific tasks would include coordinating and implementing research activities, research management, data management, and supporting routine and non-routine program administrative activities.

Specific Responsibilities include:

• Assist with literature reviews and grant proposal preparation.
  
• Assist with grant report and manuscript preparation tasks.
  
• Assist with IRB applications.
  
• Assist with research management.
  
• Ensure completion of deliverables and adherence to timelines, track milestones and timelines across projects.
  
• Assist with writing standard operating procedures and other technical documents.
  
• Oversee the development of relevant project IRB submissions and manuals of operation, including submission to IRB and PIs for approval.
  
• Assist in routine office management tasks.
  
• Work directly with PI and other supervisory staff to help support routine and non-routine research activities.
  
• In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree, MPH or similar preferred
  
• Experience: At least 3 years of relevant experience. in behavioral, social, or public health research or practice. Advanced degree may be considered in lieu of experience. Master's degree will be considered in lieu of experience.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently
• Proficiency with computer software, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel
• Proficiency with statistical analysis programs (including SAS, Stata, or R) and experience conducting simple statistical analyses
• Ability to understand research processes and procedures
• Experience with clinical research regulatory requirements and grant-funded projects, including experience with IRB submissions.
• Experience with REDCap data management is preferred
• Preference will be given to applicants with the ability to understand and apply knowledge from health data

This position is a restricted position and is dependent upon project need, availability of funding and performance. This is an Exempt level, benefited position. For more information on the benefits at UVA, visit hr.virginia.edu/benefits .

This position will remain open till filled . The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment. A completed pre-employment health screen is required for this position prior to employment.

Physical Demands: This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require walking some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

To Apply:

Internal UVA Applicants: please apply through your Workday Home page, search “Find Jobs”, and search for R0035341 .

External Applicants: Please apply through Workday , and search for R0035341 .

Complete an application online with the following documents:

• Cover letter to include your interest in the position and your knowledge, skills, abilities, and experiences
  
• Resume or CV
  

Upload all materials into the resume submission field, multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission. Applications that do not contain all required documents will not receive full consideration.

For questions about the application process, please contact Yelena Markazyan, Academic Recruiter, at ym3mm@virginia.edu

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