Research Project Coordinator II, Emory University, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Emory University School of Medicine, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Services is hiring a Research Project Coordinator to contribute to their work.

The Research Project Coordinator needs to be someone with a passion for working with families of children with autism. Team members are looking for candidates who are interested in interacting with various community members, including families, early intervention coordinators, and community psychologists, to collect data that will be used to support public health initiatives of lowering the age of autism diagnosis across the state. Strong verbal communication and interpersonal skills are necessary for this position, as well as the desire to work within a team. Candidates will not only have an opportunity to continue an established pilot program of early diagnosis of autism but also to support the start of a second pilot that incorporates the recent FDA approved eye tracking technology to aid in the diagnosis of autism across the state of Georgia. Further, candidates who are successful and want to continue the position will have the chance to train and supervise additional students in the future. 

You will first need to complete CITI Training. Then, candidates will be responsible to maintaining the research database, conducting intakes and consent meetings with referred families, providing intake forms, scheduling assessments or referring families to community providers, and reminding families of upcoming assessments the week before for Emory Autism Center psychologists. Also, responsibilities include ensuring data is entered at the end of the assessment and file and completed accurately. There is an opportunity for research and publication on the data as desired.

For more information and application instructions, visit the job posting on 12Twenty.

Administrative Internship, Emory Healthcare

The Emory Healthcare (EHC) Administrative Internship is an 10-week, full-time program designed for highly motivated individuals who are currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate-level program and are interested in pursuing a career in healthcare. The internship will begin in May 2025 and run through August. The curriculum is designed to provide young leaders with a comprehensive learning experience at a premier academic health system featuring some of the nation’s top-ranked hospitals.

Program participants will be exposed to hospital operations, physician division finance, and system leadership through project-based work and learning experiences. Project opportunities will vary and reflect both the participant’s learning goals and the organization’s needs. In addition to project work, candidates will attend leadership meetings, tour Emory Healthcare hospitals and facilities, meet key role players across the organization, and present to the Emory Healthcare Leadership Team.

Two informational webinars about this opportunity will be held on the following dates:

• Tuesday, November 12th: 5:00PM -6:00 PM EST
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• Monday, December 2nd: 12:00PM -1:00PM EST
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Applications are due January 10th, 2025. For more information and application instructions, visit the job posting linked here. 

Summer Program for Advancing Research Knowledge (SPARK), Atlanta VA

SPARK is a nine-week research program at VA Atlanta. Students work with VA physicians or lab-based researchers, conduct research, network with peers, and attend lectures from specialists. This year, 2 students from Emory University will be accepted to the Summer 2025 Cohort.

SPARK runs from May 27 to August 1, 2025, with a mandatory orientation day included. Work hours are 9 AM to 5 PM at Atlanta VA. Full on-site presence required for program eligibility.

Other Requirements:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must have prior research experience.
• Must be in good academic standing. 
• Must be either a medical school student, graduate student in a STEM program, and/or a Nursing graduate student.
• Meet NIH’s Underrepresented Minority Criteria.

The application is open now and will close on December 8th, 2024. For more information and application instructions, visit the program website here. Feel free to contact Dr. Selma Cuya-Smith (selma [dot] cuya-smith [at] va [dot] gov) with any questions.

Graduate Research Assistant, RSPH Department of Epidemiology

The Center for the Health of Incarcerated Persons (CHIP) seeks an MPH student, interested in HIV issues, including PrEP, who would like to assist project coordinators on a recently funded R61/R33 grant. This NIH/NIDA project will explore best practices to help persons living with HIV, or at high risk of seroconversion, connect to care after leaving Fulton County Jail. Preferences will be for a first year epi/glepi student to work with CHIP 10-20 hours a week, as a sole position, rather than juggle multiple GRA positions. Duties include assisting with the roll out of the project, preparing PowerPoint presentations, setting up databases, and other related duties. CHIP may have some community-facing activities in the Atlanta area focused on infectious disease research that would be appropriate for an APE experience starting next semester.

To apply, please send a cover letter, CV and a writing sample to Dr. Anne Spaulding (ASpauld [at] emory [dot] edu). The application deadline is November 22nd, 2024.

For more information and ways to contact Dr. Spaulding, please visit the job posting on 12twenty.

Student Data Analyst, Atlanta Department of Veterans Affairs

The Atlanta VA is looking for students to help us analyze a wealth of data to measure improved health outcomes among veterans receiving care at the VA across an array of various preventive medicine, public health, and quality interventions.

The VA is currently looking for help analyzing the data for the following projects:

1. Evaluating impact of USPSTF recommendations on veteran receipt of preventive services
2. Evaluating impact of COPD order set on improving health outcomes
3. Evaluating the use of point of care ultrasound to reduce length of stay, 90-day mortality, and 30-day readmission rates
4. Evaluating the impact of the transitional care clinic on the reduction of 30-day readmission rates
5. And many more!

If you are interested, please reach out to Aaron M. Harris (Aaron [dot] Harris1 [at] va [dot] gov) over email.

Research Assistant in Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health

PI: Dayna A. Johnson, PhD, MPH, MSW, MS

Sleep Epidemiology Research Group (SERG): SERG is aimed at understanding the root causes of sleep health disparities and their impact on cardiovascular disease. Current research aims to understand the determinants of insufficient sleep and sleep disorders as well as the subsequent influence on blood pressure among Black or African American adults. SERG is seeking a student to work on the ARISE research study, which is enrolling Black adults in Atlanta and measuring social, environmental, sleep, and cardiovascular factors over 14 days. This research integrates social, environmental, and sleep epidemiology.

Duties and Responsibilities (these duties are a general summary and not all-inclusive): Assist in all research-related tasks of the Emory Sleep Epidemiology Group including, but not limited to, administering questionnaires, data entry, quantitative and qualitative analyses, literature reviews, and manuscript/grant preparation. Must be available to work on evenings and some weekends.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters Student or Doctoral student
• Quantitative analyses experience-experience with SAS and R
• Familiarity with survey data
• Focus group transcription
• Strong verbal and writing skills (writing samples may be requested)
• Experience with literature reviews
• Strong interest in health disparities
• Experience working with health disparity populations
• Experience with GIS or spatial analyses preferred but not required
• Detail-oriented
• Excellent organizational skills and proactive approach

Hours: Approximately 10-20 hours per week

Please contact Bassey Enun at Bassey [dot] enun [at] emory [dot] edu/serg [at] emory [dot] edu with any questions relevant to this position.

Research Assistant for Technology and Aging Projects, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing

The project is seeking an enthusiastic Research Assistant to support projects aimed at using technology to help older adults maintain independence. The role will focus on the launch of a new research lab, new projects setup, and deployment and monitoring of digital health technology in participants’ homes. This is an excellent opportunity for students interested in digital health, gerontology, or technology research.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in the setup of a new lab related to technology and aging research
• Assist in the development of a research database (e.g., REDCap).
• Assist in the installation, and maintenance of digital health technologies in older adults’ homes.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for participants, ensuring the devices are functioning properly.
• Conduct training sessions with older adult participants, explaining how to use the technology effectively and safely.
• Collect and organize data for analysis and reporting purposes.
• Assist in participant recruitment, including scheduling and coordinating study sessions.
• Conduct follow-up with participants to ensure continued engagement and address any concerns.
• Maintain accurate records of data collection, device usage, and participant feedback.
• Support the research team with administrative tasks as needed.

Qualifications:

• Interest or experience in working with older adults and digital health technology.
• Comfortable with technology or willingness to learn about technology, including smart speakers and health tracking sensors.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain technical information in simple terms.

For more information and application instructions, visit the job posting on 12Twenty. Applications will be accepted through October 31st, 2024.

Policy Evaluation and Sexual Violence Intern, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

An estimated 67.8 million US women and about 36.2 million men have experienced some form of contact sexual violence. The risk for burden sexual violence is not shared equally across all groups, populations experiencing elevated risk of sexual violence include but are not limited to racial/ethnic minority groups, sexual and gender minority groups, and people with disabilities. The biological, psychological, and social impacts of experiencing sexual violence are well documented, including adverse health outcomes, suicidality, and financial and housing insecurity. Given the prevalence of sexual violence combined with its economic, psychological, physical, and social consequences, sexual violence is a serious public health problem. Like all forms of violence, sexual violence is preventable. Policies are considered public health interventions at the outer layers of the socio-ecological model that are well situated for violence prevention. Although the evaluation of policies at the community and societal level, e.g., legislation, has gained traction, there is currently no comprehensive systematic synthesis of the effectiveness of policies for violence prevention, including sexual violence. 

This project will support CDC’s Injury Centers priorities on preventing injuries and violence, and adverse childhood experiences. The purpose of this proposal is to provide an Emory REAL student with the opportunity to support a project examining the state of the literature on state and federal level policy evaluations and sexual violence. The Emory REAL student, mentored by a scientist from the Research and Evaluation Branch (REB), will assist with the data extraction and synthesis stage of a systematic review. Alongside their mentor, the Emory REAL student will develop a plan for integrating CDC’s generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) technology in the systematic review process of data extraction and synthesis. The Emory REAL student may support activities such as: Assist in data extraction for articles that made it to full-text review; Assist in integrating the capabilities of artificial intelligence across multiple stages of the systematic review process; Assist in preparing and presenting results from this project to other CDC colleagues.

For more information and application instructions, visit the job posting on 12Twenty. Applications will be accepted through January 2nd, 2025. 

Graduate Assistant, Emory University

The Emory University Divisions of Endocrinology and otolaryngology at Grady Memorial Hospital are looking for students to  join the team and study social determinants of health among minorities and underserved patients with thyroid cancer through a multi-pronged approach. Researchers aim to identify the understudied demographic conditions (social, economic, access and physical) unique to Grady’s population through the creation of a thyroid cancer registry. This registry will serve as a repository for aggregated patient data to conduct audits, quality improvement projects, and research.

This registry is already developled to systematically collect, store, retrieve and analyze clinical data from the thyroid cancer population at the Grady Health System. however, it might need minor editing. The purpose of this registry is to collect records on patients’ morbidity, mortality, racial disparities, the effect of insurance status, effect of access such as time from pathologic diagnosis to surgery and time from surgery to radioactive iodine ablation on thyroid cancer outcome.  Patients will be enrolled retrospectively and prospectively and followed longitudinally to monitor the impact of therapy and the risk of disease recurrence. Medical records will be reviewed and entered into the registry, which will be housed at Emory’s REDCap, a HIPPA-compliant online platform.

Responsibilities include registry editing if needed on RedCap,  collecting data and analyzing trends in thyroid cancer recurrence and complications in underserved community covered by Grady Hospital. 

Responsibilities:

1. Editing registry using RedCap online platform
2. Assist in data entry into the registry
3. Use computer programs to compile, calculate and analyze the data
4. Report findings in meetings and presentations
5. Design, implement and advise on health policies to minimize thyroid cancer morbidity and mortality on underserved population

Requirements:

1. A willingness to attend virtual meetings with study personnel and to conduct research
2. Experience with RedCap is strongly preferred , but not required
3. Previous Medical background or work is required  
4. Previous experience with electronic medical records (Epic) is preferred, but not required
5. Good computer literacy skills
6. Strong organizational, analytical, reasoning and research skills
7. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Visit the job posting on 12Twenty for more information and application instructions. Applications close December 12, 2024.

MPH Student Assistant, CHESS Project, Rollins School of Public Health

The Community Home-Based Education, Screening Services (CHESS) Study, focused on increasing cervical cancer control access among HIV-positive women in Nigeria, seeks an MPH student to assist with data entry, quality assurance (QA), and various administrative and program support tasks. This role offers valuable hands-on experience in public health research and project management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Data Management:
  • Assist with data entry and quality assurance in systems like REDCap.
  • Help develop and maintain databases to ensure accuracy and compliance.
  • Produce reports using Excel, SAS or R, including analysis and data visualization.
• Project Support:
  • Aid in the development and implementation of program initiatives.
  • Prepare briefing materials, reports, and other documents as needed.
  • Assist with promotional material design via Canva or similar platforms.
• Administrative Tasks:
  • Respond to general questions and manage the study’s general email inquiries.
  • Handle remote scheduling logistics and project coordination.
  • Maintain confidentiality when working with sensitive study data.
  • Perform other tasks assigned by the project director, ensuring adherence to timelines.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of SAS or R for report generation is preferred but not required.
• Experience with REDCap or other data management systems.
• Proficient in Canva, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Strong analytical, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage time effectively and maintain confidentiality.

• Demonstrated adaptability and reliability in a research environment.

Application Instructions:

Please submit your resume and a cover letter to emphasize why are you interested in this position and if you are REAL-eligible.  Applications may be submitted to CHESS Project Director, Tyree Staple (tyree [dot] staple [at] emory [dot] edu). The application deadline is October 28th, 2024. View the full posting from 12Twenty here.