The Emory Center for Health of Incarcerated Persons (CHIP) seeks one or two part-time Graduate Research Assistants (10-20 hours/week) to work immediately with continuation into the spring and summer.  

The CHIP team is an interdisciplinary team, under the direction of Dr. Anne Spaulding in our department, focused on implementing appropriate infectious disease interventions and data gathering in justice/legal health settings. 

The following role would allow participation in several CHIP projects including but not limited to Surveillance Using Wastewater and Nasal Self-Collected Specimens (SWANSS), Conducting Correctional COVID Research and Implementing Novel, Ethically Sound Surveillance Systems (CRAINES), and Maintaining All Leaving on Long-Acting Antiretrovirals and Other Drugs (MALLARDS). GRA tasks may include participation in specimen collection at Fulton County Jail, conducting literature reviews, assistance in grant development and writing IRB protocols, other scientific writing, qualitative assessments, development of presentations for infectious disease conferences and other speaking engagements, and other CHIP-related duties as appropriate. Students may additionally use the position as an opportunity to complete APE and/or thesis requirements.  

Minimum Qualifications: Interest in infectious disease and implementation science. Demonstrated cultural competencies relevant to incarcerated populations. Ability to work in teams.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience working with incarcerated, underserved, or stigmatized populations. Qualitative data experience. Experience in infectious disease management. Scientific writing.  

If interested, please send a cover letter and resume to shanika [dot] kennedy [at] emory [dot] edu with the subject line: CHIP: Confounder Job Posting – “Your Name”  by 3/3/23 at 11:59 PM.