Research Assistant, Injury Prevention Research Center at Emory

The Injury Prevention Research Center at Emory (IPRCE) is seeking highly-motivated students to serve as research assistants working on an observational study that will measure rates of seat belt use, child restraint use, and distracted driving in the state of Georgia. Students will work in teams to perform road-side observations at multiple locations around the State. The results of this study will be used by the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to inform Georgia’s future road traffic safety policy and crash-injury prevention programming. Students will gain real-world experience in field data collection methods, survey design, and survey data cleaning and analysis. Students will also have the chance to analyze the data we collect.

Requirements:

• 1st or 2nd year MPH student with a demonstrated interest in public health, research methods, and/or road safety.
• The ideal student will be reliable, punctual, attentive to detail, work well in teams, be comfortable spending time outdoors, and enjoy travel.
• This internship will require employer-paid travel within the State of Georgia.

To apply, please email a resume and a brief description of your interest in the position to Dr. Jonathan Rupp at jrupp2 [at] emory [dot] edu