Brandeis University is delighted to announce a career opportunity for a Research Assistant. If you are looking for an opportunity to work at a beautiful university campus with lots of perks including free parking and access to a top of the line athletic facility, look no further! At Brandeis we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package which includes medical, dental and life insurances. We also offer a generous paid time off benefit including 15+ holidays. If you hope to advance your career through educational opportunities, Brandeis offers tuition benefits for employees, dependents and spouses. Our 403b retirement savings plan includes a generous match.

The Research Assistant will contribute substantively to several major community-based projects at the Institute for Behavioral Health (IBH) pertaining to harm reduction and drug use. In this position you will work closely with the PI (Traci Green) and will be an integral member of a team, assisting in data collection, coordinating field operations, helping to organize and analyze data, and working with the research team to disseminate findings.

You will perform general administration tasks to advance project interests in a timely manner and support project implementation of multiple community based research projects. Core tasks include literature reviews; survey programming and fielding; consenting participants and collecting data; generating internal and external-facing communications (flyers, reports, manuals); supporting and coordinating research projects; assisting with preparations for presentations for local government and community partner meetings; drafting progress reports and public-facing materials. Travel for data collection, trainings and meetings, site visits required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Obtain and document consent for research and conduct in field data collection with fidelity to the research study protocol
• Create presentations and summaries of data collected by the study team. Prepare descriptive statistical summaries
• Conduct project administration activities including tracking deadlines, sending reminders, and ensuring that the project activities and tasks are done in a timely manner. Schedule meetings, take minutes
• Assist with presentations for conferences, local government, and community partner meetings; assist with preparation of manuscripts and other project materials
• Provide general research support and project tasks as required or assigned.
• Travel for data collection, to meetings, trainings, or site visits as needed.

Requirements and qualifications:

Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree required

Skilled use of standard computer programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), statistical software (e.g., SPSS, SAS, R), online survey programming (e.g., Qualtrics), and willing to learn other specialized tools (e.g., bibliographic software, project-specific app).

Limited project work will be led by the candidate, typically with input from the supervisor.

Closing Statement
Brandeis University is committed to providing its students, faculty and staff with an environment conducive to learning and working and where all people are treated with respect and dignity. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry , national origin, ethnicity, caste , sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, including transgender identity, religion, disability, age, genetics, active military or veteran status and any other characteristics protected under applicable federal or Massachusetts law.