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    Research Associate - Austin, United States - UT Health Science Center at Houston

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    What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas' resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That's where you come in.

    Full-Time Research Associate position with the UTHealth School of Public Health - Austin Regional Campus.

    Once you join us you won't want to leave. It's because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you'd expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.)
    , plus:


    • 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
    • Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time - all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
    • The longer you stay, the more vacation you'll accrue
    • Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
    • Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan
    We take care of our employees As a world-renowned institution, our employees' wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...


    • Free financial and legal counseling
    • Free mental health counseling services
    • Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
    • Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
    • Resources for child and elder care
    • Plus many more

    Position Summary:
    Works with the Principal Investigator and study team on several state-funded projects focused on the early childhood period. This position will report to the PI for Texas Safe Babies and the Preschool Development Grant Evaluation. Both of these evaluations are multi-project and include collaborators and stakeholders from different universities and state agencies.

    More information about the Preschool Development Grant can be found here:
    More information about the Texas Safe Babies projects can be found here:


    The candidate will work with the PI to plan, conduct, and direct a wide variety of studies focused on maternal and child health improvement.

    Assists with the day-to-day activities for research project(s) and may impact the success of the research project(s).


    Position Key Accountabilities:

    • Collects, evaluates, interprets, and documents research data to accomplish the objectives of a wide variety of research projects.
    • Develops dashboards and ongoing data monitoring systems to support research projects and long-term evaluation projects.
    • Influences project direction and outcomes by identifying opportunities to enhance, terminate, or re-direct research activities.
    • Oversees the recruitment of study participants for surveys and field interviews, and the development of standard operating procedures for tracking the progress of participants.
    • Evaluates and interprets data and provides results to investigators to support publication.
    • Maintains quality control checks on data collection activities in compliance with all governmental and University policies, rules, regulations, and codes.
    • Assists in the preparation and writing of research reports, manuscripts, papers and grant proposals for presentation and publication.
    • Provides direction and training to other study staff to ensure efficient, timely, and high-quality results in compliance with all protocols, guidelines, regulations, etc.
    • Develops and monitors IRB applications and reporting.
    • Performs other duties as assigned.

    Certification/Skills:
    Considerable knowledge in basic and sophisticated equipment.


    Preferred:
    Experience setting up and monitoring studies in REDCap.

    Experience setting up dashboards in Tableau

    Experience or certification in Maternal Child Health


    Minimum Education:
    Bachelor's degree in a related field with three (3) years of related research experience including experience in a lead research role; or

    Master's degree in a related field with one (1) year of related research experience including experience in a lead research role; or

    Doctorate degree.


    Minimum Experience:
    Years of experience varies based on education level.


    Physical Requirements:


    Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.

    This position may include work involving potentially hazardous chemical, biological or radioactive agents.


    Security Sensitive:


    This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.

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    Residency Requirement:
    Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.

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