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Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Graduate Hourly, Community Outreach Intervention Projects - UIC School of Public Health

Who: Community Outreach Intervention Projects in the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago

What: The hourly student employee will assist the investigator of an NIH-funded research program, which aims to understand the contextual risk factors for hepatitis C among young injection drug users. Work is starting immediately and hours/days are flexible. This is a multi-semester opportunity.
Responsibilities include:
  • Become proficient in the Alter-Ego study protocol including content, process (screening, consents, etc.), procedures, and data collection instruments 
  • Conduct research study activities and tasks as needed 
  • Conduct interviews and provide surveys for participants 
  • Explains survey objectives and procedures to interviewees, and interprets survey questions in order to assist participants to comprehend questions 
  • Verify information obtained is accurate 
  • Identifies and reports problems encountered in obtaining valid data to supervisor 
  • Manage data collection
Qualifications:
  • Prior experience with interviewing or study data collection desired, but not necessary 
  • Ability to travel to work sites and comfort working in community settings 
  • Strong interpersonal skills and exceptional professionalism
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Ability to work autonomously and complete job responsibilities independently 

For consideration, please apply here: https://jobs.uic.edu/job-board/job-details?jobID=112636

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