Title: Research Assistant

Employee Classification: Research Assistant-Hourly

Campus: University of North Texas - Health Science Center

Division: HSC-Provost & Exec VP

Sub Division-Department: HSC-Texas Coll of Osteopathic Med

Department: HSC-Peds and Women's Hlth-300740

Job Location: Fort Worth

Salary: $18.00/hour

FTE: .48

Retirement Eligibility: Not Retirement Eligible

About Us - Values Overview:

Department Summary

The Department of Pediatrics and Women’s Health strives to continuously improve the quality and value of our education, pediatric health care, research, and community service programs. We are dedicated to educating doctors and physician assistants and providing the North Texas Community with quality pediatric medical care and community health services.

Position Overview

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Research Assistant - Hourly employee to support our team to assist in data collection and analysis. This role involves working closely with partnering organizations and collaborators. The incumbent will gather, manage, and analyze data pertinent to our ongoing research projects. May also help on wet laboratory experiments with cell culture and luminescence assays.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience with data collection and analysis as described in the position overview.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications

N/A

Required License/Registration/Certifications

N/A

Job Duties:

• Coordinate with partnering organizations and collaborators to collect relevant data.
• Ensure the accuracy and completeness of collected data.
• Input and maintain data in databases and spreadsheets.
• Organize and clean data to prepare for analysis.
• Ensure data security and confidentiality.
• Maintain regular communication with partnering organizations and research team members.
• Attend meetings and provide updates on data collection progress.
• Assist in the preparation of presentations and publications.
• Help with wet lab experiments if needed.

Work Schedule:

Up to 19 hours per week

Driving University Vehicle:

No

Security Sensitive:

This is a Security Sensitive Position.

Special Instructions:

Applicants must submit a minimum of two professional references as part of their application. If needed, additional references can be added after the application has been submitted. 

Benefits:

For information regarding our Benefits, click here.

EEO Statement:

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