Research Project Assistant II (Health, Behavior and Society)

Johns Hopkins University

Posted 2 months ago

Full Time

Baltimore, Maryland

Hybrid

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The Research Project Assistant II supports research goals by collecting and organizing data through community outreach, interviews, and laboratory work. They also provide administrative support, including meeting coordination, reporting, and maintaining study files.

Qualifications

You have a high school diploma or equivalent and at least one year of related experience. You are expected to have awareness in various administrative, analytical, data management, and research skills, with a Bachelor's degree being preferred.

Must Have Skills for ATS

Data Entry

Data Management and Analysis

Information Gathering

Research and Analytical Skills

Job Description

The Health, Behavior and Society department is seeking a Research Project Assistant II. The Research Project Assistant II supports the conduct of a research project. Collects and organizes data through study-specific procedures that may include community outreach, data collection, sample collection, laboratory work, and/or field work. Provides general administrative support for meetings/events, communications, reporting, etc.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

  • Assist in developing operational plans to meet research goals.
  • Set up tools and procedures for data collection and study processes.
  • Collect and organize data per study requirements, e.g. participant interviews, administer questionnaires; conduct background research, laboratory processing, etc.
  • Process data by organizing data records and study files.
  • Run basic analyses and prepare routine reports.
  • Perform literature searches, abstract data from literature searches and index gathered data.
  • Other duties as assigned.


Minimum Qualifications
  • High school diploma or graduation equivalent.
  • One year of related experience.
  • Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s Degree in a related field

Technical Skills & Expected Level of Proficiency

  • Administrative Skills - Awareness
  • Analytical Skills - Awareness
  • Data Entry - Awareness
  • Data Management and Analysis - Awareness
  • Information Gathering - Awareness
  • Interpersonal Skills: Awareness
  • Oral and Written Communications - Awareness
  • Organizational Skills - Awareness
  • Research and Analytical Skills - Awareness

The core technical skills listed are most essential; additional technical skills may be required based on specific division or department needs.


Classified Title: Research Project Assistant II 
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Research Project Assistant II (Health, Behavior and Society)   
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/02/CC  
Starting Salary Range: $15.70 - $26.25 HRLY ($26.25 targeted; Commensurate w/exp.) 
Employee group: Casual / On Call 
Schedule: Monday to Friday: 9:00am – 5:00pm 
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt 
Location: Hybrid/School of Public Health  
Department name: HBS-Research Projects   
Personnel area: School of Public Health 

Johns Hopkins University

The Johns Hopkins University was the first university in the Western Hemisphere based on the European research institution, with a mission both to teach and to advance human knowledge through discovery. Its establishment revolutionized U.S. higher education. Today, Johns Hopkins remains a world leader in education, research and patient care. It ranks first among U.S. universities in winning federal research and development funds.
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