Research Assistant

The School of Arts and Sciences seeks a Research Assistant to conducting data analysis and data management activities on a project examining heat-related mortality among construction workers. This is a temporary part-time, flexible-hours position (up to 27 hours per week), with an anticipated end date of September 30, 2027, or upon earlier completion of the project (200 total hours).

Data management (50%)

• Prepare requests for data from the National Center for Health Statistics.
• Obtain data about temperature and other climate variables from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
• Obtain population data for denominators form the Census Bureau.
• Check data quality, clean data, and merge data.

Data analysis (30%)

• Write SAS code for descriptive analysis of sample.
• Write SAS code for examining relationship between temperature and other climate variables and health outcomes.
• Prepare figures and tables based on the results of analysis.

Other responsibilities (20%)

• Assist with preparing IRB applications and responding to IRB review.
• Write draft documents describing findings.
• Regularly meet and communicate with project PI.
• Prepare presentations describing findings.

Required:

• Master's degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, or a related field.
• Experience working with SAS, Excel, for data analysis and data management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers.

Preferred:

• Experience working with R, Stata, or other similar statistical software.
• Experience conducting occupational or environmental health research.

Physical Requirements:

• Typical office or administrative working conditions. Staff is not exposed to adverse environmental conditions. Work is primarily sedentary in nature; there are no special physical demands.
• Must be able to talk, listen and speak clearly on telephone

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