Research Assistant

A global higher education leader in innovative teaching, research and public service, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill consistently ranks as one of the nation's top public universities. Known for its beautiful campus, world-class medical care, commitment to the arts and top athletic programs, Carolina is an ideal place to teach, work and learn.

One of the best college towns and best places to live in the United States, Chapel Hill has diverse social, cultural, recreation and professional opportunities that span the campus and community.

University employees can choose from a wide range of professional training opportunities for career growth, skill development and lifelong learning and enjoy exclusive perks that include numerous retail and restaurant discounts, savings on local child care centers and special rates for performing arts events.

Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education and research.

Patient care: We promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We prepare tomorrow`s healthcare professionals and biomedical researchers from all backgrounds by facilitating learning within innovative and integrated curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education to ensure a highly skilled workforce.

Research: We develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers and resources. We provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our university to support outstanding research. We foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic and population research.

UNC Family Medicine is searching for a temporary research assistant (RA) to join one of the many research projects in the department. This position will support a residency training project funded by HRSA that aims to develop and enhance didactic curricula and training experiences for Family Medicine learners to provide high-quality, accessible care to individuals with limited English proficiency ( LEP) and those with disability.

The RA will work closely with the project evaluator, Dr. Sapna Varkey, and support all project faculty and staff to create data collection tools, monitor data collection, assist with data analysis, conduct literature reviews, prepare manuscripts for submission, and assist with IRB submissions and amendments. The RA will also help with administrative duties such as support the project manager in preparing grant reports, coordinate grant team meetings, attend meetings and take meeting minutes. In addition, the RA will have an opportunity to contribute to writing up findings, including presentations for professional organizations and manuscripts for peer reviewed journals. The RA will work up to 15 hours per week.

Bachelor's degree; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

* Strong organizational and communication skills, including the ability to give and incorporate feedback from team members
* Ability to monitor project timelines closely and respond to immediate needs as they arise
* Experience and comfort building and maintaining survey data in Qualtrics
* Experience with managing and cleaning quantitative data
* Experience attending multi-stakeholder group meetings and taking meeting minutes
* Excellent writing skills: experience writing for professional audiences preferred
* Experience being a part of an education or social science research team, with experience in maintaining the confidentiality of research data

Course work in public health, social work, education, psychology, social sciences, and/or anthropology is preferred but not required.

If you experience any problems accessing the system or have questions about the application process, please contact the Office of Human Resources at (919) 843-2300 or send an email to employment@unc.edu

Please note: The Office of Human Resources will not be able to provide specific updates regarding position or application status.

The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all to apply without regard to age, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.