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Form of workDepartment: MED-Ctr for Community Health Salary/Grade: NEX/9 Job Summary: This position sits within the Center for Community Health (CCH), a center within the Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM). This position is a full-time position (40 hours/week) for a Research Assistant with experience with literature reviews and an interest in training and using eye-tracking technology. A fully-remote position can be considered pending some transportation challenges, namely, for those that would need to commute long distances from rural areas.
The position will require some travel to rural areas for in-home research visits. Must have experience with qualitative research analysis. Performs qualitative analysis duties by moderating and recording interviews and focus groups, work with the other lab members and the PI to assess themes from interviews and focus groups, & code transcripts.
The SYNERGY Study in the Center for Community Health (CCH) will test the feasibility, acceptability, and implementation of a novel survivorship care model that embeds a Community Health Worker in a clinical survivorship care team to help rural lung cancer survivors improve their timely follow-up care. We will conduct individual semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders to develop the model. Interviews can be conducted over the telephone, via Zoom, and in person.
We will also interview experts and community members to iteratively develop the model. Finally, we will test the model's acceptability, feasibility, and implementation in a small pilot trial. The study's objective is to test its acceptability, feasibility, and implementation in a small pilot trial to inform future intervention use.
Specific Responsibilities: Technical Recruits study participants. Reviews & obtains informed consent. Schedules study visits with participants.
Conducts interviews. Scores test results. Collects survey data.
Reviews medical records. Facilitates communication with key personnel & participants to maintain project study flow. Administration Maintains detailed records of results which may include collecting, extracting & entering data; &/or preparing basic charts & graphs.
Performs scientific literature searches in support of research. Miscellaneous Performs other duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications: (Education, experience, and any other certifications or clearances.) Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in a major such as social or health science or related; OR appropriate combination of education and experience.
Must complete NU's IRB CITI training before interacting with any participants & must re-certify every 3 years. Minimum Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities.) Excellent organizational, analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills Strong interpersonal communication skills (oral and written) Able to coordinate research studies, executing day-to-day tasks and intermittent regulatory tasks (e.g., IRB approvals) Preferred Qualifications: Qualitative collection and analysis experience Program coordination experience Strong community engaging or organizing skills Preferred Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities) Experience moderating focus groups and/or interviews Familiar with Nvivo or other types of qualitative analysis software Interest in rural health Preferred experience in community-engaged research or community advocacy and health Benefits: At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful, competitive, high-quality health care plans, retirement benefits, tuition discounts and more! Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html to learn more.
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