Soc/Clin Research Assistant

About the job

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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.

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Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit

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.

Position Summary

The Tobacco Prevention and Evaluation Program in the Department of Family Medicine is interested in hiring a temporary, part-time, ~12 hours a week, Research Assistant. The research assistant will work on a contract with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) that aims to collect crucial data to evaluate the extent to which e-cigarettes and other emerging tobacco products have affected youth and young adults across the state. The research assistant will assist in collecting data from 12 online vape shops and 34 brick-and-mortar vape shops across NC to determine whether e-cigarette brands, such as JUUL, are marketing to youth and whether the products feature attributes that appeal to youth.

The Research Assistant will be responsible for:

1. Participating in training activities to become familiar with the project and data collection protocol.
2. Conducting data collection via Qualtrics survey from brick-and-mortar vape shops across North Carolina,
3. Conducting data collection via Qualtrics survey from online vape shops.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

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

Management Preferences

• Coursework in public health or related field

• Team-oriented individual with meticulous attention to detail

• Experience with Qualtrics surveys or qualitative methods, as well as an interest in e-cigarette and tobacco use research

Office of Human Resources Contact Information

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.