Temporary part-time Research Assistant supporting a project on heat-related mortality among construction workers. Responsibilities include obtaining and managing health, climate, and population data; cleaning and merging datasets; conducting SAS-based statistical analyses; preparing tables, figures, reports, and presentations; and assisting with IRB applications and communications with the project principal investigator.
Job Summary & Responsibilities
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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