I am currently recruiting for up to 3 undergraduate students to support three large, nationwide public health policy studies:
- To support a new national study to conduct qualitative interviews with state agencies responsible for administering the federal Head Start program to learn about technical assistance and training that they are providing to Head Start programs on new standards governing physical activity and sedentary time. The student hired for this position will primarily help to compile information on the state agencies and contacts, help with background/Internet research, help with interview scheduling and note taking, and interview transcription.
- To support a new national survey study of implementation of new federal standards governing meals served in low-income child day care centers. The student hired for this position will help with implementing the survey, sending follow-up reminders, tracking survey responses, conducting some surveys by phone, help with basic data analysis, and help with scheduling of follow-up telephone interviews with sites
- To support the largest ongoing, nationwide evaluation of congressionally mandated district wellness policies. The student hired for this position will support development of final reports, presentations, manuscripts and other materials presenting findings from our national study of state and district laws/policies nationwide.
Minimum Qualifications of Student
- Honors college student preference but not required
- At least a 3.0 GPA; ideally sophomore or higher;
- Excellent organizational skills and extreme attention to detail.
- Excellent literature/internet research skills.
- Interest in public policy, children's health, and/or public health a plus.
- Ideally have taken the UIC Introduction to Public Health course but not required
- Prior experience with data entry in MS Excel, literature searches, and supporting development of PowerPoint presentations and Word documents a plus.
Position Information
Student will work out of my research office located in the Institute for Health Research and Policy on the west campus, 1747 W. Roosevelt Road (Westside Research Office Building). The intercampus shuttle stops across the street from the building.
Minimum hours per week for each position: 10 (please specify your hours and position that you are interested in if you have a preference—Head Start, Meals, Wellness)
Position being filled as part of the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Award which pays and hourly rate and is eligible for Federal Work Study
To APPLY
Please send an email to Professor Jamie Chriqui (jchriqui@uic.edu) and include a cover letter describing your interest and qualifications for the position and attach a resume and unofficial transcript. Due to the volume of applications, only candidates of interest will be contacted. No phone calls please. The positions are open until filled.
