Employer: University of Illinois Chicago
Hiring Family and Community Medicine
Job Title: Graduate Hourly
Additional Information: https://uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/4054?c=uic
Position Summary
This is an hourly, remote position that will begin in June 2023 to June 2024 with the possibility of extension. The Graduate Assistant will work under the direction of the US Principal Investigator (PI) and the project manager to support this Global Health Study: Adaptation and Implementation of a Patient Navigation Program for Cervical Cancer Screening across Contexts in Senegal. This research responds to identified intrapersonal- and community-level barriers to early cervical cancer screening uptake, follow-up, and treatment among women in Senegal. By studying the process of adaptation of a patient navigation program in a low- and middle-income country (LMIC), we will apply implementation science to a novel context. With a particular focus on how the adaptation responds to cancer-related stigma in addition to more typically studied barriers such as communication, knowledge, and structural barriers, our project demonstrates additional innovation.
Duties & Responsibilities
Conduct coordination/management of project (field activities and collaboration with research team and offsite personnel).
Conduct literature searches to inform the project and manuscript development.
Assist with study protocol development and human subjects research institutional review board approval.
Assist in the development and implementation of surveys in REDCap.
Coordinate the ordering, inventory and maintenance of equipment, instruments and data collection and analysis tools.
Perform surveys, interviews, observations or uses other methods according to established research protocols.
Assist with the collection, processing, and analysis of data. Summarize research and test results.
Develop project updates and brief reports for public announcements and media correspondence.
Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications
- Successful completion of Fall (2022) coursework
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous job performance in public health, academic research, or related field, preferred
- French proficiency preferred but not required
