General summary/purpose: The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions is seeking a full time Research Assistant to support the day-to-day activities of The Prime Time Sister Circle Research Study (PTSC) and the Black Men’s Health Project (BMHP).
The mission of the Black Men’s Health Project is to gain a deeper understanding of the unique health challenges of Black men and develop culturally competent strategies and solutions to improve the health outcomes for Black men. A key component of the BMHP is the Black Men’s Health Survey (BMHS)—a planned longitudinal study of Black men’s health. The Research Assistant will be responsible for conducting research and gathering valuable data and insights through the Black Men’s Health Survey. Black men The Prime Time Sister Circle (PTSC) is an evaluation of a community-based intervention for African-American women ages 40-75 to take control of their CVD health. It is a collaboration with the HCHDS, the Gaston Porter Health Improvement Center, and the American Institutes for Research and the Unity Health Care. The Research Assistant will plan, organize and coordinate recruitment and follow up meetings. The Research Assistant must maintain ongoing relationships with the study participants and multi-sector partners. Significant sample size and gain in-depth perspectives on Black Male health across the nation. The Research Assistant will be responsible for conducting research and gathering valuable data and insights through the Black Men’s Health Survey.
Specific Duties/ Responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications:
Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for the required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.
Special knowledge, skills, and abilities:
Classified Title: Research Assistant
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