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Job Summary
The Student Research Assistant (RA) will assist with the planning and administration of the summer course Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology (EPI 208), which is part of the Summer Program in Clinical Effectiveness. This will include building and maintaining the course website, corresponding with students and faculty, creating surveys for students, making schedules, booking rooms on-campus and organizing breakout rooms in Zoom, and various other administrative tasks. In addition, the Student RA may be involved in research tasks such as conducting literature searches and helping to prepare manuscripts for publication. The position requires strong communication and organizational skills to work in an academic medical center environment. In addition, the Student RA must be comfortable with technology such as Zoom, Microsoft Excel, etc. The position would be from late May or beginning of June through middle of August.
Qualifications
The Student Research Assistant (RA) will assist with the planning and administration of the summer course Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology (EPI 208), which is part of the Summer Program in Clinical Effectiveness. This will include building and maintaining the course website, corresponding with students and faculty, creating surveys for students, making schedules, booking rooms on-campus and organizing breakout rooms in Zoom, and various other administrative tasks. In addition, the Student RA may be involved in research tasks such as conducting literature searches and helping to prepare manuscripts for publication. The position requires strong communication and organizational skills to work in an academic medical center environment. In addition, the Student RA must be comfortable with technology such as Zoom, Microsoft Excel, etc. The position would be from late May or beginning of June through middle of August.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities: Indicate key areas of responsibility, major job duties, special projects and key objectives for this position. These items should be evaluated throughout the year and included in the written annual evaluation.
For all positions that include direct patient care, indicate with an “X” the age(s) of all patient populations served
No Direct Patient Care
X
All age groups
Adolescence (13 to 17 years)
Neonates (birth to 1 month)
Young Adult (18 to 25 years)
Infant (1 month to1year)
Adult (26 to 54 years)
Early Childhood (12 months to 5 years)
Senior Adult (55 to 64 years)
Late Childhood (6 to 12 years)
Geriatric (65 years and up)
Responsible for building and maintaining the EPI 208 course website. Responsible for corresponding with students and faculty. Responsible for creating surveys for students. Responsible for making course schedules, booking rooms, and organizing breakout rooms in Zoom. Responsible for various other course-related administrative tasks. Literature searches: performs general topic searches. Retrieves journal articles from the Internet or library. May help with the preparation of presentation materials including overheads, slides, and PowerPoint tables and graphs. Photocopying, electronic mailing, receiving and sending mail, faxing and other administrative duties as required.
Qualifications (MUST be realistic, neither overstated nor understated, and related of the essential function of the job).
Experience with spreadsheets, word-processing, Outlook, Canvas, and database software helpful.Skills/Abilities/Competencies Required (MUST be realistic, neither overstated nor understated, and related of the essential function of the job).
Excellent interpersonal skills required. Ability to demonstrate professionalism and respect.Good oral and written communication skills.Organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks.Ability to work independently with only general supervision.Ability to complete work and to meet deadlines.Competency with Zoom, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.Ability to use medical bibliographic retrieval programs.Working Conditions Describe the conditions in which the work is performed
Professional office and academic setting.
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
Remote Type
Onsite
Work Location
1620 Tremont Street
Scheduled Weekly Hours
0
Employee Type
Temporary
Work Shift
Day (United States of America)
EEO Statement:
The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. is an Affirmative Action Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
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