Essential Functions: The primary goal of the Community Engagement Core is to provide necessary infrastructure and training to ensure community stakeholder engagement across the continuum of research within the ACHIEVE GREATER Center.Under the direction of the Principal Investigator (PI):? Research Assistant will provide scientific and technical assistance to clinical and population science research conducted within the Community Engagement Core (CEC) of the ACHIEVE GREATERCenter.? May assist in writing research protocols and in manuscript preparation.? Design and perform research protocols independently or as directed through training in more difficult or specialized procedures to meet the needs of the research protocol.Perform clinical/population science (human subjects) research with Black adults with cardiovascular health conditions participating in Center research and community members participating in Community Engagement Core activities.Organize and manage meetings of community stakeholder groups.Recruit participants for studies by developing surveys and interviewing participants.Participate in implementing research objectives, ensuring compliance with all legal, regulatory and protocol guidelines.Assist Center staff with experiments/research protocols as required. Communicate with principal investigator on the status of research.Collect and log laboratory results, clinical outcomes and/or survey data. Evaluate and perform data analysis using graphs, charts or tables to highlight the key points of the research results collected in accordance with the research protocols as stipulated.Proofread and edit research data and documents to ensure accuracy.Conduct and code qualitative interviews with study participants and community members.Assist principal investigator with writing methods and summarizing/organizing data to be used in preparing and presenting presentations for community presentations,professional, scientific and academic conferences and submittal to academic and scholarly peer-reviewed journals.Maintain Community Partnerships- Attend community meetings.Work with internal and external partners on project related activity.Establish Community Review Board to facilitate and implement an ethical review process that promotes an understanding of ethical conduct and accountability in research.Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in a related field of study, preferred. Requires advanced knowledge predominantly intellectual in character in a field of science or learning acquired by a prolonged course of specialized intellectual instruction.Experience performing basic research techniques or interacting with human subjects, preferred. Ability to work independently. Ability to analyze, summarize and interpret research findings and data in reports and spreadsheets and communicate results. Knowledge of scientific integrity principles. Excellent time management and organization skills.Excellent interpersonal and communication skills anddemonstrated ability to work with others in a collaborative environment. Microsoft office software skills.
Internal Number: 76_209879
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Founded in 1868, Wayne State University is a nationally recognized metropolitan research institution offering more than 400 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to nearly 32,000 students. Wayne State?s main campus in Midtown Detroit comprises 100 buildings over nearly 200 acres; its five extension centers offer higher education to people throughout Southeast Michigan. Wayne State is dedicated to preparing students to excel by combining the academic excellence of a major research university with the practical experience of an institution that by its history, location and diversity represents a microcosm of the world we live in. Reflecting its location and the excellent international reputation of its graduate schools, particularly in the sciences, Wayne State boasts the most diverse student body among Michigan?s public universities. Its students represent 49 U.S. states and more than 60 countries.
