Center on Young Adult Health and Development is looking for a paid research assistant

SPH’s Center on Young Adult Health and Development is looking for a paid research assistant to help with the operations of two projects: a large-scale, NIH-funded research study on the health-related behaviors of young adults during a critical life transition (The College Life Study) and a statewide collaborative project on reducing drinking and alcohol-related problems among college students. We are looking for a motivated, responsible student who is able to commit to working with us for at least the next two semesters.

Primary Responsibilities: Communication with study participants; literature review and management; online research; quality assurance; document scanning; data entry, cleaning, and verification; and other tasks as assigned. There is the potential for data analysis experience and collaboration with the center’s Director, Dr. Amelia Arria, on peer-reviewed academic publications.

Hours per Week: 15-20

How to Apply: Submit your resume and a brief letter of interest by Sunday, August 4^th to Brittany Bugbee, Recruitment Coordinator, at bbugbee@umd.edu.

For more details about our projects and the Center, visit our websites at www.cls.umd.edu, www.mdcollaborative.umd.edu, and www.cyahd.umd.edu.