Paid Research Asst. @ Center on Young Adult Health and Development

SPH’s Center on Young Adult Health and Development (CYAHD) 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 summer and fall semester.

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

Hours per Week: Approximately 20 hours 

How to Apply: Submit your resume and a brief letter of interest by Sunday, April 20 to Brittany Bugbee, Recruitment Coordinator, at bbugbee@umd.edu.

For more details about CYAHD and our projects, visit our websites at www.cls.umd.edu, www.marylandcollaborative.org, and www.cyahd.umd.edu.