Research Internship Announcement (for credit)

 Position: Undergraduate/Graduate Internship Opportunity – Spring 2022

Title: Research Assistant

Duties: The intern’s primary responsibilities will be to assist with a variety of

substance use focused research projects.

Research Projects

- Emergency Department Drug Surveillance (EDDS) System: The EDDS system

( https://cesar.umd.edu/landing/EDDS ) collects de-identified electronic health record

(EHR) information and de-identified urine specimens from participating hospitals

periodically, in order to monitor the trends in the drugs detected in patients presenting to

their emergency departments (EDs). This project was recently expanded with funding

from the Office of National Drug Control Policy to include hospitals in 20 additional

states throughout the United States. The student will help to set up study sites, check and

analyze data, build tables/graphs using study data, prepare study reports, and assist with

preparing other materials to promote the public dissemination of study findings.

- Other Miscellaneous Projects (TBD): CESAR has several pending grant proposals for

new substance use projects. We will engage the student in any newly funded projects.

Qualifications: GPA Requirement: 3.5 minimum. No prior research experience is required. This

candidate must have strong attention to detail and basic data analysis skills. Excel and SPSS

experience strongly preferred. The student should have an interest in epidemiology/public health

research/substance use.

Hours: 10 hours/week minimum. Ability to commit a greater number of hours is a plus!

Compensation: Internship open to undergraduate and graduate students. May be used to earn

BSOS, HLTH, PHSC, or CRIM internship credit (3-6 credits). These credits

may be used to fulfill elective and program credit requirements. Internship

may also be used towards federal semester program requirements. Both part-

time and full-time interns will be considered.

To Apply: Please submit by email a cover letter, resume, unofficial transcript, and

writing sample (i.e. class paper) to: Amy Billing, Center for Substance Abuse

Research (CESAR), University of Maryland, College Park, billing@umd.edu

Please indicate the approximate number of hours per week you are interested in working. If you

are applying as part of a structured internship program on campus, please indicate this as well.

Application Deadline: Open until filled.