Research Assistant

at  Johns Hopkins University

The Department of Health, Behavior & Society is seeking a Research Assistant (RA) who will support a scoping review of gentrification, policing, and racialized health disparities. The position involves supporting full-text article review, data abstraction, synthesis, and manuscript development contributing to the advancement of public health’s understanding of gentrification, urban development, and exposure to policing.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in related discipline.
• Additional related experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Prior work experience with and/or knowledge about policing, gentrification, or housing issues.
• Experience with systematic or scoping reviews, or other forms of literature review.
  Classified Title: Research Assistant
  Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/03/CD
  Starting Salary Range: $17.20 - $30.30 HRLY (Commensurate with experience)
  Employee group: Casual / On Call
  Schedule: Varied
  Exempt Status: Non-Exempt
  Location: Remote
  Department name: HBS-Research Projects
  Personnel area: School of Public Health

• Assist the scoping review process by reading and reviewing full-text articles and screening by eligibility criteria.
• Assist with data abstraction from selected articles.
• Participate in weekly team meetings.
• Assist the team in other analysis, synthesis, or manuscript writing tasks.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.