Overview

Position Summary

We are seeking applications for a Rutgers graduate student research assistant with strong quantitative training and experience to join the Center for State Health Policy’s (CSHP) team and work on the New Jersey Population Health (NJHealth) Cohort Study, a large epidemiological cohort study examining relationships between stressors over the lifecourse and health among individuals age 14 and older, and possibly other studies. The NJHealth study includes a diverse sample, with an emphasis on immigrants and other populations likely to experience stressors. More information about the NJHealth study can be found at: https://njhealthstudy.rutgers.edu/en. 

Responsibilities 

  • Clean and recode data and prepare codebooks and other documentation.
  • Work with study investigators to analyze NJHealth and other data for grant proposals and publications.
  • Conduct literature searches and reviews.
  • Prepare tables, charts and bibliographic materials for manuscripts and other publications and contribution to writing of publications.

Qualifications & Skills 

  • Current enrollment in a graduate program at Rutgers, PhD level preferred, in quantitative social science or health fields such as epidemiology, biostatistics, sociology, psychology, social work or public policy, with strong data analysis skills. 
  • Proficiency using at least one programming language such as SAS, R or SPSS. 
  • Experience analyzing complex survey data (e.g., with population weights) is preferred. 
  • Effective oral and written communication skills are essential. 

Salary

$20-24 per hour depending on experience, up to 20 hours per week. 

This is a hybrid position with the ability to complete most of this work remotely. However, there will be opportunities for the research assistant to join in-person team meetings to enhance the experience. This position will report to Joel Cantor, ScD, Distinguished Professor and Director of the CSHP and Principal Investigator of the NJHealth Study. 

Application

Please apply by emailing a cover letter with a description of your relevant skills, course work, and experience, a resume/CV, and 2 references to Angelina Lowder, Executive Assistant at CSHP (alowder@ifh.rutgers.edu). Review of applications will begin immediately and proceed until the position is filled.

To apply for this job email your details to alowder@ifh.rutgers.edu

About Rutgers Health: Center for State Health Policy

Established in 1999 with major funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Center combines Rutgers University's traditional academic strengths in public health, health services research, and social science with applied research and policy analysis initiatives.

Housed within the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, a unit of Rutgers Health, the Center was conceived in response to the unique and essential role of the states in the formation and implementation of sound health policy.

The Center is home to an expert, dedicated team of multidisciplinary faculty and staff who regularly engage with key state health policy stakeholders to conduct rigorous, timely, and impartial research on health policy issues, provide objective and practical evaluation of programs and policy choices, educate current and future health policy makers, researchers, and administrators, and promote the practical application of scholarship in health policy.