Student Research Worker

• Job Type: Short Term Casual
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Temporary
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 10
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: $22.50- $22.50

Position Summary

The School of Nursing is looking to hire a Columbia University student to assist (primarily in-office, but occasionally remotely) with nationwide research studies exploring infection prevention and control in long-term settings. The candidate will work with a team of researchers at the Center for Health Policy at Columbia University School of Nursing.

Responsibilities

Duties will include:

• Conducting literature searches and systematic reviews in Covidence;
• Participating in recruitment activities including:

• Verifying contact information for nursing homes and home health agencies and preparing faxes/mailings;
• Recruiting nursing homes and home health agencies through phone calls and emails;
• Mailing incentives;

• Providing assistance with conference presentations and posters:

• Formatting posters according to conference instructions;
• Inputting data into tables and generating graphs for posters and Powerpoint presentations;

• Providing assistance with manuscript publishing and grant writing:
  
  
  
  • Formatting according to author and grant guidelines;
  • Building EndNote files for manuscripts and grants;
  • Inputting data into tables and generating graphs;
  
  
  
  
• Assisting with survey programming and maintenance in RedCAP and Qualtrics;
• Assisting with data entry and data cleaning;
• Attending weekly research-related meetings (via Zoom), and;
• Performing other related duties, as assigned.

This is a grant-funded position and continued employment is contingent upon the grant.

Minimum Qualifications

Requires a bachelor's degree.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to work well in a team. Familiarity with research methods and ethics.

Preferred Qualifications

Previous experience with Microsoft Access, RedCAP or Qualtrics, and a citation manager (e.g., Zotero, Mendeley, EndNote) is desired.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.