Research Assistant
We are seeking a Research Assistant who will oversee data collection, data organization, and/or data management or similar functions/tasks for research study(ies) in support of a PI or a research team.
The Whiting School of Engineering’s Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare’s Research Assistant will collect, organize, curate, and annotate data in a study to develop artificial intelligence (AI) tools for analysis of surgical performance. In addition, the Research Assistant will analyze longitudinal data on surgical performance to model surgeons’ learning curves.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
- Run routine and ad hoc reports.
- Use standard tools and computer programs to review data.
- Assist with data cleaning measures to ensure accuracy of data and preparation of tables.
- Lead basic activities such as data collection and data entry.
- May lead specific tasks and develop processes to ensure study activities occur effectively and efficiently.
- May conduct literature searches to support faculty in research efforts.
- May design and format papers/publications.
- May assist PIs in writing summaries of papers for release as policy briefs or other channels.
- Other duties as assigned.
Supplemental Duties & Responsibilities
- Manage, clean, and annotate surgical video data.
- Develop analytics of surgical performance using AI models.
- Perform statistical analyses to fit longitudinal learning curve models to surgical performance data.
- Participate in writing manuscripts and other scientific communications.
- Lead specific tasks and develop processes to ensure study activities occur effectively and efficiently.
- Conduct literature searches to support faculty in research efforts.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in related field.
- Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Preferred Qualifications
- Masters Degree in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, or related field.
- Training and/or experience working with prediction modeling using statistical and AI methods.
Technical Skills and Expected Level of Proficiency
- Analytical Skills - Awareness
- Attention to Detail - Awareness
- Data Management and Analysis - Awareness
- Formatting and Layout Proficiency - Awareness
- Information Gathering - Awareness
- Oral and Written Communications - Awareness
- Organizational Skills - Awareness
The core technical skills listed are most essential; additional technical skills may be required based on specific division or department needs.
Classified Title: Research Assistant
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/03/CD
Starting Salary Range: $17.20 - $30.30 HRLY (Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Casual / On Call
Schedule: M-F, up to 20 hrs/wk
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Location: Remote
Department name: Malone Center for Eng in Healthcare
Personnel area: Whiting School of Engineering