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Requisition ID:  116780

Research Program Coordinator

The full-time Research Program Coordinator will coordinate administrative and programmatic aspects of Dr. Megan Collins' pediatric eye health and health equity research projects. Dr. Collins' multidisciplinary research agenda includes a focus on medical ethics, health equity, and school-based delivery of vision and health care services. Methods and approaches used include those from epidemiology, public health, bioethics, health policy, and pediatric ophthalmology. The coordinator will gain experience with an array of research tools and will develop and/or deepen skills in program management and implementation, data management and analyses, grant writing, scientific writing and presentations.


The Research Program Coordinator will oversee day-to-day activities (e.g., monitoring work in progress, project-related communication, and meeting scheduling) alongside working as part of several research teams. The coordinator will also assist with supporting the work of the Johns Hopkins Center for School Health and Vision for Baltimore, a citywide school-based vision program led by Dr. Collins. The Research Program Coordinator will contribute to drafting and editing presentations and publications, including preparing and modifying tables, figures, and references for publication; these will also be opportunities for authorship and professional presentations, opinion pieces, and blog posts.


Specific Duties & Responsibilities:


Working closely with Dr. Collins and her research team

  • Planning and scheduling meetings, distributing action items and monitoring their completion.
  • Developing study protocols and data collection instruments and systems including web-based surveys, REDCap databases.
  • Creating and managing IRB applications, amendments and reports; preparing and managing reports to funders.
  • Assisting with project-related data collection (e.g., surveys, behavioral data collection, biospecimen collection).
  • Managing and organizing study databases, ensuring data quality, data cleaning.
  • Assisting with grant preparation and submission.
  • Developing literature reviews, scientific papers, presentations, and posters in collaboration with research teams.
  • Conducting mentored data analysis using statistics programs such as Stata or R.
  • Creating and/or managing study and program websites and social media.


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
  • Experience with Qualtrics or other survey program.
  • Experience with REDCap or other database program.
  • Experience with statistical software (e.g., Stata, Mplus, R).
  • Master’s degree in public health or related discipline.

 

 

Classified Title: Research Program Coordinator 
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/03/CD  
Starting Salary Range: $17.20 - $30.30 HRLY (Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm 
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt 
Location: Hybrid/School of Medicine Campus 
Department name: ​​​​​​​SOM Oph Pediatric Ophthalmology  
Personnel area: School of Medicine 

 

 

Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University’s salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Education and Experience Equivalency
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Applicants Completing Studies
Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

Background Checks
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

Diversity and Inclusion
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Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.
Hybrid: On-site 3-4 days a week

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