Project Assistant

University of Southern California • Los Angeles, CA

13h • $26 - $27 • Onsite

About The Position

The USC POWER Lab ( https://powerlab.usc.edu/ ) is seeking a motivated, inquisitive, and detail-oriented Project Assistant. Under the direction of Dr. Pang, the Project Assistant will support the day-to-day activities of research studies funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Tobacco-Related Disease Prevention Program (TRDRP) focused on alcohol and tobacco use in women and vulnerable populations. Specifically, this position requires recruitment and screening of research participants, executing human data collection protocols, handling and analysis of human tissue, collaborating with internal and external entities related to the project, data management, administrative tasks for the project and lab, overseeing volunteer research assistants, and all other tasks-related to completing externally funded projects. The Project Assistant will be responsible for hitting recruitment targets, screening research literature, abstracting data, designing tables and figures, supporting statistical analyses, assisting with technical reports, and close collaboration with Dr. Pang and the investigative team. The successful candidate will be able to work well as a collaborative member of a research team, and have excellent organizational, problem solving and interpersonal skills. Experience working in a behavioral research setting is preferred. The position requires 5 days/wk attendance on site at the USC Health Sciences Campus and County Hospital in Los Angeles, CA. Flexibility to work weekends as needed is required. Applications without a cover letter and CV will be considered incomplete and not considered. The hourly rate range for this position is $25.96 - $27.00. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• High school or equivalent
• 1 year of experience
• Knowledge of data collection procedures and some experience with proposal preparation and production of technical documents
• work well as a collaborative member of a research team
• excellent organizational, problem solving and interpersonal skills
• 5 days/wk attendance on site at the USC Health Sciences Campus and County Hospital in Los Angeles, CA.
• Flexibility to work weekends as needed

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred
• Experience working in a behavioral research setting is preferred

Responsibilities

• recruitment and screening of research participants
• executing human data collection protocols
• handling and analysis of human tissue
• collaborating with internal and external entities related to the project
• data management
• administrative tasks for the project and lab
• overseeing volunteer research assistants
• hitting recruitment targets
• screening research literature
• abstracting data
• designing tables and figures
• supporting statistical analyses
• assisting with technical reports
• close collaboration with Dr. Pang and the investigative team

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level