Job Description

We are seeking a  Research Program Assistant (RPA) who will contribute to the field activities for an ongoing community health project that measures prevalence of HIV, health and social issues, health-related behaviors and access to services among people who use drugs in the Baltimore metro region. Will participate in data collection activities, including consent procedures, participant screening, and interviewing using computerized interviewing tools. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail while adhering to protocol procedures.  

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Recruitment and enroll research participants.
• Data collection activities such as participant screening, obtaining informed consent, conducting interviews.
• Use computerized interviewing tools.
• HIV counseling and testing.
• Providing referrals to care.

• Proficiency in computer systems and electronic communications.

• This description is a general statement of required duties and responsibilities performed on a regular and continuous basis. It does not exclude other duties as assigned.

Special Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Demonstrated experience working independently and ability to work well in an unstructured environment as well as part of a team.
• Maintain flexibility to respond to multiple priorities.
• Demonstrated experience with study population and/or other marginalized and diverse populations.
• Familiarity with or interest in harm reduction and public health approaches to drug use and related risk reduction.
• Understanding of data collection processes.
• Ability to interact with a variety of people.
• Experience recruiting and interviewing study participants.
• Comfortable with data entry and able to adapt to new software with appropriate training.
• Able to occasionally work flexible hours to accommodate protocol needs.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or graduation equivalent.
• Some related experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with research or data collection activities.
• Maryland HIV pre- and post-test counseling certification.
• Prior experience with study populations and/or other diverse populations.
• Some college courses.

Classified Title: Research Program Assistant 
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Interviewer   
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/02/CB  
Starting Salary Range: $15.40 - $23.25 HRLY (Commensurate w/exp.) 
Employee group: Casual / On Call 
Schedule: Monday to Friday 9am-5pm, two weekday evenings with extended hours to 7pm, possibly some Saturdays 9am-12pm 
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt 
Location: School of Public Health 
Department name: ???????HBS-Research Projects  
Personnel area: School of Public Health 

About Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University remains committed to its founding principle, that education for all students should be grounded in exploration and discovery. Hopkins students are challenged not just to learn but also to advance learning itself. Critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and entrepreneurship are all encouraged and nourished in this unique educational environment. After more than 130 years, Johns Hopkins remains a world leader in both teaching and research. Faculty members and their research colleagues at the university's Applied Physics Laboratory have each year since 1979 won Johns Hopkins more federal research and development funding than any other university. The university has nine academic divisions and campuses throughout the Baltimore-Washington area. The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, the Whiting School of Engineering, the School of Education and the Carey Business School are based at the Homewood campus in northern Baltimore. The schools of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing share a campus in east Baltimore with The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Peabody Institute, a leading professional school of music, is located on Mount Vernon Place in downtown Bal ... timore. The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies is located in Washington's Dupont Circle area.

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