The Department of Mental Health seeks a Research Program Assistant who will be responsible for recruiting, tracking, and interviewing participating youth from Baltimore City/County for a funded research project. The position is a casual/on-call position. Hours will vary depending on tasks assigned and volume of participants. We expect this position will range from 5 – 35 hours a week over the course of the project, depending on project needs.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Participate in training on recruitment and interview protocols, including training on using web platforms for data collection, management, and tracking and equity training for interacting with participants.

• Meet regularly with research team as part of daily supervision meetings.

• Schedule and conduct qualitative interviews with participants.

• Recruit participants and contact participants regularly.

• Track data collection progress.

Special Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Must have strong organizational skills.

• Attention to detail.

• Able to work independently and as part of a team.

• Proficiency with laptops, tablets, computers, and MS Office applications.

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

• Fluency in Spanish.

• Some college courses preferred.

Classified Title: Research Program Assistant

Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/02/CB

Starting Salary Range: $15.40 - $23.25 HRLY (Commensurate w/exp.)

Employee group: Casual / On Call

Schedule: Flexible hours around meetings

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Location: Remote

Department name: Mental Health Research Projects

Personnel area: School of Public Health

The listed salary range represents the minimum and maximum Johns Hopkins University offers for this position, based on a good faith estimate at the time of posting. Actual compensation will vary depending on factors such as location, skills, experience, market conditions, education, and internal equity. Not all candidates will qualify for the highest salary in the range.

Johns Hopkins provides a comprehensive benefits package supporting health, career, and retirement. Learn more: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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