The Center on Tobacco Control Research & Policy within the Department of Public Health Sciences and the Cancer Prevention and Control Program at the University of Virginia Cancer Center is hiring two Research Assistants. The Research Assistants will support several community-based research projects that target tobacco prevention and control cancer initiatives across a range of populations including youth, rural populations, military populations and pregnant women. These positions are based at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA working closely with Dr. Melissa A. Little and other faculty members within the Center on Tobacco Control Research & Policy.

The successful applicant(s) will have the opportunity to work on multiple projects including several National Institutes of Health (NIH) and foundation grants. Most projects are intervention-based, including individually based telephone counseling, classroom-based interventions and text-messaging interventions. Candidates will be given the opportunity to contribute to study implementation, data analyses and manuscript writing.

What you will do:

• Help develop protocols and IRB submissions.

• Collect, screen, and verify data relating to human subject’s research.

• Deliver behavioral interventions.

• Assist with data management and analysis

• May help author material for publications. May participate in presentations with Principal Investigators (PIs) at meetings or conferences.

• May supervise student workers.

• In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.

This is a wage position which is not eligible for leave or other benefits and is limited to 1500 hours of work in a year. For more information, refer to the Wage Employment link: http://uvapolicy.virginia.edu/policy/HRM-029.

To apply, please submit an application online at https://jobs.virginia.edu and attach a current CV/resume and cover letter. Search on requisition number: R0083890.

Internal applicants may search and apply for jobs on the UVA Internal Careers website.

The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment. This position will also require an Education Verification and health screening.

Questions related to the application process may be directed to Jen Krahn, Sr. HR Generalist, at jak8w@virginia.edu.