Research Assistant

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Since 1966, researchers at the Carolina Population Center have pioneered data collection and research techniques that move population science forward by emphasizing life course approaches, longitudinal surveys, the integration of biological measurement into social surveys, and attention to context and environment. We are also at the forefront of creating interdisciplinary training programs that integrate approaches from the social and biological sciences, building research capacity and training the next generation of scholars. Our faculty fellows address pressing research questions about population dynamics, fertility, health, mortality, migration, and the environment. Faculty come from multiple disciplines, benefitting from the cross-pollination of ideas. Our dedicated research and programming staff support fellows at every stage of project development, from conception through data collection or acquisition, analysis and dissemination, and project administration. https://www.cpc.unc.edu/about/

The Carolina Population Center is hiring a Research Assistant to assist with in-person tasks associated with day-to-day research project and laboratory management.

The Research Assistant will be joining a highly productive and interdisciplinary research team led by Dr. Sudhanshu Handa. Dr. Handa is an economist working on poverty, health, and human development in sub-Saharan Africa. He is co-PI of The Transfer Project, a regional initiative with UNICEF and FAO to understand the broad effects of government sponsored cash transfer programs in sub-Saharan Africa. Dr. Handa is currently studying the long-term effects of cash transfers in Zambia and Malawi.

The work will involve research project management with a focus on laboratory tasks, including freezer maintenance, biospecimen sample inventory management and tracking, biospecimen shipping, and other tasks related to the day-to-day operations of the interdisciplinary research team. There will be opportunities for connecting with a wider network of scientists, including collaboration with other scientists in the Department of Health Policy and Research, UNC Gillings, the Carolina Population Center, as well as both domestic and international researcher collaborators.

Bachelor's degree in a discipline related to the field assigned and one year of related training or experience; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

We are seeking an organized, self-driven, collaborative, research professional with training in public health, or a related field, and an interest in interdisciplinary global health research for this position.

Ideally, the candidate will have experience in global public health research studying the effects of cash transfer programs.

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