Soc/Clin Research Assistant

TBD by final candidate and supervisor

A global higher education leader in innovative teaching, research and public service, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill consistently ranks as one of the nation's top public universities. Known for its beautiful campus, world-class medical care, commitment to the arts and top athletic programs, Carolina is an ideal place to teach, work and learn.

One of the best college towns and best places to live in the United States, Chapel Hill has diverse social, cultural, recreation and professional opportunities that span the campus and community.

University employees can choose from a wide range of professional training opportunities for career growth, skill development and lifelong learning and enjoy exclusive perks that include numerous retail and restaurant discounts, savings on local child care centers and special rates for performing arts events.

Our top-ranked Department of Health Policy and Management trains the next generation of leaders in management, policy making and research to address the complex challenges of health care delivery and produce cutting-edge research. We prepare our students to improve population health both domestically and globally. We are committed to ensuring that all people - irrespective of age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, geographic origin, religion or economic resources - have access to high-quality health care services.

The Social/Clinical Research Assistant will support several systems mapping and simulation modeling projects focused on mental health and maternal and child health. The individual will support ongoing research by implementing targeted literature searches, extracting information from and synthesizing identified studies, supporting ongoing analyses (including literature syntheses as well as stakeholder-engaged system mapping, qualitative data analysis, and decision support simulation modeling and analysis), and support the development and editing of study manuscripts and presentations.

Bachelor's degree; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

* Course work in health policy and management or a related field that confers deep knowledge of the U.S. health care systems.
* Experience with system mapping and simulation model development and analysis (e.g., system dynamics, markov modeling, and/or discrete event simulation modeling)
* Prior experience in clinical research
* Prior experience in social science research

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