Senior Research Associate (Research Technician III, Range I) - Office of Research and Sponsored Programs/Public Health

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Working Title

Senior Research Associate

SF State University

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Department

Office of Research and Sponsored Programs/Public Health

Appointment Type

Temporary. 

The position will end on or before March 31, 2027. Permanent status cannot be earned in this grant-funded position. This Temporary appointment can be concluded before the stated temporary appointment end date, normally with a two-week notice period. Continuation of this temporary appointment is contingent upon grant funding

Time Base

Part-Time (0.44 FTE)

Work Schedule

Monday through Friday; from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Anticipated Hiring Range

$5,888.00 Per Month/$70,656.00 Annually @1.0FTE 

$2,591.00 Per Month/$31,089.00 Annually @0.44FTE

Salary is commensurate with experience.

Position Summary

The Research Technician III compiles and interprets statistical data in the investigation of public health issues; technical responsibilities consist of the preparation of detailed plans for study, the preparation of detailed reports on phases of major studies. The RT III recommends, devises and applies procedures for proposed studies; develops and works with the PI and other technical staff on the programming and machine processing of data; analyzes quantitative and qualitative statistical data and prepares interpretative reports and graphic presentation of research material; supervises and assists other technical research staff; initiates or recommends new studies or investigations, additional uses of existing data, modifications of procedures; represents the research staff at meetings and conferences to present research findings, programs and research objectives. Supervisory responsibilities include the direction of student assistants engaged in the compilation and analysis of data.

 

Position Information

The research technician will work independently and with the PI on the data compilation preparation and analyses of
data using rigorous statistical and epidemiologic methods, including:
Reporting/Presentation/Implementation:

• Review literature related to child health, disparities, obesity and the influences of schools and policies related to nutrition, physical activity and food environments near schools
• Devise, implement and maintain an electronic-based bibliographic system to enable a methodical organization of our multi-topic literature, using endnote and excel software programs.
• Generate multiple reference libraries, organize files and create summary tables of evidence for analysis
• Assist in the preparation of research findings for manuscript development and dissemination;
• Assist the PI with submission of abstracts for conference presentations, preparation of posters, research briefs, and power point presentations
• Deliver professional presentations at annual research conferences.
• Conduct periodic policy analyses directly related to our resea