University of Colorado Anschutz

Department: Epidemiology

Job Title: Professional Research Assistant (PRA) Level 2

Position #:00849609 – Requisition #:40239

Job Summary:

The Colorado School of Public Health (ColoradoSPH) has an opening for a full‐time Professional Research Assistant (PRA) Level 2 within the Department of Epidemiology. This PRA Level 2 position will focus on cancer research through the University of Colorado Comprehensive Cancer Center (CU-CCC). The CU-CCC physicians and researchers overcome cancer through innovation, discovery, prevention, early detection, multidisciplinary care, and education. The CU-CCC scientists in the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program aim to reduce cancer risk, occurrence, and mortality through multidisciplinary approaches.

The incumbent will manage cancer research studies of the CU-CCC and the CSPH by: assisting with literature reviews; designing data collection tools; designing patient-facing study materials and information; conducting data collection; participating in community engagement activities’ completing data cleaning, descriptive analyses, and multivariable analyses; preparing publication quality graphics and tables, and other research-related activities (e.g., tracking, quality control, purchasing) as needed.

Key Responsibilities:

·         Provide recruitment and enrollment support for the I-SCREEN Study

·         Translate English study materials to Spanish

·         Conduct one or more literature reviews and analyses as well as draft publication quality papers for breast cancer studies.

·         Conduct GIS analyses of statewide data regarding lung cancer screening and lung cancer care

·         Conduct literature reviews and analyses and prepare draft publication quality papers for lung cancer studies

Work Location:

Hybrid – this role is eligible for a hybrid schedule of 3 days per week on campus and as needed for in-person meetings.

Why Join Us:

The Colorado School of Public Health is a collaborative endeavor involving the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (CU Anschutz), Colorado State University (CSU), and the University of Northern Colorado (UNC). The Colorado School of Public Health is the first and only accredited school of public health in the Rocky Mountain Region, attracting top-tier faculty and students from across the country and providing vital contributions towards ensuring our region’s health and well-being. Collaboratively formed in 2008 by CU Anschutz, CSU, and UNC, the Colorado School of Public Health provides education programs, including a Master’s concentration in global health, innovative research that places the School in the top 20 in NIH funding among Schools of Public Health, and community service that addresses public health issues including chronic disease, healthcare access, climate, and environmental threats, emerging infectious diseases, population mental health, ONE HEALTH and injuries for the Rocky Mountain region, nationally and globally.