Graduate Research Assistant (Environmental / Molecular Epidemiology) (0000GA11)

Posting number: 2026-01689

Department: University of Hawai'i at Manoa - Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health - DPHS

Job classification: GRADUATE ASSISTANT, 11-MO

Posting type: Open

Categories: Public Health

Summary

Title: Graduate Research Assistant (Environmental / Molecular Epidemiology) (0000GA11)

Position Number: 0000GA11

Hiring Unit: Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, Department of Public Health Sciences

Location: University of Hawaii at Manoa

Date Posted: July 31, 2026

Closing Date: Continuous recruitment until filled

Monthly Type: 11 Month

Full Time/Part Time: Part Time - Full Time Equivalency: 50% (20 hours / week)

Temporary/Permanent: Temporary - Not to Exceed: May 31, 2027

Funding: UH / Federal Funds

Salary Information: Commensurate with qualifications and experience

Other Conditions:

Pending position clearance and availability of funds

Position renewable upon availability of funds, program needs, and satisfactory performance

Position to begin mid-to-late August or as soon, thereafter, as possible

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Under the supervision of the Principal Investigator and collaborators, perform data management, cleaning, and analyses on a 3-year Federally-funded research project as part of the new PAC-AID Research Center (https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2026/06/21/12-million-establishes-pac-aid/) on the effects of PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) exposure on placental gene expression (RNA-Seq) and child health and developmental outcomes 

2. Assist with data QI/QC and merging using R/Rstudio (Bioconductor, etc.)

3. Develop pipelines for data analyses and conduct descriptive and analytic statistics

4. Keep a notebook of work conducted (Rmarkdown, Quarto, etc.)

5. Assist in manuscript writing

6. Prepare presentations for internal and external meetings and conferences 

7. Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Be classified as a degree-seeking student in a Masters or PhD program under UHM Graduate Division,
2. Be in good academic standing and maintain a GPA of 3.0 or above,
3. Maintain 6 credits per semester with the exception of those who have reached 800 (dissertation) or 700F (thesis)
4. Experience with quantitative data analyses and documentation
5. Some knowledge of statistical programming (e.g. R, Python, Stata)

Desirable Qualifications:

1. Knowledge of environmental health and toxicology
2. Knowledge of molecular genetics and molecular epidemiology (e.g. -omic wide studies)
3. Knowledge of code development and management tools (e.g. GitHub)
4. Knowledge of High-Performance Computing (e.g. use of server clusters, slurm)
5. Strong knowledge of biostatistics and epidemiology, quantitative causal inference
6. Expert knowledge in R / RStudio including development of Shiny apps / packages
7. Strong oral and written communication skills
8. Detail oriented, organized, dependable, and self-motivated
9. Experience with data presentation and data visualizations

To Apply:
 Click on the "APPLY" button on the top right-hand corner of the screen to complete an application and attach the following REQUIRED documents/information.

1. Cover letter describing how you meet the minimum and desirable qualifications
2. CV/Resume
3. Names and contact information (including email addresses) of at least 3 professional references
4. Official transcripts or equivalent documents from the institution confirming the highest educational degree relevant to this position (copies acceptable, official originals required upon hire)

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Inquiries: Jonathan Huang, jon.huang@hawaii.edu

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