Undergraduate Program Associate

Job Posting Title:

Undergraduate Program Associate

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Hiring Department:

Department of Population Health

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

20

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FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Aug 04, 2025

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Aug 31, 2026

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

The Factor Health Lab at Dell Medical School is seeking an Undergraduate Program Associate to support our research programmatic activities. Our lab focuses on innovative approaches to improve health outcomes for vulnerable populations by collaborating with community organizations, healthcare payers, and investors.

What You’ll Gain:

• Hands-on experience in a research program environment.
• Training in research protocols and programmatic delivery methods.
• The opportunity to contribute to meaningful work that impacts community health.

Purpose

The selected candidate will primarily participate in the ongoing Kidney Health: Eat Well, Live Well trial. This study aims to determine if providing free kidney-friendly fruits and vegetables and associated recipes and education, gift cards to their preferred grocer, and support from a dedicated caller can help participants manage their early-stage kidney disease effectively.

Responsibilities

Perform various program functions, including produce bag ordering and gift card balance checks.

• Conduct welcome calls and other communications with study participants.
• Use REDCap and Excel spreadsheets to record and manage data.
• Coordinate and communicate with the program team and leadership as needed.
• Meet with research participants and collect biomedical measurements (including blood pressure and HbA1c via finger stick).
• Administer surveys via a tablet and conduct structured interviews.
• Perform data entry functions and track research data.

Required Qualifications

• Undergraduate student at UT Austin
• Bilingual in Spanish and English is required.
• Interest in public health, nutrition, healthcare, or related fields.
• Detail-oriented and self-motivated.
• Strong communication skills.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with REDCap 
• CITI training

Salary Range

• $20.00 Hourly

Working Conditions

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation

• Fully Remote

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Please make sure you meet all the required qualifications and you can perform all of the essential functions with or without a reasonable accommodation.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

Students in this position may choose to enroll in the UTSaver voluntary retirement programs.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The Univer