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Waltham, MA | United States

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Job description

Brandeis University is delighted to announce a career opportunity as the Research Assistant at the Heller School in the Institute of Behavior Health (IBH).  If you are looking for an opportunity to work at a beautiful suburban campus with lots of perks including free parking, look no further.  At Brandeis we offer a competitive benefits and compensation package which includes medical, dental and life insurances.  We also offer a generous paid time off benefit.  If you are looking to advance your career through educational opportunities, Brandeis offers free tuition for employees, dependents and spouses. Our 403b retirement savings plan includes a generous match.

As the Research Assistant you will contribute substantively to several research projects at IBH. Working closely with the principal investigator, Traci Green, you will perform general administration tasks to advance project interests in a timely manner and will conduct spectral scan analysis for a novel drug checking project using specialized software and spectrometers. You will support the coordination of a new network of community drug checking programs and conduct primary data collection such as scanning and analysis of drug packaging and analysis of scans from other sites.  Tasks include analysis of scans; assistance with preparation of reports and public and community partner facing materials, collecting data; helping to coordinate a new multi-site network; and performing basic quantitative analysis. 

This is a full-time role, fully grant funded.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct drug checking and spectral analysis with FTIR spectrometer and other devices and related software.  Catalogue and communicate results to research team and community partners per protocol.  Conduct basic data analysis and quality control checks.
• Support the coordination of a new community-based network of drug checking programs (e.g., assist with communications to sites, protocol standardization and documentation, software integration testing, etc).
• Create and maintain data management tools (e.g., excel database, Qualtrics surveys, Google suite), enter data into and manage databases. Interact with and collect data from community partners and participants (e.g., stakeholders, harm reduction sites).
• Train others in drug checking activities including operating FTIR spectrometers and spectral analysis.
• Prepare or assist with presentations for conferences and meetings.
• Provide general research support and project tasks as required or assigned.

Education, Qualifications, and Additional Information:

Bachelorâ™s degree plus 1-3 years related experience

Experience working in harm reduction or drug checking.  Experience working with Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectrometer preferred.  Willingness to learn use of Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectrometer (FTIR) if no direct experience working with the instrument.  Research experience preferred. 

Must be able to work independently and as part of a team.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, organization, writing skills are necessary. Skilled use of standard computer programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and willing to learn (e.g., specialized software).

Excellent attention to detail and time management, working under deadliness, able to prioritize multiple tasks, and problem solving required.

Must be able to travel locally.

About Brandeis University

As a medium-sized private research university with global reach, we are dedicated to first-rate undergraduate education while making groundbreaking discoveries. Four major academic units with 3,600 undergraduates and 2,050 graduate students comprise the University: the College of Arts and Sciences, the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, the International Business School, and the Rabb School of Continuing Studies. In 1985, Brandeis was elected to membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), which represents the 62 leading research universities in the United States and Canada. Brandeis has been ranked among the top 35 national universities by U.S. News & World Report every year since the rankings’ inception. Our 235-acre campus is located in the suburbs of Boston, a global hub for higher education and innovation. Our faculty are leaders in their fields, as passionate about teaching and mentorship as they are about pushing the boundaries of knowledge. Our students are motivated, compassionate, curious and open to exploring new and challenging experiences. Brandeis was founded in 1948 as a nonsectarian university under the sponsorship of th ... e American Jewish community to embody its highest ethical and cultural values and to express its gratitude to the United States through the traditional Jewish commitment to education. By being a nonsectarian university that welcomes students, teachers and staff of every nationality, religion and orientation, Brandeis renews the American heritage of cultural diversity, equal access to opportunity and freedom of expression.

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