We are hiring a Research Coordinator I (Full-time) to join the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Houston, TX . In this role, you will Individual will coordinate research partnerships with internal and external partners, and also lead coordination of various aspects of nutrition-based research projects, including data collection, project management activities, data management and reporting.

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas' resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That's where you come in.

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It's because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you'd expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time - all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you'll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees' wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position Summary:

Assists with human subject research project conduct and management, including participant recruitment and data collection, entry, management, and analysis. Assists with research project logistics, maintaining records, preparing reports, and meeting research milestones and deadlines.

Position Key Accountabilities:

• Contact, recruit, schedule, and follow up with study participants for interviews, assessments, intervention
  sessions, and other research activities using phone calls, text messaging, email, and other communication
  methods.
• Conduct surveys, interviews, biometric assessments, and other quantitative and qualitative data collection
  activities using REDCap or similar electronic data capture platforms.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with participants, families, school staff, community partners, and
  stakeholders to support participant engagement, retention, and successful study implementation.
• Support community- and school-based research activities including outreach, participant tracking, attendance
  monitoring, intervention implementation, and distribution of study materials and participant incentives.
• Maintain accurate study records, data entry, regulatory documentation, and quality control procedures in
  accordance with study protocols and research guidelines.
• Assist with coordination and logistical support for research activities, including preparation of materials,
  organization of supplies and equipment, event support, and communication with study teams and community
  partners.
• Collaborate with faculty, students, staff, and community partners on research implementation, dissemination
  activities, and other ongoing public health research initiatives.
• Perform other research-related duties as assigned in support of Center research activities.

Certification/Skills:

• None

Minimum Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field required May substitute required education with equivalent years of experience beyond the minimum experience requirement.

Minimum Experience:

• None

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive:

This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. §791.4.

Residency Requirement:

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.