Research Support Specialists (Public Health Sciences)

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The UM Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Environment and Public Health is actively seeking a Full-time Research Support Specialist. The incumbent in this position will oversee all research activities of the Research on the Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Emergency Response and Healthcare Personnel (RECOVER) Study, and other environmental and occupational health research projects. CDC/Abt funded RECOVER study will estimate the frequency of symptomatic and asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection using both molecular and serologic methods; and determine the frequency of SARS-CoV-2 reinfections among first responders who are seropositive to SARS-CoV-2 and/or with documented prior PCR-confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 infection. The incumbent will also work with the Caban-Martinez Fox Building Laboratory staff and CDC staff in the collection, processing and shipping of environmental and biological samples.

• Develops and maintains reporting needs and/or other requirements as established by the IRB and the HIPAA office

• Reviews and administers informed consent forms to candidates for RECOVER research activities.

• Maintains any reports and other requirements as required by the human subjects research office.

• Interacts with various universities, labs and agencies and their representatives on issues regarding future and on-going protocols requiring occasional visits to fire departments and national meetings

• Involved with firefighter recruitment and screening by conducting sampling research design in the fire department setting

• Coordinates research related activities, including scheduling of firefighter participants and administrative activities (invoicing and maintaining participant logs) in the lab.

• Assist PI with reporting to sponsors

• Offer assistance and provide information to help firefighter participants with protocol procedures (nasal swabbing)

• Develops and manages the following procedures as they pertain to studies and firefighter participants: completes firefighter data forms, collects results from outside laboratories and enters data into case report forms, maintains pool of study firefighter candidates and ensures their availability, contacts firefighters as required by the Pl for research follow-up of requirements and adherence to research protocols, reviews and other data required on case report form

• Draws blood samples from participants.

• Assists in the submission of and interprets research protocols and procedures (e.g., IRB).

• Participates in the publication of significant results, to include authorship of scientific monographs.

• Prepares and presents significant study findings at educational conferences and/or scientific meetings.

• Delivers study-related interventions to participants.

• Ensures all research is undertaken according to good research practice and guidance.

• Willingness to travel to attend meetings or for data collection

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience

• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form.

• Ability to handle difficult and stressful situations with professional composure.

• Ability to maintain effective interpersonal relationships.

• Ability to understand and follow instructions.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

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