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Posted Job TitleResearch Assistant
Job Profile TitleTemporary Employee - Non-Exempt
Job Description SummaryTemporary Employee - Non-Exempt Temp will work with Medical Ethics & Health Policy Professor to teach Stata and the Health and on a Retirement study Project/award for Professor's year-long paper replication project.
Job DescriptionTemp Worker will participate in various aspects of quantitative and qualitative research projects supporting the overall research aims, such as:
- Conducting interviews with subjects according to established protocols
- Completing data analysis, developing design surveys, data entry
- Conducting literature searches
- Assisting with abstract and manuscript preparation for scholarly publications. Scholars are expected to be fully integrated into the research team and participate in various aspects of the project supporting the overall research aims.
Job Location - City, StatePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Department / SchoolPerelman School of Medicine
Pay Range$7.25 - $15.00 Hourly RateSalary offers are made based on the candidate's qualifications, experience, skills, and education as they directly relate to the requirements of the position, as well as internal and market factors and grade profile.
Affirmative Action Statement Penn adheres to a policy that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected class.
Special Requirements Background check may be required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job.