{"id":27744,"date":"2025-09-08T15:04:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T20:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/?post_type=news&#038;p=27744"},"modified":"2025-09-10T12:24:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T17:24:26","slug":"now-hiring-hourly-research-assistant-uic-idhd-hybrid-chicago","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/news-stories\/now-hiring-hourly-research-assistant-uic-idhd-hybrid-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"Now Hiring: Hourly Research Assistant \u2014 UIC IDHD (Hybrid\/Chicago)"},"template":"","news_categories":[23,10],"news_tags":[],"class_list":["post-27744","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news_categories-admin-note","news_categories-job-opportunity"],"acf":{"intro_text_subtitle":"","intro_text_body":"<p>Join our team to support:<\/p>\n<p>1) A program evaluation of employment-training programs for adults with developmental disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>2) Research on the WAVE family-caregiver intervention. This hourly RA will assist with day-to-day research\/evaluation tasks and team coordination.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Details<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hours: 10-20 hrs\/week (flexible within M\u2013F, 9\u20135 CT \/ evenings ok)<\/p>\n<p>Location: Remote and On-site: DHD\/1640 W. Roosevelt Rd., Room 713<\/p>\n<p>Start\/End: Start from September 2025; through May 2026, with potential to extend<\/p>\n<p>Supervisor: Kelly Hsieh, PhD<\/p>\n<p><strong>Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Conduct literature searches and brief summaries<\/li>\n<li>Build\/clean datasets; maintain spreadsheets (Excel\/Sheets); basic stats in SPSS<\/li>\n<li>Support surveys (Qualtrics\/REDCap); export data<\/li>\n<li>Coordinate and conduct interviews\/focus groups; take clear, action-oriented notes<\/li>\n<li>Draft slides\/one-pagers; help with plain-language materials and accessibility checks<\/li>\n<li>Schedule meetings; manage agendas\/follow-ups in Zoom and Outlook Calendar<\/li>\n<li>Maintain tidy file structure and version control in Box\/OneDrive<\/li>\n<li>Support pre-\/post-production for short training videos<\/li>\n<li>Perform other duties as assigned<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Minimum Qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Current graduate students in disability studies, public health, education, psychology, social science, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Strong attention to detail, organization, and follow-through<\/li>\n<li>Proficiency with Excel\/Google Sheets and document formatting (Docs\/Word, Slides\/PowerPoint)<\/li>\n<li>Clear written and verbal communication; professional email etiquette<\/li>\n<li>Ability to handle confidential data and meet deadlines<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Plus (not required)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Experience with Qualtrics\/REDCap, SPSS, or Dedoose<\/li>\n<li>Experience producing short-form video content<\/li>\n<li>Plain-language writing; accessibility mindset (e.g., headings, alt text)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How to Apply by September 19, 5:00 PM CT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:hsieh@uic.edu\">hsieh@uic.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>with subject \u201cRA Application \u2013 [Your Name]\u201d and attach:<\/p>\n<p>Resume\/CV (PDF), 2) Short cover note (\u2264200 words) describing fit and availability, 3) One sample (e.g., brief writing or slide).<\/p>\n","intro_text_excerpt":"","content_author":"Maya Dagamac","content_sticky":false,"intro_text_include_image":false,"news_include_thumbnail":false,"components":false,"SEO_meta_description":""},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/27744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/27744\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27848,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/27744\/revisions\/27848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_categories?post=27744"},{"taxonomy":"news_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_tags?post=27744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}