Recruitment/Posting Title Student Assistant Job Category Staff & Executive - Research Support (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory) Department CINJ-Pediatric Population Sci Overview Through our science, our evidence-based actions, our openness, and our respect for those we serve, we will advance cancer-focused research worldwide and reduce the burden of cancer in our catchment area. By engaging with and empowering our exceptionally diverse populations, and addressing their questions and fears, we will engender hope for cancer patients and their families and play a critical role in strengthening the fabric of our communities by gaining and protecting their trust and providing access to the outstanding oncology care each person deserves.Our mission is to accelerate scientific discovery focused on understanding cancer, innovating cancer treatment, and improving cancer prevention; to provide outstanding, novel, and compassionate patient care; to provide evidence-based and culturally informed education to physicians, nurses, researchers, staff, and the community; and to achieve cancer health equity in our state through outreach to and engagement of our extraordinarily diverse communities.Curiosity and Discovery, Integrity, Collaboration, Cultivating Diversity, Respect and Caring, Perseverance. Posting Summary Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Student Assistant to work in the The Amaro Research Lab within the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey.

Under the direct supervision of the Principal Investigator, the Student Assistant will support lab research activities. Broadly, the Amaro Research Lab aims to improve psychosocial outcomes for youth and families, including siblings, impacted by pediatric cancer and sickle cell disease. The current research projects pertain to areas such as the following:

· Building and testing a web-based single-session intervention (SSI) for adolescent siblings of youth with cancer· Engaging with youth and parents through a Community Advisory Board· Using mixed methods, such as surveys and qualitative interviews· Conducting systematic and scoping reviews related to psychosocial interventions to support wellbeing in youth and families

The Student Assistant will attend weekly lab meetings and work on various research activities, including collecting data, cleaning transcribed interviews, and coding qualitative data.

Among the key duties of this position are the following: Engage in data collection per study protocols. Clean and code qualitative data. Conduct literature reviews. Attend weekly lab meetings. Prepare study materials, such as content for the single-session intervention and recruitment flyers. To enhance recruitment and data collection efforts given participants’ busy schedules, research activities may require flexible (i.e., evening or weekend) activities on occasion per project demands. Help develop and maintain the lab’s website. Position Status Part Time Hours Per Week Daily Work Shift Work Arrangement This position requires a fully on-site work arrangement. FLSA Nonexempt Grade 99H Position Salary Annual Minimum Salary 00.00 Annual Mid Range Salary 0.00 Annual Maximum Salary 0.00 Standard Hours 40.00 Union Description Student Hourly Employees Payroll Designation PeopleSoft Benefits Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview.



Seniority Unit Terms of Appointment Temporary Staff Appointment - Hourly Position Pension Eligibility None