Description

The Johns Hopkins Center for Suicide Prevention is seeking a Research Program Coordinator to assist with multiple research projects focused on suicide prevention, psychological autopsy, and lethal means (firearms) access. The Research Program Coordinator will work closely with Dr. Paul Nestadt and an interdisciplinary team, engaging directly with research participants and collaborating investigators. The new center emphasizes a public health approach to suicide prevention, including interaction with legislators and policymakers as well as direct work in clinical settings. This position offers excellent opportunities for professional growth, including authorship on manuscripts and grant submissions.

We value candidates who are detail-oriented, highly organized, flexible, collaborative, empathetic, and enthusiastic about public health and mental health research. Candidates comfortable engaging sensitively with participants experiencing grief or loss will excel in this role.

This is a hybrid position, with approximately half of the week being on-campus and the rest can be remote. Occasionally for special events, hours may be requested outside of the normal work hours to replace other hours that week.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Research Coordination & Participant Engagement

• Arrange and assist in qualitative psychological autopsy interviews with next-of-kin, including sensitive data collection and note-taking.
• Coordinate scheduling, consenting, and follow-up with research participants.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, managing IRB protocols and amendments.

Data Management & Analysis

• Design, implement, and manage surveys and data collection instruments in REDCap and Qualtrics.
• Oversee transcription processes, manage qualitative data coding processes, and ensure data integrity and confidentiality.
• Conduct preliminary qualitative and quantitative data analyses, contributing to publications and presentations.

Grant Writing & Reporting

• Assist in preparing grant proposals and progress reports for various funding agencies.
• Perform literature reviews and contribute to manuscript preparation, with significant opportunities for co-authorship in a highly productive research group.

Supervision & Team Coordination

• Train, mentor, and supervise undergraduate and graduate research assistants and volunteers.
• Facilitate regular meetings, maintaining clear communication with team members and external collaborators to ensure timely completion of research goals.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in related discipline.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond HS Diploma/Graduation Equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Public Health, Psychology, Social Work, or related discipline.
• A minimum of two years of related experience.
• Previous experience in mental health research, qualitative interviewing, and/or public health interventions.
• Familiarity with Johns Hopkins IRB procedures and human subjects research compliance.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, data management tools (REDCap, Qualtrics), and some familiarity with either quantitative or qualitative analysis software.

Classified Title: Research Project Coordinator
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/03/CD
Starting Salary Range: $17.20 - $30.30 HRLY ($43,680 targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Monday to Friday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Location: Hybrid/School of Public Health
Department name: Mental Health Research Projects
Personnel area: School of Public Health

Salary Range

The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.

Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University's salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Education and Experience Equivalency
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Applicants Completing Studies
Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

Background Checks
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

Diversity and Inclusion
The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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Accommodation Information
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Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

Hybrid: On-site 3-4 days a week