Details

Posted: 20-Oct-23

Location: Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Type: Full-time

Salary: Open

Categories:

Staff/Administrative

Internal Number: 8282

Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.

Job Description

RESEARCH INTERVIEWERPOSITIONS FOR EVALUATION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT EFFECTS ONHEALTH
EXPERIENCE WORKINGWITH AFRICAN AMERICAN AND/OR LATINX COMMUNITY AND COMFORT WORKING IN A PUBLICHOUSING SETTING ARE ESSENTIAL. FLUENCYIN SPANISH PREFERRED.
We are recruiting part-time, temporary research interviewersto work on the NIH-funded study, TargetingHealth Disparities through Housing Redevelopment: A Natural Experiment ofHousing Quality, Stability, and Economic Integration. The positions start immediately.

In this multi-methods project, research interviewers will collect datathrough face-to-face surveys, hair sampling, and air monitoring with adult andyouth residents of a Boston public housing development located in South Boston.Data collection will be conducted in residents' homes or a communitybuilding.

We are seeking individuals to serve asinterviewers.
Researcherinterviewers will be part of a diverse, multidisciplinary team ofinvestigators, postdoctoral scholars, graduate students, and researchinterviewers collaborating on this five-year project.

Key work tasks willinclude:
Identifying, contacting, and recruiting adult and youth residents of a public housing community to participate in the study.
Explaining and acquiring informed consent from participants.
Conducting face-to-face interviews (using the RedCAP system on an iPad), setting up air monitoring equipment, and collecting hair samples from participants in their homes or a community building.
Maintaining complete and accurate records and high data quality.
Maintaining confidentiality and following all ethical guidelines for research.
Attending weekly meetings with study team.
Work will take place in South Boston under the directsupervision of Drs. Rebekah Levine Coley and Samantha Teixeira of BostonCollege. This is a non-benefit eligible position, with wages based onexperience. Continued training andprofessional opportunities are possible.
ApplicationInstructions
Interested applicants should submitapplication materials to Dr. Rebekah Levine Coley at coleyre@bc.edu. Applicants should provide a cover letter describingone's relevant experience and interests, including language fluency in Spanish;a resume; and contact information for two references.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Boston College conducts backgroundchecks as part of the hiring process. Boston College is an affirmative action,equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of anylegally protected category including disability and protected veteran status.Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse andpluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in amulticultural environment and strongly encourages applications from women,minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn moreabout how Boston College supports diversity and inclusion throughout theUniversity, please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity athttp://www.bc.edu/offices/diversity.

Requirements
The following skills are essential:
Experience and comfort working with African American and/or Latinx populations.
Comfortable working in a public housing community.
Excellent communication and rapport-building skills.
Ability to pass background check and complete research ethics training.
Capacity to use technology (RedCAP survey system and air monitoring system) with training provided by the study team.
Highest commitment to confidentiality and the ethical conduct of research.
Self motivated, with strong ability to work independently and collaboratively.
Ability to work flexible hours, including some evenings and weekends as well as daytime hours in South Boston.
Fluency in Spanish, training in interviewing, and an Associates degree or higher are preferred but not required.
Closing Statement

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:

• Tuition remission for Employees
• Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
• Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Low-Cost Life Insurance
• Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
• Paid Holidays Annually
• Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
• Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process. Boston College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/offices/diversity .

Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination .