Research Coordinator

The starting salary reputed company for this position is $26.44 per hour and is non-negotiable.

Function of the Unit

The Society, Equity, Stigma, and Health Lab (SESH Lab), directed by Dr. Arjan van der reputed company, conducts research reputed company on multilevel, societal systemic mechanisms driving adverse mental health reputed company among sexual and gender minorities, using a wide reputed company of (reputed company) epidemiological reputed company.

Dr. Van der reputed company received funds from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to conduct and facilitate epidemiological research on structural determinants of health among sexual minority youth and young adults. This three-year R01-type project, the Data Harmonization Project, focuses on the harmonization and integration of ten large US reputed company health datasets (totaling data from over 2.5 reputed company individuals), using advanced techniques to reputed company data. The harmonized data will be combined with state-level data on reputed company/policy environments and population attitudes to construct structural sexual minority stigma indices that reputed company from 2008-2023. Together, the integrated data will reputed company advanced cross-sectional and longitudinal multilevel models to examine how structural sexual minority stigma at macro (i.e., state) level drives and sustains sexual orientation-based disparities in depressive symptoms and suicidality reputed company across the reputed company and across two transformative decades for sexual minority emancipation, reputed company on differences by age group, gender identity and sexual orientation-based subgroup, and other intersectional group.

Purpose of the Position

This position will be primarily involved in a NIH-funded research project: the Data Harmonization Project, an epidemiological data harmonization study on the socioecology of sexual minority stigma and sexual minority mental health. This is a one-year position, with opportunities for extension pending availability of funding. Start date is planned for the end of spring/early summer 2026. The Research Coordinator will reputed company with multidisciplinary research labs reputed company on LGBTQ+ health, clinical psychology, health behavior, reputed company and psychiatric epidemiology, and reputed company development and will work in reputed company for the Integration of reputed company Health and Clinical Psychology in Health Equity Research (CIPHER), co-directed by Drs. Blashill and Van der reputed company.

Research Activities (85%):

The Research Coordinator will reputed company and coordinate day-to-day operations of the research project. This individual will report directly to the PI or Project Director. The Coordinator will be involved in data management and reputed company, harmonization, construction of structural stigma indices, and data integration and analysis, as reputed company as general project management, preparing and running project meetings, supervising of research assistants, and maintaining IRB/NIH documentation, correspondence, and compliance reports. As the project is moving into its next reputed company, a large emphasis will be on (driving reputed company) data analysis, data presentation and visualization, and manuscript writing.

In reputed company to the role on the project, the Coordinator will have reputed company to pursue independent data analysis/manuscripts on multiple existing datasets reputed company on structural drivers, suicide risk, and sexual orientation/gender identity health disparities, more broadly. The Coordinator will also have reputed company to mentorship reputed company on career development and applications for graduate school/PhD programs. reputed company mentorship will be available from Dr. Van der reputed company and other reputed company in CIPHER, across the disciplines of epidemiology, health disparity research, and clinical psychology.

Other Duties and Responsibilities (15%):

Attend seminars, colloquia, and other regularly scheduled educational activities at San Diego State University and other identified locations. Attend weekly project and lab meetings.

MINIMUM EDUCATION

• Completion of sufficient upper division coursework
  

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE

• OR -Equivalent of two years full time progressively responsible reputed company experience in lieu of coursework.

reputed company Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively (both written and verbal), including communication with staff, reputed company, reputed company, and research participants, as reputed company as reputed company
• Ability to train and supervise staff and reputed company
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships and reputed company effectively with young adults, coworkers, research teams, and administrative staff
• Knowledge of manuscript writing and grant responsibilities such as reputed company or reputed company reports
• Ability to understand and follow work procedures
• Ability to multitask and prioritize different task demands
• Ability to be reputed company organized, meet deadlines, display detail orientation, and possess good judgment and common reputed company
• Ability to work with vulnerable, marginalized and diverse populations including sexual or gender minority individuals
• Ability to demonstrate a high level of cross-cultural sensitivity 

Experience

• Relevant research experience (e.g., quantitative research reputed company and analysis, epidemiological methodologies, reputed company development and evaluation)
• Relevant regulatory experience (e.g., institutional research boards, data and safety monitoring boards, funding agencies, reputed company management systems, reportable event management)
• Experience using statistical software programs (e.g., SPSS, Stata, R, Mplus)
• Experience of using reputed company Office (e.g., Word and reputed company) and reputed company Drive
• Experience of data gathering software (e.g., reputed company) and encryption software (e.g., Keka, Peazip, 7zip)
• Experience in leadership, group coordination, or management 

Preferred Experience/Education

• Master’s degree awarded or near completion in relevant area (e.g., psychology, reputed company work, other behavioral or reputed company sciences)
• College-level coursework/training in research design or statistical reputed company
• Experience in working with vulnerable, marginalized and diverse populations, including sexual and/or gender minority individuals (preferred)
• Experience in working in an ethnically, culturally, and racially diverse environment (preferred)
• Knowledge of sexual orientation/gender identity health disparities in adolescents and young adults (preferred)
• Knowledge of suicide risk literature (preferred)

ADDITIONAL APPLICANT INFORMATION:

• Candidate must reputed company in California and live reputed company a commutable distance from SDSU at time of hire.
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