Part-Time Temporary Position Data Assistant

Northwestern Juvenile Project:
Immediate Position Opening

The Health Disparities and Public Policy Program at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (Chicago Campus) is seeking a part-time (20-24 hours per week / Monday-Friday) temporary Data Assistant to work on the Northwestern Juvenile Project, a federally funded, longitudinal study of the health needs and long term outcomes of 1829 delinquent youth.

Position Summary:
Under the direction and guidance of the Data Supervisor in the Health Disparities Program in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, this position will perform cleaning of complex survey data using STATA programming language by reviewing data input for accuracy, addressing skip patterns, coding, and other information.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 years college or more
• Basic programming skills in statistical software (STATA, SAS, R, SPSS), STATA preferred
•  Excellent documentation skills and habits
• Experience working with survey data a plus
• Detail-oriented, responsible, punctual, and collegial 

For consideration, please send letter of interest and resume to healthdisparities@northwestern.edu with “Data Assistant” noted in the subject line. Once you apply, you will receive an email confirming submission of your resume. If there is interest in your candidacy, we will contact you.