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The USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences is seeking a Project Assistant in the Department of Psychology. The largest and oldest of the USC schools, USC Dornsife functions as the academic core of the university, offering courses and advancing knowledge across the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences.
The Race, Disparities, and Intervention (RDI) Lab in the Psychology Department at USC focuses on reducing disparities in behavioral health by optimizing treatments for high-risk populations, particularly under-resourced ethnic minority youth. Our lab uses randomized trials, longitudinal methods, and meta-analysis to address important questions about treatment effects and mechanisms with (1) externalizing youth, (2) youth/adults in criminal justice settings, and (3) ethnic minorities with behavioral health concerns. With funding from the William T. Grant Foundation, we are currently evaluating the effects of peer coach training (PCT), a school-based intervention based on the counterintuitive notion that discipline-referred middle-school youth might benefit when trained to act as change agents for their peers.
This bachelors-level project assistant position involves helping with management of research activities in the RDI Lab at USC. The position requires that employee perform a variety of research-related and administrative tasks.
Responsibilities include: Collecting and entering data, coding, recruiting participants, conducting literature searches, developing and updating study protocols, preparing and editing documents, managing grants, assisting undergraduate and graduate students with research activities, coordinating with community-based agencies, managing websites, assisting with class/course management, scheduling meetings, creating and organizing files, performing routine office tasks, handling other miscellaneous duties necessary to complete research projects, and performing other duties as assigned or requested. Employee will also need to learn and work with various survey, data management, and data analysis programs including: Comprehensive Meta-Analysis, Qualtrics, REDCap, and SPSS.
Preferred qualifications:
Applicants should have a bachelor’s degree and at least one year of experience involving data collection and data management.
Compensation
The hourly range for this position is $26 - $30. When determining an offer, the University of Southern California considers factors such as the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate’s experience, education, training, key skills, internal peer alignment, applicable laws, contractual requirements, grant funding, and market conditions.
This is a contract-funded position.
This is a 50% part-time position at 18.75 hours per week.
Employee Benefits
USC offers a comprehensive benefits package that supports employees and their families, including:
Robust healthcare options
Retirement plans with employer contributions
Tuition benefits for employees and their dependents
These programs are designed to support long-term well-being, financial security, and continued growth.
Required Documents and Additional Information:
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To support the well-being of our faculty and staff, USC provides benefits-eligible employees with a broad range of perks to help protect their and their dependents’ health, wealth, and future. These benefits are available as part of the overall compensation and total rewards package. You can learn more about USC’s comprehensive benefits here.
USC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy. USC observes affirmative action obligations consistent with state and federal law. USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal records in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for employers and the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and with due consideration for patient and student safety. Please refer to the Background Screening Policy Appendix D for specific employment screen implications for the position for which you are applying.
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