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General Description

The Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute invites applications for a Research Associate position in the areas of ophthalmic clinical trials and research methodology. The Research Associate will join the team of a coordinating center for multicenter clinical research in ophthalmology and of the Wilmer Biostatistics Center. The team includes faculty and staff with expertise in biostatistics, epidemiology, ophthalmology, clinical trials, programmers, project coordinators and administrative personnel. The team is recognized for its capacity of initiating, designing and conducting ophthalmic clinical trials and of training research methodologies to the vision research field.

Primary duties of the faculty Research Associate include day-to-day management on research and administrative activities at the Coordinating Center of an NIH sponsored multicenter international clinical trial on eye disease. The Research Associate has a pivotal role in the Coordinating Center as the supervisor of overall quality assurance activities and Coordinating Center activities and plays an important role in facilitating an efficient, collaborative work environment at the Coordinating Center and facilitating professional and collaborative communications with clinical sites and other study units. Other duties of the position include supporting data management and analysis activities at the Coordinating Center and the Wilmer Biostatistics Center.

Qualifications

- Doctoral degree in a field of quantitative science.

- At least 2 years of research experience in an academic institution and in areas related to public health or clinical research.

- Proficiency in at least one statistical software such as R, Stata, or SAS.

- Experience with eye research projects as evidenced by publications and/or presentations in ophthalmology

- A strong team player and have excellent writing and communication skills.

Application Instructions

Please submit application materials vial the "Apply Now" link.

About Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University remains committed to its founding principle, that education for all students should be grounded in exploration and discovery. Hopkins students are challenged not just to learn but also to advance learning itself. Critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and entrepreneurship are all encouraged and nourished in this unique educational environment. After more than 130 years, Johns Hopkins remains a world leader in both teaching and research. Faculty members and their research colleagues at the university's Applied Physics Laboratory have each year since 1979 won Johns Hopkins more federal research and development funding than any other university. The university has nine academic divisions and campuses throughout the Baltimore-Washington area. The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, the Whiting School of Engineering, the School of Education and the Carey Business School are based at the Homewood campus in northern Baltimore. The schools of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing share a campus in east Baltimore with The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Peabody Institute, a leading professional school of music, is located on Mount Vernon Place in downtown Bal ... timore. The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies is located in Washington's Dupont Circle area.

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