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Overview

PolicyLab at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is seeking a Masters-level or advanced undergraduate Student Research Assistant (RA) to support the trend analysis component of a citywide community needs assessment. This is a paid position for the Fall semester (approximately Sept-Dec 2026), with potential for extension. Eligible candidates must be available to work 10-15 hours/week. As this is a hybrid position, candidates local to Philadelphia are highly preferred.

Job Summary

PolicyLab is partnering with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health’s Division of Reproductive, Adolescent, and Child Health (ReACH) to conduct a citywide needs assessment. This mixed methods project engages community members, advocates, philanthropy, and city government to understand strengths, gaps, and barriers in accessing community resources related to maternal, child, and family health. Activities include community focus groups, surveys, and a review of population-level health indicators and trends.

Working closely with PolicyLab researchers, the student will assist with organizing, documenting, and managing multiple public health and administrative datasets used to understand health trends across Philadelphia communities. The student will play an important role in preparing data resources that will inform the needs assessment and help identify population-level strengths, disparities, and opportunities for action.

This is an excellent opportunity for a student interested in public health data, maternal and child health, epidemiology, and community health assessment to gain experience working with real-world datasets and multidisciplinary research teams.

Responsibilities 

• Assist with organizing, documenting, and managing public health and administrative datasets used in the needs assessment 

• Compile and maintain data dictionaries and documentation for project datasets 

• Conduct searches for relevant indicators, reports, and publicly available data sources

• Assist in the creation of written summaries that highlight trend analysis findings 

• Participate in project meetings and contribute to interdisciplinary discussions related to needs assessment domains 

• Support general project management tasks related to the trend analysis component of the needs assessment

Desired Skillset & Experience

• Interest in maternal and child health, epidemiology, or public health research  

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

• Experience working with spreadsheets and managing large amounts of information 

• Familiarity with public health surveillance systems, administrative datasets, or population health data is preferred but not required

• Advanced undergraduate or graduate-level coursework in maternal and child health, research methods, epidemiology, statistics, geography, health policy, or related fields 
• Experience using quantitative data analysis software (eg., R, SAS, Stata) is helpful but not required 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills 

How to Apply 

Please send your resume and a cover letter sharing your experience or interest in this particular topic to Steph Garcia at garcias1@chop.edu 

A Brief Overview

Ideal for a master’s or post-doctoral level candidate, this role will be a core member of Dr. Danielle Cullen’s research team focused on advancing social care (health related social needs interventions), health equity, and implementation science research methods. The Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) will provide substantial coordination level support for clinical research activities within the scope of Dr. Cullen’s mixed methods research portfolio. The CRC will be primarily responsible for research participant recruitment, enrollment, and consent; qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis; contributing to manuscript development and submission; oversight of Research Assistants and student interns; developing and maintaining lab newsletters and websites; and administrative research tasks. Our team is highly collaborative, and the CRC will have opportunities to contribute to strategic research and portfolio decision making. We are seeking a candidate who is self-motivated, capable of working independently as well as in a team environment, and is highly organized. The ideal candidate also pays close attention to detail and values equity-focused and community-engaged work.

Prior experience in research is required. This is a hybrid role, and the CRC will be responsible for travel to CHOP sites in the Philadelphia region.

SALARY RANGE:

$53,000.00 - $66,300.00 Annually

For more information and to apply for this position, please visit Careers at CHOP.

A Brief Overview
This role coordinates complex clinical and/or research program activities and provides high-level administrative and program support.

What you will do

• Clinical / Program Coordination
• Coordinate and track complex and matrixed clinical, program or research activities.
• Serve as the main point of contact and as a liaison for research activities and projects.
• Organize, monitor and assist with the review, editing and submission of documentation including grants, manuscripts, galleys, proofs, articles, publications and presentations.
• Manage the maintenance and improvement of research or clinical protocols and processes.
• Organize and assist with financial functions including budgets, reimbursements, invoices, expenses, purchase orders, renewals, funding, variances and financial reports.
• Maintain systems, databases, procedures, and websites for records and reporting.
• Maintain program metrics and related tools and regularly reports results.
• Coordinate information collection, compilation and dissemination as required.
• Administrative Support
• Assist in the preparation and coordination for meetings, interviews, committees, conferences and calendars including schedules, travel, agendas and minutes.
• Prepare presentations, letters, reports, memoranda, and related materials.
• Assist in message creation and development including website content, fact sheets, correspondences, emails, lectures, social media posts and other formats.
• Track and manage materials and inventory, and coordinate supply purchasing
• Other duties and administrative support projects as needed.

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma / GED - Required
• Bachelor's Degree - Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• At least five (5) years of research, coordination or administrative experience - Required
• At least seven (7) years of research, coordination or administrative experience - Preferred
• At least five (5) years of experience in a healthcare related environment - Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Intermediate knowledge of medical terminology and protocols (Required proficiency)
• Intermediate knowledge of HIPAA regulations (Required proficiency)
• Intermediate proficiency with electronic medical record software (EPIC) (Required proficiency)
• Advanced proficiency with word processing software (Word) (Required proficiency)
• Advanced proficiency with presentation software (PowerPoint) (Required proficiency)
• Intermediate proficiency with spreadsheet software (Excel) (Required proficiency)
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills (Required proficiency)
• Excellent customer service skills (Required proficiency)
• Excellent interpersonal skills (Required proficiency)
• Excellent time management skills (Required proficiency)
• Excellent organizational skills (Required proficiency)
• Strong conflict resolution skills (Required proficiency)
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision (Required proficiency)
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism (Required proficiency)
• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders at all levels (Required proficiency)

SALARY RANGE:

$58,300.00 - $72,900.00 Annually

For more information and to apply for this position, please visit Careers at CHOP. 
 

The School-Based Aggression & Bullying Prevention Team in the Center for Violence Prevention at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is seeking Student Research Assistants for the 2026-2027 academic year (Fall 2026-Spring 2027). This is a volunteer position for students interested in gaining hands-on experience in school-based intervention research and prevention science in applied research settings.

Eligible candidates must:

• Be undergraduate (junior or senior) OR graduate level students in psychology, public health, education, health sciences, or related fields in social/behavioral sciences
• Commit to volunteering approximately 2 days a week (10-16 hours) minimum
  
  • Schedule changes between fall and spring semesters will be accommodated
  • Commitment required for the full academic year (Fall 2026 - Spring 2027)

• Secure own transportation to/from participating schools and the Roberts Center for Pediatric Research (travel costs will be reimbursed per mile).

Job Summary

Student Research Assistants will support ongoing research projects that prevent and intervene with aggression and bullying among elementary-aged students. Participating schools are located in Philadelphia and surrounding areas. This role offers opportunities to engage in school-based data collection, REDCap survey support, and professional development activities, while working closely with a collaborative team of faculty investigators, intervention coaches, and research coordinators and staff.

Student Research Assistant Responsibilities

• Partner with schools and represent the CHOP team and research studies in a professional, respectful manner

• Support recruitment and consent procedures with students, teachers, and other school staff

• Assist with in-school data collection in participating elementary schools

• Administer electronic surveys to students and support survey logistics

• Assist with REDCap survey development and management (e.g., survey set-up, testing)

• Help with data tracking (e.g., completion records), data entry, and quality checks

• Support professional development and training activities for school staff

• Prepare and organize intervention materials, assessment packets, and other research supplies

• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary research team

Successful candidates will: 

• Have a minimum GPA of 3.5
• Have prior school-based and/or research experience (preferred)
• Be a highly reliable team player, with excellent communication and time management skills and a strong work ethic
• Pass a criminal background check, child abuse clearance, FBI fingerprinting, per CHOP’s requirements
• Have up to date immunization records & complete a 2-step PPD tuberculosis skin test

• Reliable transportation required (car or strong familiarity with public transportation to travel to schools)

Please Note: This is an unpaid/volunteer position. Supervisors will work with students to fulfill requirements for internship coursework, if needed.

To apply for this position: 

Email: Camila Polanco - polancoc@chop.edu

Include: 1) Current resume or CV 2) Cover Letter 3) Transcript, unofficial version is acceptable