Job Type: Short Term CasualBargaining Unit:Regular/Temporary: TemporaryEnd Date if Temporary:Hours Per Week: 20-35Standard Work Schedule:Building:Salary Range: $24 - $26/hrThe salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

　　Position Summary

　　Reporting to specific members of the Data Management and Analytics Unit, the Data Assistant (Student Research Worker/Student Casual) is responsible for supporting the PHIA Project and other surveys with a range of tasks, including monitoring reports, statistical analysis plan (SAP) development, SAP execution, analytic programming and validation, testing of study instruments on tablets and review for consistency, development of standard operating procedures, preparation of reports and presentations for donors, and acting as a statistical methods consultant.

　　This position is contingent upon funding availability.

　　Subject to business needs, we may support flexible and hybrid work arrangements. Options will be discussed during the interview process.

　　Responsibilities

　　Update, write, validate, and run statistical programs for monitoring and statistics (30%)Summarize data for monitoring and donor reports (e.g. SAPs, Powerpoint, dashboards) (20%)Support documentation updates (e.g. data dictionaries, SOPs) (15%)Assist with dataset cleaning and data management (15%)Assist with conducting data analyses and exploratory analyses (10%)Testing of study instruments on tablets and review for consistency (5%)Perform other related duties as assigned (5%)Minimum Qualifications

　　Bachelor's degree or equivalent in education and experienceMS Word/Excel/PowerPoint or Google DriveBasic data analysis (preferably using SAS)Demonstrated writing skills: reports, presentations, and/or protocolsExcellent attention to detail and strong formatting skills using the Microsoft Office SuitePreferred Qualifications

　　Understanding of public health, preferably including global HIV/AIDSKnowledge of R or other statistical language for making figuresExperience creating maps or other geospatial productsKnowledge of data cleaning methodsMaster of Public HealthOther Requirements

　　Note: there will be a test conducted during screening process for these positions.

　　Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

　　Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

　　Minimum Salary: 31200.00Maximum Salary: 31200.00Salary Unit: Yearly