Research Assistant, PhD Student

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Location

Maryland

Posted

8 days ago

Salary

$25 - $30 / hour

Seniority

Entry Level

Postgraduate DegreeEnglish

Job Description

Research Assistant, PhD Student

American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM)

• Conduct exploratory factor analyses (EFA) using Principal Axis Factoring, oblimin rotation, and parallel analysis • Develop and compare confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) models for independent and dependent variable constructs • Perform multiple linear regression analyses examining three dependent variable subscales across seven independent variable clusters using both unadjusted and covariate-adjusted models • Evaluate model assumptions and interpret statistical findings • Produce publication-quality statistical tables and figures • Prepare a publication-ready manuscript for submission to a peer-reviewed medical education journal • Draft the Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion sections • Present statistical findings in a clear and scientifically rigorous manner • Incorporate feedback from project investigators throughout the manuscript development process • Develop clean, well-commented, reproducible R code • Maintain organized analytic documentation and workflows • Collaborate with the research team through regular virtual project meetings

Job Requirements

  • PhD in progress or completed in Statistics, Educational Research, Quantitative Methods, Biostatistics, Public Health, Psychology, or a related quantitative discipline
  • Demonstrated proficiency using R for statistical analysis
  • Experience conducting exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and multiple linear regression
  • Demonstrated ability to prepare publication-quality scientific manuscripts
  • Strong proficiency with R, including packages such as psych and lavaan
  • Strong quantitative reasoning and statistical interpretation skills
  • Excellent written communication and scientific writing abilities
  • Ability to organize and document reproducible analytic workflows
  • Ability to work independently, manage multiple project deadlines, and collaborate effectively in a fully remote environment
  • Interest in medical education or health professions education research
  • Prior first- or second-author publication in a peer-reviewed empirical journal (Preferred)
  • Experience with structural equation modeling (Preferred)
  • Experience analyzing survey data and large observational datasets (Preferred)
  • Familiarity with medical education or health professions education research (Preferred)

Benefits

  • This position is not benefits eligible.

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