Project Assistant

The USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging has an immediate opening for a Project Assistant to assist the principal investigator in the day-to-day operations of the Outreach, Recruitment and Engagement Core (ORE Core)—the community outreach unit of the USC Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC).

Requirements

• Conduct innovative outreach and education activities to share knowledge on memory/brain health, cognitive aging, Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias;
• Conduct engagement and recruitment activities to promote USC ADRC studies, and recruit and retain study participants;
• Establish and maintain close partnerships with diverse community and participant stakeholders including a Community Advisory Board to meet ORE Core goals and objectives;
• Conduct participant follow-up activities to ensure continuity of study referrals and problem-solving of potential study participation barriers;
• Manage Microsoft Office programs, data management systems (REDCap), and citation/referencing applications (EndNote), among others, to monitor the reach and yield of outreach strategies, events, referrals, etc.;
• Create and implement new and diverse formats, methods, and tools to identify and meet outreach and education needs and preferences for scientific information and study participation opportunities;
• Assist with cultural and linguistic adaptations to public-facing materials and activities;
• Contribute to—and manage website and social media postings on behalf of ORE Core goals and objectives
• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401k Matching
• Health Insurance