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Social
/ Clinical Research Assistant
The Social Research Assistant band incorporates
positions formerly classified as both Social Research
Assistants and Social Research Associates. The
role and functional competencies of the Social
Research Assistant band and the Social Research
Specialist band are quite different. It is possible
that some Social Research Associates may fit the
Social Research Specialist profile at the Contributing
level, while most will fit the Social Research
Assistant profile at the Advanced level. Please
select the role and group of functional competencies
that addresses your need in the position best.
Positions in this banded class gather, edit, analyze,
and report data/information for a variety of research.
Social/clinical research includes behavioral,
economic, educational, public health, medical,
public policy, sociology, and closely related
areas. Work is performed to support research or
develop public programs and policies. Research
assistants may participate in the following: preliminary
literature searches; identification of population
to be surveyed; questionnaire design; collection,
compilation and management of data/information;
quality assurance and quality control; analysis
by statistical or other means; generation/production
of new data/information; editing and formatting
of reports. In a larger, more complex project,
employees may be involved in only one or several
aspects of the research. Most employees have limited
involvement in research design; however they are
expected to use considerable judgment and research
skills in performing their work assignments. Work
may include the training and supervision of staff,
students and others.
Social
/ Clinical Research Specialist
Positions in this banded class
plan, organize, conduct, and evaluate social/clinical
research. Work is performed to support research
or develop public programs and policies. Social/clinical
research includes behavioral, economic, educational,
public health/medical, public policy, sociology,
and closely related areas. Social/clinical researchers
create or validate theories through data/information
collection, documentation and analysis with a
goal of description and explanation. The range
of duties includes, but is not limited to: project
planning and design, developing methodology, database
development and management, data/information collection
and analysis, project administration, program
and/or policy development and evaluation, preparing
publications and reports and related products,
communication, instruction and public education.
Work may include the training and supervision
of staff, students and others.
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