About the Position

Job Title: Contracted Field Officers

Hours/percent of time: 10 hours/week

Salary: $22/hour

About the Study

The BRAVE Study (Building community, Raising All immigrant Voices for health Equity) at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health is a group of researchers and community members committed to uplifting immigrant voices, building communities, and informing health policy interventions through research. The BRAVE National SRH Study, funded by NICHD, explores how social, political, and economic experiences related to immigration status affect sexual and reproductive healthcare use among Asian immigrant women. Asian immigrant women have a higher risk of an unintended birth compared to White women and are less likely to report recent use of sexual and reproductive healthcare compared to US-born Asian women. Despite these trends, there is a lack of disaggregated data by ethnicities and immigration statuses, contributing to the invisibility of Asian women. Partnering with community organizations, this study will significantly contribute to our understanding of the mechanisms and protective factors that moderate immigration status and use of sexual and reproductive healthcare and to the identification of novel community, social, and policy-level interventions that can improve the sexual and reproductive health of Asian immigrant women.

About the Position

The Field Officer will support the NIH R01 Building community, Raising All immigrant Voices for health Equity (BRAVE Study). We are seeking someone with a passion for sexual and reproductive health equity, as well as experience with or interest in survey methods and data collection. This is a hybrid (in-person/remote) position requiring most work activities to be completed in the Houston area in partnership with Boat People SOS – Houston, with potential travel to other study sites. This is a part-time appointment starting from the date of hire.

The Field Officer will contribute around 8-10 hours/week over the course of 1 year. Duties consist of community mapping activities, including assessing the viability of potential research site venues; attending quantitative data collection training; recruitment for the national quantitative study in the Houston region; sourcing, vetting, and orienting research participants, administering and assisting participants with an online survey, and assisting with dissemination of findings. The applicant will work in close collaboration with the BPSOS Houston Community Study Coordinator, BRAVE Study Project Coordinator, and the BRAVE Study Principal Investigator. They will report directly to the Houston Community Study Coordinator.

Required Qualifications:

●      Access to transportation and ability to conduct site visits in the Greater Houston Area.

●      Attention to detail; strong interpersonal skills including humility, compassion, and empathy for others; excellent, effective verbal and written communication skills to coordinate with subjects, team members and collaborators, and community-based organizations; and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment while working with a diverse subject population.

●      Ability to work well independently, complete projects in a timely manner, and prioritize multiple projects to ensure the completion of essential tasks by deadlines.

●      Committed to working within a health equity and reproductive justice framework at the intersections of immigration status, gender, and race/ethnicity.

●      Ability to work collaboratively with researchers and community organizations.

●      Committed to fully participate in quantitative data collection training.

●      Ability to check-in on a weekly basis with the UCLA team and/or the site study coordinator

●      Flexible work schedule, including the ability to work weeknights and/or weekends when needed.

●      Must have Fluency or proficiency in any of the following languages: Vietnamese, Mandarin/Cantonese, Hindi or Korean.

●      Must be a permanent resident or U.S Citizen.

Preferred Qualifications:

●      Bachelor’s degree in public health/social sciences/related field and/or sufficient experience and demonstrated skills to successfully perform the assigned duties and responsibilities. (NOT REQUIRED).

●      Demonstrated experience or strong interest in working with Asian and/or immigrant populations.

●      Experience applying the following regulations and guidelines:

○      Good Clinical Practice Guidelines

○      Health Information and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

○      The Protection of Human Research Subjects

○      CHR regulations for recruitment and consent of research subjects

Please contact the Study Coordinator, Kayleen Lam and the BRAVE Study with questions at kayleen.lam@bpsos.org and thebravestudy@ucla.edu

To apply, email your resume and cover letter to kayleen.lam@bpsos.org and thebravestudy@ucla.edu with subject title: Houston BRAVE Field Researcher Application. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.