About the Position

Job Title: Field Researcher

Hours/percent of time: 8-10 hours/week

Salary: $22/hour

The Building community, Raising All immigrant Voices for health Equity (BRAVE ) Study at UCLA is pleased to announce a call for applications for Field Researchers to support the NIH R01 study. This position offers the opportunity to work closely with researchers and community organizations to contribute significantly to our understanding of how social, political, and economic experiences related to immigration status affect sexual and reproductive healthcare use among Asian immigrant women.

The Field Researcher will work with the BRAVE Study team for approx. 8-10 hours/week (part-time) to conduct recruitment activities and data collection. This is a hybrid (in-person/remote) position requiring work activities to be completed in the Los Angeles County area. Duties include assessing the viability of potential research site venues; attending quantitative data collection training; recruitment for the national quantitative study in the Los Angeles County area; sourcing, vetting, and orienting research participants, administering and assisting participants with an online survey, and assisting with dissemination of findings. The Field Researcher will collaborate closely with the BRAVE Project Coordinator and Principal Investigator.

Required Qualifications:

• Access to transportation and ability to conduct site visits in Los Angeles County

• Fluency or proficiency in any of the following languages: Mandarin, Korean, Vietnamese, Hindi

• 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 full participate in the required one-week training

• Ability to check-in on a weekly basis with the UCLA team

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

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.

• 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

To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to thebravestudy@g.ucla.edu with the subject title: Los Angeles BRAVE Field Researcher Application by August 13, 2024. Applications will be reviewed as they are submitted.

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.