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Global Health Institute Graduate Research Assistant
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Job ID 30332
What mode of work is this position? Hybrid: both In-Person and Remote
Job Type On-Campus
Employer Office of the Vice President for Global Engagement
Date Posted Jul 17, 2023
Category Research Assistant (1413)
Job Description
The Georgetown Global Health Institute (“GHI”), located at 4000 Reservoir Road, NW Building D, serves as a university-wide platform for supporting research, teaching, and service in global health and for developing concrete solutions to the health challenges facing families and communities throughout the world.
 
The GHI seeks to hire a Graduate Research Assistant to support the work of the Global Health Institute under the direct supervision of the Director Dr. Deus Bazira. The position will start on July 3, 2023 through December 10, 2023 and may be extended.
 
The Research Assistant will:
  • Undertake a landscape analysis of global health institutes at U.S universities including:
  1. Their missions
  2. Focus research, service and education initiatives
  3. Governance structures
  4. Relationship with schools, departments and centers/institutes within their home institutions
  5. Geographical reach 
  6. Partnerships and funding profile 
  • Carry out a desk top review of Georgetown’s global health impact over the last five years (2017-2022) including:
  1. Inventory of global health research centers, programs, initiatives
  2. Publications throughput;
  3. Inventory of all global health academic programs at Georgetown from certificate through to doctoral level and their academic homes; 
  4. Compiling a list of all global health student-led organizations and their focus areas;
  • Interview faculty and staff at Georgetown involved in global health work including:
  1. Their perspectives & opinions over facilitators and barriers to their work
  2. Their recommendations for optimizing global health support at Georgetown
  3. Their views about what should be priorities for the Georgetown University Global Health Institute 
  • Draft GU’s global health impact report over the last five years;
  • Other tasks as assigned, including participating in GHI meetings and assisting with planning/executing GHI events.
Georgetown University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer fully dedicated to achieving a diverse team of employees. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, and sexual orientation), disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Job Requirements

To be considered for the position, please submit a cover letter, current C/V or resume, writing sample, the name of two faculty references, and an unofficial transcript to globalhealth@georgetown.edu by June 26, 2023. (If posting is still active, then applications are still being accepted.) Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. Interviews are expected to take place the week of June 26, and an offer is expected to be made by around this date.

Applicants will be assessed based on their expertise and demonstrated interest in the project’s subject areas, their experience working on research projects of a similar nature, and their analytical abilities. The candidate must be enrolled in a graduate program in fall 2023 in order to apply. Prior research experience will be an advantage.
Available Openings 1
Hours 15.0 to 20.0 hours per week
Hourly Rate $20.29/hour
Time Frame Summer
Contact Name Office of the Vice President for Global Engagement
Contact Email global@georgetown.edu
Work Location Maguire 303
Phone N/A
Fax N/A
Georgetown University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer fully dedicated to achieving a diverse team of employees. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, and sexual orientation), disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.


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