Research Assistant/Analyst
Part-timeSALT LAKE CITY, UTPart-timeSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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The University of Utah research team is hiring a part-time Research Assistant/Analyst to support REACH West, a school-based skin cancer prevention study led by Dr. Yelena Wu. The role supports the study’s development, delivery, and evaluation, with secondary assistance on related projects. The position contributes to cancer prevention research serving communities across Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming.
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Full job description
Our research team is hiring a part-time Research Assistant/Analyst to support the development, delivery, and evaluation of a school-based skin cancer prevention study, titled REACH West, led by Dr. Yelena Wu. The Research Assistant/Analyst will recruit participants, prepare study materials, and conduct interviews and study visits with participants. The Research Assistant/Analyst will also create reports of study activities and outcomes, which will involve data cleaning and running basic descriptive statistics. Secondary responsibilities may include providing assistance on related projects.Huntsman Cancer Institute is committed to cancer prevention, care, and survivorship for all communities within the area we serve which includes Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming with impact worldwide.In your cover letter or during your interview process, we invite you to share how your professional experiences have prepared you to serve as a member of our team as we work to reduce the cancer burden experienced by all people and communities. This may include description of your prior experiences related to research, prevention, clinical care, community engagement/outreach, training, administration, or other areas relevant to Huntsman Cancer Institutes mission and this position.
How this job compares
Set against the 711 open Research Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$45–60K/yr65 salary ranges
- US median$18–25/hr287 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 32 open Research Assistant jobs in Utah and 711 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Utah
- University of Utah (this employer)28 open
- UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY2 open
- Experience
- Research Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (150 postings).
- Education
- 190 of the 711 open Research Assistant jobs (27%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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