University of Minnesota
Bilingual Data Collection Lead
University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, 55199
About the Job
THE PROJECTHealthy dietary intake can play an important role in protecting against obesity and chronic disease in the U.S. Access to healthy food is particularly important for Latinx communities as an opportunity to lower some of the highest rates of chronic disease and disease risk nationwide. Understanding factors related to improving healthy nutrition and developing culturally-appropriate population-level interventions are critical to improve health. Yet, health research is often limited by lack of measurement tools that are specific, appropriate, and valid for all populations. While many factors influence the ability to improve healthy nutrition, food consumed at home accounts for half of all food expenditures among US adults, and 74% of food expenditures among SNAP participants. However, few valid home food environment assessment tools exist and none have been validated with large, Spanish-speaking or English-speaking populations with low literacy (i.e., limited understanding/use of the written form of one's native language). The purpose of this study is to develop a valid and reliable tool to assess the home food environment among Latinx populations, address utility with low-literacy populations and use cutting-edge app-based technology.JOB DESCRIPTIONThe Data Collection Lead will have a primary role collecting data in the field as part of a team, recruiting participants and helping with data entry and quality control. They will serve as a project lead explaining the study to participants and obtaining informed consent. They will be responsible for the collection of data at home visits as part of a two-person team including data on food available in participant's homes, survey data and height and weight data as well as documenting home visits in REDCap software.Salary range: $44,470 - $64,548.DUTIES WILL INCLUDE:Data collection (80%)Lead or participate in a team to collect data with participants in their homes during a time that is convenient for them (e.g., evenings, days, and weekends) and comply with COVID-19 precautions.Oversee data collection with undergraduate students at home visits.Explain the research study and obtain informed consent from research participants in English or Spanish, depending on the native language of the participant.Collect quantitative data from participants, including demographic and psychosocial surveys, inventories, and height and weight measurements, in English or Spanish, depending on the native language of the participant.Collect data from research participants about the food they have in their homes by physically assessing the home food environment.Collect qualitative data including conducting cognitive interviews with research participants to gain insight into their thought processes around completing the data collection instruments during pilot stages of the research.Participant recruitment (5%)Distribute flyers to community organizations.Attend community events to present study information for recruitment purposes.Data entry and management (10%)Clean, edit and enter survey data into a REDCap electronic database and perform quality assurance to check the accuracy of the data.Project Management (5%)Contribute to developing or revising data collection protocols for home visits.Contribute to paper and electronic survey development and design or revision.Contribute to developing or revising study recruitment materials.Assist with verification of translation of surveys and other study materials.Process program participant incentives through Clincard and track payments in REDCap.Other dutiesComplete all required IRB and study specific trainings.Attend project team and staff meetings.Other duties may also be assigned given project needs and the applicant's interests and expertise.QualificationsAll required qualifications must be included in the application materialsRequired Qualifications:BA/BS with at least two years of experience or a combination of related education and work experience equal to six years.Fluency in oral and written English and Spanish.Has reliable vehicle to drive to home visits and willingness to carpool with other staff when needed.Desired Knowledge, Skills & AbilitiesFlexibility in scheduling (e.g., willingness to work evenings, days and weekends).Willingness to work on a team to complete data collection visits with research participants in their homes during a time that is convenient for them (e.g., evenings, days, and weekends).Organized and committed to completing tasks fully and on time, and display professional skills in inter-professional interactions.Preferred Qualifications:Master's degree in nutrition, psychology, primary education, or related health or social science field.Data collection experience as part of a research study.Experience collecting research data in English and Spanish.Experience with public health research.Community engagement experience.Experience conducting interviews with research participants using research protocols.
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THE PROJECTHealthy dietary intake can play an important role in protecting against obesity and chronic disease in the U.S. Access to healthy food is particularly important for Latinx communities as an opportunity to lower some of the highest rates of chronic disease and disease risk nationwide. Understanding factors related to improving healthy nutrition and developing culturally-appropriate population-level interventions are critical to improve health. Yet, health research is often limited by lack of measurement tools that are specific, appropriate, and valid for all populations. While many factors influence the ability to improve healthy nutrition, food consumed at home accounts for half of all food expenditures among US adults, and 74% of food expenditures among SNAP participants. However, few valid home food environment assessment tools exist and none have been validated with large, Spanish-speaking or English-speaking populations with low literacy (i.e., limited understanding/use of the written form of one's native language). The purpose of this study is to develop a valid and reliable tool to assess the home food environment among Latinx populations, address utility with low-literacy populations and use cutting-edge app-based technology.JOB DESCRIPTIONThe Data Collection Lead will have a primary role collecting data in the field as part of a team, recruiting participants and helping with data entry and quality control. They will serve as a project lead explaining the study to participants and obtaining informed consent. They will be responsible for the collection of data at home visits as part of a two-person team including data on food available in participant's homes, survey data and height and weight data as well as documenting home visits in REDCap software.Salary range: $44,470 - $64,548.DUTIES WILL INCLUDE:Data collection (80%)Lead or participate in a team to collect data with participants in their homes during a time that is convenient for them (e.g., evenings, days, and weekends) and comply with COVID-19 precautions.Oversee data collection with undergraduate students at home visits.Explain the research study and obtain informed consent from research participants in English or Spanish, depending on the native language of the participant.Collect quantitative data from participants, including demographic and psychosocial surveys, inventories, and height and weight measurements, in English or Spanish, depending on the native language of the participant.Collect data from research participants about the food they have in their homes by physically assessing the home food environment.Collect qualitative data including conducting cognitive interviews with research participants to gain insight into their thought processes around completing the data collection instruments during pilot stages of the research.Participant recruitment (5%)Distribute flyers to community organizations.Attend community events to present study information for recruitment purposes.Data entry and management (10%)Clean, edit and enter survey data into a REDCap electronic database and perform quality assurance to check the accuracy of the data.Project Management (5%)Contribute to developing or revising data collection protocols for home visits.Contribute to paper and electronic survey development and design or revision.Contribute to developing or revising study recruitment materials.Assist with verification of translation of surveys and other study materials.Process program participant incentives through Clincard and track payments in REDCap.Other dutiesComplete all required IRB and study specific trainings.Attend project team and staff meetings.Other duties may also be assigned given project needs and the applicant's interests and expertise.QualificationsAll required qualifications must be included in the application materialsRequired Qualifications:BA/BS with at least two years of experience or a combination of related education and work experience equal to six years.Fluency in oral and written English and Spanish.Has reliable vehicle to drive to home visits and willingness to carpool with other staff when needed.Desired Knowledge, Skills & AbilitiesFlexibility in scheduling (e.g., willingness to work evenings, days and weekends).Willingness to work on a team to complete data collection visits with research participants in their homes during a time that is convenient for them (e.g., evenings, days, and weekends).Organized and committed to completing tasks fully and on time, and display professional skills in inter-professional interactions.Preferred Qualifications:Master's degree in nutrition, psychology, primary education, or related health or social science field.Data collection experience as part of a research study.Experience collecting research data in English and Spanish.Experience with public health research.Community engagement experience.Experience conducting interviews with research participants using research protocols.
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