Graduate Research Assistant KHP- EMPOWER (Cochran) in Lexington, Kentucky at University of Kentucky

Graduate student

• Graduate students from all disciplines, including social sciences, public health, exercise science, health sciences, education, and others, are welcome to apply.
• Experience working with diverse communities is preferred.
• Experience successfully utilizing tools such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
• Be highly motivated, energetic, dependable and knowledgeable.

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20 hours a week, hours and times will vary
-Please include your weekly availability.

Call for GRA Applications:
The Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion is seeking a dynamic graduate research assistant to support innovative, community-led tobacco prevention and cessation programming and improve health equity in Kentucky.
Program: The CDC-funded EMPOWER (Empowering and Mobilizing Intergenerational Community Partners to Reduce Menthol & Flavored Tobacco Use Among Communities at Risk for Use in Kentucky) program is a five-year grant intended to address disproportionate use of mentholated and flavored tobacco products among BIPOC communities in two heavily affected communities across Kentucky. Programming focuses on a community-driven approach through the engagement of diverse partners to expand community capacity, community members and community coalitions who will drive program direction, and targeting of multi-level influences of tobacco use (community attitudes/beliefs/knowledge, social norms, interpersonal relationships, accessibility and availability of cessation resources, and policy).
Position Description: Supervised by the Program Coordinators, the GRA will
- collaborate with schools, parent-teacher groups, civic organizations, church groups, and other youth and community organizations to provide tailored programming, resources, and activities related to mentholated tobacco products and other flavored tobacco products.
- Implement prevention programming to provide information about the effects of tobacco use and other related topics to historically marginalized communities.
- Assist in community outreach, listening sessions, webinars/conferences, media development, and professional development sessions.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the program coordinator to meet program objectives.
Graduate students from all disciplines, including social sciences, public health, exercise science, health sciences, education, and others, are welcome to apply.
Position Responsibilities:
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Research assistants will support intervention delivery, stakeholder communication, reporting, and dissemination of findings.
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Opportunities will be provided to develop conference presentations, abstracts, peer-reviewed manuscripts, professional networking, enriching activities (speaker series, workshops), mentoring undergraduate students, statistical analysis, grantsmanship, and development of communication and promotional materials.

NOTE: No prior knowledge on the topic of tobacco use or public health is needed. The program will provide comprehensive training.

Excellent verbal and written skills; intermediate skills in Excel, PowerPoint and Publisher; advanced skills in Word and Microsoft Outlook; skills in editing documents; social media skills

Pre-employment criminal check, employment check, as required by school districts.
• Evidence-based curriculum training must be obtained within 1 month of employment, and prior to in-school or related program delivery. This will be provided through the position.