The department of Health Behavior & Society is seeking a Research Program Assistant who will assist faculty with the organization and administration of a community advisory board (CAB) of people who use drugs (PWUD) and service providers who work with PWUD. The CAB will provide input into various community-based research and interventions implemented by a harm reduction-focused research group.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Schedule and facilitate regular CAB meetings.
• Lead all related preparation and follow-up work.
• Outreach to potential CAB members.
• Working with faculty and staff in the research group, as well as CAB members, to identify meeting topics.
•  Scheduling and advertising/promotion of CAB meetings.
•  Facilitation of CAB meetings.
•  Reporting/summarizing key points from each meeting for faculty and staff.
• Ongoing communication with CAB members.
• Work for this position may include weekend and evening hours.

• High School Diploma or graduation equivalent, with some college courses preferred.
• Some related experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

• Prior experience working on harm reduction or other services for people who use drugs.
• Knowledge of harm reduction services and service providers in the Baltimore area.

Classified Title: Research Program Assistant 
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/02/CB  
Starting Salary Range: $15.40 - $23.25 HRLY (Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Casual / On Call 
Schedule: Varied week to week 
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt 
Location: School of Public Health 
Department name: ​​​​​​​HBS-Research Projects  
Personnel area: School of Public Health