Graduate Research Assistant (0000GA11)âMachine Learning & Addiction Treatment
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Title: Graduate Research Assistant (0000GA11)Machine Learning & Addiction Treatment
Position Number: 0000GA11
Hiring Unit: Thompson School of Social Work and Public Health
Location: Manoa
Date Posted: September 5 2025
Closing Date: Continuous recruitment until position is filled - application review begins September 22 2025
Salary Information: UH Graduate Assistant Step 15 Type: 11 Month
Full Time/Part Time: Part Time Up to Full Time Equivalency: 50%
Temporary/Permanent: Temporary Not to Exceed July 31 2026
Other Conditions: Extramural funds. Appointment to begin approximately October 1 2025 or as soon thereafter
Duties and Responsibilities
- Under the immediate supervision of the Principal Investigator (PI) using Machine Learning techniques carry out empirical analysis of admission records to substance use disorder (SUD) treatment facilities in Hawaii and post-discharge outcomes and clinical endpoints.
- Build test and compare Random Forest XGBoost and logistic regression specifications.
- Systematically search and summarize research literature on treatment and recovery.
- Assist with data abstraction cleaning management coding of and analyzing a large SUD treatment and recovery support dataset.
- Support the development writing and formatting of abstracts manuscripts and presentations.
- To meet with PI weekly to discuss progress.
- Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications
- Classified full-time graduate student in economics computer science engineering medicine public health or similar field at UH Manoa.
- Attention to detail for meeting milestones and deliverables in a timely manner
- Advanced analytical software skills e.g. R SAS or Stata as evidenced by coursework and/or experience
- Advanced skills in statistics as evidenced by coursework and/or experience
- Be in good academic standing and maintain a GPA of 3.0 or above
- Demonstrate proficiency in English (For international students: TOEFL scores of 600/100 (paper/Internet) or above with subtest scores of 25 for listening and 25 for speaking or IELTS score of 7.0 or above for the overall band test results)
Desirable Qualifications
- A doctoral student at UH Manoa
- Familiarity with substance use research treatment research in substance use healthcare research through previous coursework and/or work experience
- Experience with applied research working in the community or volunteering
- Experience preparing research reports and/or scientific publications data presentations and data visualizations
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- Current resume or curriculum vitae
- A detailed cover letter describing how you meet the minimum and desirable qualifications specifically for this position
- Names and contact information (including email addresses) of at least 3 professional references
- Official transcripts or equivalent documents from the institution confirming the highest educational degree relevant to this position (copies acceptable official originals required upon hire).
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