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Student Research Assistant Positions

The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF) recruits a limited number of student Research Assistants to work during the Fall. These positions are only open to current Johns Hopkins University (JHU) students. The positions provide programmatic, research, and administrative assistance to CLF staff members. Responsibilities for each position include a range of duties and activities, such as conducting web-based research, report writing, data cleaning and data entry, data analysis, literature review, and event planning. Performing administrative support activities is part of each CLF Research Assistant’s scope of work but will involve no more than 20 percent of work hours. Research Assistants are encouraged to attend CLF-sponsored seminars, lectures and other activities scheduled throughout the fall.

Students applying for 2026-2027 Research Assistant positions at CLF must be active in a degree-seeking full-time or part-time status at JHU, must be physically in the U.S., and must hold and maintain current work authorization during payment/work dates (i.e. foreign national students must be valid, unexpired J-1 and F-1 visa holders).

There are two openings at the Center.

1. U.S. Seafood Consumption Survey & Manuscript

Scope of work: The Research Assistant will support the Aquatic Food Systems & Public Health focus area with a recently fielded national survey to better understand American seafood consumption patterns. The research assistant will assist with data cleaning, analysis, literature review, and manuscript writing related to this survey and another manuscript using NHANES data on seafood consumption in America.
Skills required: Knowledge of food systems and nutrition issues, strong communication skills (virtual and in person), experience reviewing scientific literature, familiarity with quantitative and/or qualitative data analysis, prior coursework in statistics, experience with data analysis software (e.g., R, STATA, or SAS), and strong writing skills.
Hours/Week: 10-19.5
Level of education: Masters or DrPH 

2. Occupational Health and Safety in U.S. Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Processing

Scope of work: The Research Assistant will assist with data analysis and writing up findings related to seafood workforce demographics, worker health and safety interview data, and policies related to worker health and safety. Duties include working with qualitative interview data and quantitative workforce data to assist with summarizing findings, creating data visualizations, and writing for scholarly/peer-reviewed audiences and the general public.
Skills required: Familiarity with food systems issues, occupational safety or workers’ rights, qualitative interview data analysis, and strong communication skills (virtual and in person) and writing skills. 
Hours/Week: 10-19.5
Level of education: DrPH or Masters

Start date: o/a October 19, 2026
End date: o/a May 21, 2027
Hours: between 10-19.5 per week
Salary range: Commensurate with educational level

Applications for CLF student fall research assistants must be received by 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.  Process and additional information will be provided to selected shortlisted applicants only o/a Friday, September 5, 2026.

Instructions for applying for a 2026 CLF Student Research Assistant

Please submit the following to clf@jhu.edu:

  • Completed CLF RA Application Form
  • An updated CV or resume describing your work experience, academic background, specific skills and expertise.
  • Two or three references and contact information, to include both academic and work setting references.
  • A writing sample of a paper you have developed from start to finish and that involved a review of literature.
  • A cover-letter outlining the following: 
    • why you are interested in working with CLF;
    • what you hope to gain through a CLF research assistant’s experience;
    • a brief description of what you see yourself doing in five years.
  • Please send all five requested files as PDFs, using the naming format FirstName-LastName_DocumentName (e.g., Mike-Smith_Resume)