Job Opportunities

• Flexible work schedule
• Access to an employee discount program
• Reimbursable travel time and mileage

• Traveling frequently to selected locations to recruit study participants
• Initiating in-person contact with potential respondents to discuss the study, answer questions, and obtain participation
• Collecting confidential information and administering standardized questionnaires
• Independently managing administrative duties, including participating in conference calls and completing online trainings
• Transmitting data as scheduled
• Assuming full and legal responsibility for use and care of project-issued equipment
• Safeguarding any participant incentives, issued equipment, or project materials against damage, loss, or theft
• Assuming responsibility for and carefully tracking all participant incentives
• Submitting timely and accurate Time & Expense reports
• Attending in-person or virtually scheduled meetings with other members of the project team
• Setting up marketing tables/areas to promote the study
• Soliciting potential participants for the study at public venues such as shopping malls, markets, libraries, festivals, community centers, etc.
• Assisting potential participants in completing a 5-minute screener using RTI issued equipment or participant's personal cell phone

RTI International is seeking part-time Field Enrollment Specialists for Gathering Online for Dialogue and Discussion to Enhance Social Support (GODDESS) a study funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health. The purpose of the study is to test a mobile health (mHealth) intervention for young Black women in Durham and Wake counties in North Carolina. This study is recruiting up to 500 participants to take part in a trial with multiple follow-up appointments over the course of six months.

GODDESS builds on decades of research of a best-evidence intervention that addresses intersecting health issues through education, skills-building, and empowerment.

• Must possess High School Diploma or GED
• Possess effective communication skills through speech and listening, with proactive communication around scheduling and engagement in outreach planning
• Fluency in English through reading, writing, and speaking
• Positive, self-motivated, curious, and enjoys interacting with people from a variety of backgrounds
• Available for entire training and data collection period
• Able to successfully complete training
• Must have a valid US driver's license and reliable personal automobile available for business use
• Comfortable using RTI issued tablet, laptop and other associated equipment
• Access to password-protected Wi-Fi connection for data transmissions and administrative responsibilities
• Able to keep project information confidential
• Willingness to work in various types of weather conditions and after dark
  
• Comfortable working in public venues such as libraries, festivals, community centers, shopping malls, etc.

• Data entry skills and familiarity with online meeting platforms and social media for participant engagement
• Familiarity with the  Raleigh-Durham area and connections to local community organizations
• Effective time, schedule, and workload management skills to meet set deadlines
• Computer skills, namely email and internet proficiency

• The data collection period is expected to begin July 2026 through January 2027
• On average, you will be needed part-time approximately 25 hours per week when work is available
• On average, you should be available to work in the field at the designated public venues 4 days each week
• The majority of this work is anticipated to be weekday afternoons and evenings and weekend day hours, as needed
• Each of your field/site visits should be approximately 5 hours of active outreach work

Field Interviewer Training Requirements:

• Attend a two-day onsite training in Durham, NC to be held August 10-11, 2026
• Successfully pass Human Subjects Training Certification
• Required self-study trainings
• Must attend and pass all trainings and successfully complete required courses

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