
We are seeking a motivated, detail-oriented candidate to join our team as a Special Project Associate II. This temporary social and behavioral research position offers hands-on experience supporting the lab’s ongoing federally funded grants and projects, with day-to-day involvement in organizing research activities, preparing presentation and dissemination materials, and completing data entry, cleaning, and basic analyses. The Associate will work closely with the Principal Investigator, fellows, and multidisciplinary collaborators and community partners, with opportunities to strengthen skills in health communication research and contribute to manuscripts and presentations, including potential to take a lead role on a publication.
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About the Lab
Dr. Janice Krieger’s Enhancing Technology & Communication in Healthcare (ETCH) laboratory focuses on advancing translational communication by developing and evaluating culturally tailored interventions and leveraging innovative technology solutions. Dr. Krieger’s work spans the cancer continuum, with an emphasis on precision messaging, user-centered design, and community-based participatory research to ensure health information is accessible, understandable, and linguistically and culturally appropriate for patients, families, and communities.
For more information about Dr. Krieger see https://www.mayo.edu/research/faculty/krieger-janice-ph-d/bio-20561539
Special Project Associate may have patient/research subject contact directly relating to and incidental to the original research program. Proof of English proficiency is required for J-1 Short-Term Scholars, Research Scholars, Professors, Specialists, and Student Interns sponsored by Mayo Clinic. The following is required for completeness of application: Current curriculum vitae with bibliography, Proof of highest degree received (if awarded a Bachelor's or Master's degree). Please also be prepared that you may be asked to provide two letters of recommendation to the hiring PI prior to an interview.
Bachelor degree required and experience required in lab project or research work in an educational or work setting. Candidate must have a solid understanding of lab techniques, equipment, and safety.
Why Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic is top-ranked in more specialties than any other care provider according to U.S. News & World Report. As we work together to put the needs of the patient first, we are also dedicated to our employees, investing in competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit plans – to take care of you and your family, now and in the future. And with continuing education and advancement opportunities at every turn, you can build a long, successful career with Mayo Clinic.
Benefits Highlights

Mayo Clinic has expanded and changed in many ways, but our values remain true to the vision of our founders. Our primary value – The needs of the patient come first – guides our plans and decisions as we create the future of health care. Join us and you'll find a culture of teamwork, professionalism and mutual respect, and most importantly, a life-changing career.
Mayo Clinic was founded in Rochester, Minnesota by brothers Dr. William James Mayo and Dr. Charles Horace Mayo. More than 100 years later, their vision continues to evolve around a single guiding value: "The needs of the patient come first." Today we are the largest integrated, not for-profit medical group practice in the world.
We are recognized for high-quality patient care more than any other academic medical center in the nation. These endorsements are very gratifying, but also humbling. They remind us of the tradition that has been entrusted to each one of us, and the legacy of excellence that we uphold every day.