Join the UCSF HOPE Lab

Learn how you can get involved. Students, trainees and researchers from all institutions are welcome to apply.

Undergraduate and Predoctoral Students

Goal: Learn about the research process

Requirements:

  • Self-starter, growth mindset, collaborative, curious, detail-oriented, mission-aligned
  • Two quarter commitment
  • Complete CITI Training

Example Responsibilities

  • Conduct literature reviews
  • Participant recruitment
  • Data collection and cleaning
  • Descriptive data analysis
  • Participate in weekly project meetings
  • Summarize interviews
  • Website development & communications

Mentored Opportunities

  • Statistical programming in STATA
  • Research methods & critical appraisal skills
  • Scientific communication
  • Lead or participate in mentored scholarship
  • First or co-authored abstracts & research article

**Predoctoral students will meet with PI for individualized research & training plan.


Graduate Students and Research Fellows

Goal: To learn how to manage the research process

Requirements:

  • Self-starter, growth mindset, collaborative, curious, detail-oriented, mission-aligned
  • Three quarter commitment
  • Basic statistics & epidemiology training or background is preferred
  • Proficiency with quantiative and/or qualitative data analysis program is preferred
  • Contribute to 1 peer review manuscript
  • Complete CITI Training

Example Responsibilities:

  • Co-design study & coordinate recruitment and data collection
  • Site planning
  • Data analysis
  • Lead projects & participate in regular Lab meetings
  • Manuscript formulation & preparation
  • Mentor undergraduate and/or predoctoral students

Mentored Opportunities as Described Above

**Graduate students will meet with PI for individualized research & training plan.


Researchers

Goal: Collaboration

Requirements:

  • Substantive content or methodological expertise in conducting clinical, heatlth services, or policy research
  • Completion or nearing completion of terminal degree (masters, doctoral degree, or PhD)
  • Experience with interdisciplinary team
  • Complete CITI Training

Example Responsibilities:

**Responsibilities identified in collaboration with investigative team.