Location: Irvine, CA
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
Overview: Founded in 1965, **UC Irvine** is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and is ranked among the nation’s top 10 public universities by U.S. News & World Report. The campus has produced five Nobel laureates and is known for its academic achievement, premier research, innovation and anteater mascot. Led by Chancellor Howard Gillman, UC Irvine has more than 36,000 students and offers 224 degree programs. It’s located in one of the world’s safest and most economically vibrant communities and is Orange County’s second-largest employer, contributing $7 billion annually to the local economy and $8 billion statewide. To learn more about UC Irvine, visit www.uci.edu. As part of the Susan & Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences, the mission of the UC Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health is the achievement of health equity for all populations through research, teaching, service, and public health practice, locally and globally. Championing the principles of evidence-based public health science, Wen Public Health aspires to understand and impact population-level social, biological, and environmental determinants of health and well-being. Big Data Training for Cancer Research" (BigCARE) is open to cancer researchers including oncologists, faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate students. The workshop will be held on-site at the University of California Irvine, in Irvine, CA. Responsibilities: UC Irvine Joe C Wen School of Population & Public Health and the the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center (CFCCC) of the University of California, Irvine will hold the annual NCI-funded workshop on “Big Data Training for Cancer Research” (BigCARE) in the summer of 2026. We are seeking a highly organized program assistant to work closely with administrative staff and leadership to develop and implement this program. This assistant will be the gatekeeper and main point of contact for the workshop, answering student questions