"Health Counselor"

Job Summary

The UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention is seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator II to join their research team. The overall responsibility of this position will be to assist in conducting a research project aimed at understanding and treating tobacco and nicotine dependence among African American/Black adults who smoke, to reduce the physical, emotional, and financial consequences of tobacco use. This position will assist in the coordination of all research activities including: screening and enrolling participants, conducting assessments, providing smoking cessation counseling, completing follow-up calls, and mailing study materials. This position will provide training to become a certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist.

• This position requires work to be completed onsite, at a designated campus work location.
• The onsite work location for this position will be the UW-CTRI Milwaukee Research Office in Milwaukee, WI
• Typical work hours will be Monday through Friday 8:00a.m.- 4:30p.m. with occasional evening hours required.
• Terminal, 12 month appointment
• This position has the possibility to be extended or converted to an ongoing appointment based on need and/or funding.
• This position has been identified as a position of trust with access to vulnerable populations. The selected candidate will be required to pass an initial caregiver check to be eligible for employment under the Wisconsin Caregiver Law and every four years.

Candidates who demonstrate the following knowledge, skills, and abilities will be given first consideration:

• Strong active listening and communication skills
• Detail oriented, and able to follow instructions precisely
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Identifies resource needs and develops clinical research documents, such as job aids, tools, processes, procedures, and training. Contributes to the development of protocols
• Performs quality checks
• Serves as a main point of contact for clinical research participants, providing information regarding research procedures, expectations, and informational inquiries. Ensures participants follow the research protocol and alerts Principal Investigator of issues
• Identifies work unit resources needs and manages supply and equipment inventory levels
• Manages research workflow components, collects, prepares, processes, and submits participant data and samples to appropriate entities, adhering to research protocols
• May assist with training of staff
• Recruits, screens, selects, determines eligibility and enrolls trial participants, collects more complex information, performs medical assessments, and answers varied questions under supervision of a medically licensed professional. Performs medical assessments after completion of required training/certification, such as collecting vital signs, obtaining weight, and performing phlebotomy
• Schedules logistics, determines workflows, and secures resources for clinical research trials
• Provides individual and group tobacco cessation counseling

Department:

School of Medicine and Public Health, UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention

The UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (UW-CTRI) is based in the School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. UW-CTRI improves lives by conducting biomedical and social science research to better understand the impacts of tobacco use and addiction and design and implement evidence-based interventions to reduce tobacco use.

Compensation:

The starting salary for the position is $50,000 annually; but is negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. For more information, refer to the campus benefits webpage and the SMPH Faculty /Academic Staff Benefits Flyer 2026.

Required Qualifications:

• Two or more years of personal, professional or volunteer experience serving African American/Black communities.
• Demonstrated familiarity with cultural practices, traditions, or community issues in Black communities.
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technology including virtual meeting platforms (Zoom, Webex).
• At least one year of direct service experience with patients/customers.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of tobacco, nicotine, or related addictions.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating group discussions.

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree preferred

How to Apply:

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• Cover letter
• Resume

Your cover letter should address how your training and experience fit with the required and preferred qualifications listed above. Application reviewers will rely on these written materials to determine which applicants move forward in the process. References will be requested from final candidates. All applicants will be notified once the search concludes and a candidate is selected.

University sponsorship is not available for this position, including transfers of sponsorship and TN visas. The selected applicant will be responsible for ensuring their continuous eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of an employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment. This position is currently scheduled to end one year from date of hire and will require eligibility to work until that time. If you are selected for this position you must provide proof of work authorization and eligibility to work.