"Research Analyst"

The Medical Education Office within the UW School of Medicine & Public Health (UW SMPH) Office of Academic Affairs is looking for a Research Analyst to work collaboratively with faculty and staff to support building education scholarship partnerships across SMPH and the broader University community, as well as making medical education research connections at the state, national, and international levels, while engaging faculty and staff in medical education scholarship utilizing community resources. The Research Analyst is a core member of the Community of Innovative Scholarly Research in Undergraduate Medical Education (CISR-UME) and their work is expected to contribute to a positive impact on educational outcomes for UW SMPH medical students and illuminate the connection between medical education and improvements in health for the populations of Wisconsin and beyond.

CISR-UME is designed to be a catalyst to apply rigor to educational innovations, assess the educational impact of new practices and initiatives, answer important research questions and create transferable knowledge to inform best educational practices. CISR will be the central hub for faculty, staff and students participating in undergraduate medical education scholarship. Resources and services provided by the center will complement existing resources and fill areas of need that exist at SMPH, creating a vital network of colleagues interested in medical education scholarship and building partnerships across departments and institutions with links to external resources.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Contributes to the development of unit strategies, research procedures, and analysis methodologies and recommends improvements to leadership
• Designs and implements processes for the preparation of reports and manuscripts and leads the presentation of materials through various communication platforms
• Partner with research teams on multiple, concurrent projects
• Advise and collaborate with faculty and staff on all aspects of medical education scholarship. This includes providing expertise and assistance with research study design, implementation, data collection, analysis and dissemination
• Serves as a subject matter expert and main point of contact regarding research analysis and research area operational processes
• Develops and implements processes, guides staff, analyzes data, and summarizes complex research results for a defined research area or study by utilizing established processes