Research Project Coordinator - School of Public Health

Position Summary

Manages day-to-day research activities, including data collection, quality control, analysis, presentation of study findings, and budgetary oversight. Supports grant-writing activities to secure additional funding for future related work.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Manages the day-to-day activities of the study, including supervision of any project staff, coordination of evaluation activities, oversight of data collection and analyses and development of reports and other products.
• Develops, implements, tracks project timelines
• Develops presentations and other products
• Manages data collection (quantitative & qualitative) content development and site maintenance
• Communication / dissemination of project findings, prepares summaries, present at scientific conferences, participates in preparation of manuscripts
• Prepares progress and final reports for funding agencies
• Manages budgetary expenditures in cooperation with the PI
• Supervises project staff – oversees work of student and staff research assistants
• Assists in grant development and related activities
  • Coordinates research partner inputs
  • Supports the development of various grant components
• Travels out of state one to two times per year.
• Performs other as assigned.

Working Conditions:

Job Location

• Normal office environment
• Patient care setting

• Typically working at desk or table
• Ability to move to on and off-campus locations
• Repetitive wrist, hand or finger movement

• Office equipment

Required Qualifications

Education:
Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education.
Certifications/Professional Licenses:
No specific certification/professional license is required for this position.
Work Experience:
Relevant Experience (2 Years)
Skills:
Not Applicable
Driver's License:
A driver's license is not required for this position.

More About This Job

Required Qualifications

• Thorough understanding of advanced epidemiologic methods, including in causal inference, inverse probability weighting, and multi-stage sampling approaches
• Mid-to-advanced-level data analysis skills in R or SAS.
• Experience in longitudinal quantitative analyses using routinely collected health record data or clinical trial data.
• Experience preparing academic manuscripts for dissemination in high-impact public and global health journals
• Strong leadership skills with experience in supervising others
• Experience engaging diverse stakeholders across the research continuum from ideation to dissemination.

Preferred Qualifications

• Interest in global and domestic behavioral health and chronic disease research.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:
Master's degree
Certifications/Professional Licenses:
No additional certification/professional licenses unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.
Work Experience:
No additional work experience unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.
Skills:
Communication, Computer Systems, Data Analysis, Data Collection Methods, Interpersonal Communication, Organizing, Report Development, Researching, Research Support, Supervision, Teamwork