ACADEMIC PROGRAM SPECIALIST

Job no: 225434-AS
Work type: Staff-Full Time
Department: SMPH/OB-GYN/OB-GYN
Location: Madison
Categories: Office & Administrative Support



Position Summary:

The Academic Program Specialist contributes to the development, implementation, administration, coordination, and evaluation for one or more academic programs to ensure effectiveness in meeting departmental and student development goals and initiatives. The Specialist will strive to create a welcoming, equitable, and inclusive work environment.

This position is responsible for the administrative and budgetary components of the Health Disparities Research Scholars Program, in accordance with the NIH, UW and departmental policies. This includes the NIH post-doctoral training grant as well as other career development programming. In addition. This position is also responsible for managing all aspects of the annual calendar of departmental CME activities including statewide and regional conferences, regularly scheduled grand rounds, and morbidity and mortality conferences.

The School of Medicine and Public Health has a deep and profound commitment to diversity both as an end in itself but also as a valuable means for eliminating health disparities. As such, we strongly encourage applications from candidates who foster and promote the values of diversity and inclusion.

Position Duties:

List of Duties

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Degree and Area of Specialization:

Required Education:
- Bachelors degree.

Minimum Years and Type of Relevant Work Experience:

Required Experience:
- 2 years of experience working in research, training or administrative setting in an academic environment, including pre- and post-award grants management.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.

Preferred Experience:
- Specialization in academic or health care related field, experience in training programs.
- Knowledge of National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant funding mechanisms, particularly those related to career development.
- Knowledge of WISDM, WISPER, ARROW, eRA Commons, and ETHOS.

Prefix assignment determined by years of relevant work experience. A minimum of 7 years experience is required for appointment at the senior level.

Additional Information:

The successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring eligibility for employment in the United States on or before the effective date of the appointment.

Department(s):

A532800-MEDICAL SCHOOL/OB-GYN/OB-GYN

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $44,748 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications

Instructions to Applicants:

To apply for this position, please click on the "" button. You will be asked to upload a resume, cover letter, and list of three professional/supervisor references as a part of the application process. Please ensure that the resume and cover letter address how you meet the minimum/preferred qualifications for the position.

Contact:

Kirsten Gragg
kgragg@wisc.edu
608-265-3357
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )





Official Title:

SR ADMIN PRGM SPEC(R07BN) or ADMIN PROGRAM SPEC(R07DN) or ASSOC ADMIN PRGM SPEC(R07FN)

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:

225434-AS

The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is engaged in a Title and Total Compensation (TTC) Project to redesign job titles and compensation structures. As a result of the TTC project, official job titles on current job postings may change in Fall 2020. Job duties and responsibilities will remain the same. For more information please visit: https://hr.wisc.edu/title-and-total-compensation-study/ .

Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

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Applications Open: Aug 6 2020 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close: Sep 21 2020 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time