RESEARCHER I

Salary:

Minimum $56,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Benefits information can be found at ( https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/ )

Job Summary:

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Population Health Institute (UWPHI) works to accelerate capacity to create equitable conditions for everyone to be healthy by advancing knowledge, practice, policy, and systems change across sectors. Our team values collaboration, integrity, excellence, innovation, inclusion, and courage. UWPHI promotes culturally responsive and evidence-based approaches to policy and practice at the local, state, and national levels. We also build evidence about conditions and interventions that promote equity, working across the full spectrum of factors that contribute to health ( https://uwphi.pophealth.wisc.edu/ ).

This position will assist with research, evaluation, and dissemination activities that help advance a Population Health and Equity Research Agenda (PHERA) within UWPHI. Responsibilities for this position include literature review and synthesis on topics related to population health and equity; data collection, management, and analysis; assistance with producing research articles, evaluation reports, and practice-oriented dissemination products; engaging stakeholders and facilitating processes to support the development, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement of public health and human services programs; and administrative tasks to support research, evaluation, and dissemination products.

UWPHI has a deep and profound commitment to diversity both as an end in itself and 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. We also want to find the best candidate for the job. That candidate may come from a less traditional research and evaluation background. We encourage you to apply even if you don't think you meet every one of the desired attributes for the job.

SMPH is committed to being a diverse, equitable, inclusive and anti-racist workplace and is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Applications from Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) individuals, LGBTQ+ and non-binary identities, women, persons with disabilities, military service members and veterans are strongly encouraged.

Responsibilities:

Provides technical expertise to fundamental and/or applied scientific research under the direction of senior research personnel or faculty.

• 25% Collects and analyzes basic research data, conducts experiments and interviews, and documents results according to established policies and procedures
• 25% Conducts literature reviews, prepares reports and materials, and disseminates information to appropriate entities and assists with publications
• 5% Trains individuals and groups on equipment operations, research protocols, and techniques within a specialized laboratory or research area
• 15% Assists with the development of research methodologies and procedures
• 10% Identifies concerns and recommends solutions to leadership
• 5% Assists in developing grant applications and proposals to secure research funding
• 15% Participation in/facilitation of stakeholder meetings such as community of practices, evaluation meetings, and grant-required trainings

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

Education:

Required
Master's Degree in population health, public health, sociology, social work, human ecology, or related field

Qualifications:

Required:
- Master's Degree in population health, public health, sociology, social work, human ecology, or related field
- Interest in and familiarity with the concepts of health equity, including: root causes and factors underlying health outcomes; multisector approaches to community health improvement; and strategies to promote civic engagement, inclusion, belonging, and community power building
- Experience conducting social science or public health research and/or program evaluation
- Ability to synthesize and analyze relevant public health/social science literature and qualitative data
- Strong organizational, communication, and writing skills
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office software package including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Knowledge of document sharing services such as Box and Google Drive
- Ability to work independently and remotely, and to engage with colleagues via video conferencing software such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams
- Ability to develop and maintain working relationships with diverse co-workers, community members, customers, etc.

Preferred:
- Experience conducting data analysis, including using qualitative coding protocols and software
- Experience with common quantitative and qualitative evaluation designs and methodologies including case studies, observational and longitudinal design, surveys, interviews, and evaluation with populations that have been historically excluded or marginalized
- Knowledge of data management, data entry, data cleaning techniques, and basic descriptive and inferential analysis utilizing software such as SPSS, SAS, or STATA, and database and spreadsheet software such as Microsoft Access or Microsoft Excel. This includes the ability to assess uses, limitations, and quality of different types of data.
- Demonstrated ability to organize and accomplish work, manage multiple assignments simultaneously and meet deadlines, with a high level of motivation.
- Demonstrated commitment to lifelong learning and to practicing values of equity and inclusion

COVID-19 Considerations:

UW-Madison continues to follow necessary health and safety protocols to protect our campus from COVID-19. All employees remain subject to the COVID-19 Workplace Safety Policy: https://policy.wisc.edu/library/UW-5086 . Please visit https://covidresponse.wisc.edu for the most up-to-date information.

Work Type:

Full or Part Time: 75% - 100%

It is anticipated this position will be remote and requires work be performed at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable


How to Apply:

To begin the application process please click on the '' button. You will be asked to upload a current resume/CV and a cover letter briefly describing your qualifications relevant to the position. You will also be asked to provide contact information for three (3) references, including at least one current or former supervisor.

Contact:

Nick Harding
neharding@wisc.edu
608-265-3735
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:

Researcher I(RE040)

Department(s):

A538400-MEDICAL SCHOOL/POP HEALTH INST/PHI

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:

260489-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/

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: Jun 24 2022 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close: Jul 21 2022 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time