WISCONSIN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM RESEARCH SPECIALIST
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- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Location
- Wisconsin, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Aug 27, 2021
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Job no: 240006-AS
Work type: Staff-Full Time
Department: SMPH/POP HEALTH SCI/POP HLTH
Location: Madison
Categories: Communications, Editing, Broadcasting, Media, Environmental, Occupational Health and Safety, Grant, Research, Contract Management, Health Care, Medical, Social Services, Laboratory Technician, Research Specialists, Extension, Outreach, Public Engagement, Research, Scientific
Position Summary:
Wisconsin Occupational Safety and Health Program Research Specialist:
This position is located within the Department of Health Services (DHS), Division of Public Health (DPH) and is maintained through a contract and ongoing partnership with the UW School of Medicine and Public Health's Department of Population Health Sciences (PHS). This position will work within the CDC NIOSH-funded Occupational Safety and Health Surveillance Program (OH Program), within the Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Health (BEOH) in the Environmental Epidemiology and Surveillance (EES) Section.
The Wisconsin OH Program has a demonstrated record of achievement in surveillance, data analysis, and outreach to increase awareness of work related hazards. Recent expanded funding allows the program to increase its capacity to address work-related illnesses, injuries, and deaths in Wisconsin through three additional projects: 1) improved informatics (e.g., electronic case reporting and data capture); 2) occupational infectious diseases, building on COVID-19 occupational experience; and 3) occupational respiratory disease surveillance.
Under the general supervision of the EES Section Chief and the grant's Principal Investigator, this position serves as a research specialist who will work alongside two program epidemiologists, under the direction of the lead epidemiologist within the newly expanded OH program to provide surveillance and analytic capacity. The position is a member of a professional team working to plan, maintain, and evaluate activities focused on reducing the population's risk of occupational disease and exposure to workplace environmental hazards.
The research specialist will be cross-trained to handle a wide range of surveillance and analytic activities, including routine completion of descriptive statistics on existing statewide databases to identify and characterize occupational diseases in Wisconsin; working with CSTE/NIOSH and state-specific indicators; and leading complex epidemiologic analyses of multiple large datasets using SAS or R statistical software (e.g., Workers Compensation claims, Unemployment Insurance data, Wisconsin Electronic Disease Surveillance System (WEDSS), OSHA enforcement data, death certificate records, hospital discharge, BRFSS survey data, and adult blood lead test results) to examine and characterize occupational exposure-disease relationships. The incumbent will be responsible for epidemiologic activities related to expanded surveillance projects. These projects include the development of electronic case reporting systems for work-related conditions; the creation of systems for routine surveillance of occupationally-related infectious diseases and oversight of work-related disease outbreaks; and surveillance of occupational respiratory diseases.
The incumbent contributes to development of peer-reviewed manuscripts, surveillance reports, reports on site-specific or statewide investigations, presentations, and communications products for broader distribution via agency communications staff. This position also contributes to program funding applications and annual reports. The incumbent conducts follow-up prevention activities for high priority issues, such as adult blood lead surveillance outreach and intervention activities to ensure appropriate response to adult poisonings. This includes identifying and implementing other evidence-based interventions that reduce the incidence and severity of adverse occupational health outcomes.
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:
BA or BS in Biostatistics
Minimum Years and Type of Relevant Work Experience:
Requirements:
- Minimum of 2 years experience working in the field of epidemiology, environmental health and/or public health.
- Knowledge of epidemiology study design and analysis methods.
- Ability to create, clean, and manipulate large datasets.
- Expertise in statistical analysis of data.
- Experience in the development of scientific questionnaires and compilation and analysis of data from questionnaires.
- Technical expertise in SAS or R statistical software and standard Microsoft Office applications.
- Experience in contributing to publication of scientific reports and peer-reviewed manuscripts
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently.
- Ability and willingness to travel occasionally (in Wisconsin and out of state).
Preferred qualifications:
- Ability to coordinate and maintain new and ongoing partnerships with public and private entities.
- Experience in contributing to grant applications or progress reports.
Department(s):
A538500-MEDICAL SCHOOL/POP HEALTH SCI/POP HLTH
Work Type:
Full Time: 100%
Appointment Type, Duration:
Ongoing/Renewable
Salary:
Minimum $42,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Instructions to Applicants:
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:
SR RESEARCH SPEC(T16BN) or RESEARCH SPECIALIST(T16DN) or ASSOC RESEARCH SPEC(T16FN)
Employment Class:
Academic Staff-Renewable
Job Number:
240006-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. 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).
The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department .
Applications Open: Aug 27 2021 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close: Sep 24 2021 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time
Work type: Staff-Full Time
Department: SMPH/POP HEALTH SCI/POP HLTH
Location: Madison
Categories: Communications, Editing, Broadcasting, Media, Environmental, Occupational Health and Safety, Grant, Research, Contract Management, Health Care, Medical, Social Services, Laboratory Technician, Research Specialists, Extension, Outreach, Public Engagement, Research, Scientific
Position Summary:
Wisconsin Occupational Safety and Health Program Research Specialist:
This position is located within the Department of Health Services (DHS), Division of Public Health (DPH) and is maintained through a contract and ongoing partnership with the UW School of Medicine and Public Health's Department of Population Health Sciences (PHS). This position will work within the CDC NIOSH-funded Occupational Safety and Health Surveillance Program (OH Program), within the Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Health (BEOH) in the Environmental Epidemiology and Surveillance (EES) Section.
The Wisconsin OH Program has a demonstrated record of achievement in surveillance, data analysis, and outreach to increase awareness of work related hazards. Recent expanded funding allows the program to increase its capacity to address work-related illnesses, injuries, and deaths in Wisconsin through three additional projects: 1) improved informatics (e.g., electronic case reporting and data capture); 2) occupational infectious diseases, building on COVID-19 occupational experience; and 3) occupational respiratory disease surveillance.
Under the general supervision of the EES Section Chief and the grant's Principal Investigator, this position serves as a research specialist who will work alongside two program epidemiologists, under the direction of the lead epidemiologist within the newly expanded OH program to provide surveillance and analytic capacity. The position is a member of a professional team working to plan, maintain, and evaluate activities focused on reducing the population's risk of occupational disease and exposure to workplace environmental hazards.
The research specialist will be cross-trained to handle a wide range of surveillance and analytic activities, including routine completion of descriptive statistics on existing statewide databases to identify and characterize occupational diseases in Wisconsin; working with CSTE/NIOSH and state-specific indicators; and leading complex epidemiologic analyses of multiple large datasets using SAS or R statistical software (e.g., Workers Compensation claims, Unemployment Insurance data, Wisconsin Electronic Disease Surveillance System (WEDSS), OSHA enforcement data, death certificate records, hospital discharge, BRFSS survey data, and adult blood lead test results) to examine and characterize occupational exposure-disease relationships. The incumbent will be responsible for epidemiologic activities related to expanded surveillance projects. These projects include the development of electronic case reporting systems for work-related conditions; the creation of systems for routine surveillance of occupationally-related infectious diseases and oversight of work-related disease outbreaks; and surveillance of occupational respiratory diseases.
The incumbent contributes to development of peer-reviewed manuscripts, surveillance reports, reports on site-specific or statewide investigations, presentations, and communications products for broader distribution via agency communications staff. This position also contributes to program funding applications and annual reports. The incumbent conducts follow-up prevention activities for high priority issues, such as adult blood lead surveillance outreach and intervention activities to ensure appropriate response to adult poisonings. This includes identifying and implementing other evidence-based interventions that reduce the incidence and severity of adverse occupational health outcomes.
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:
BA or BS in Biostatistics
Minimum Years and Type of Relevant Work Experience:
Requirements:
- Minimum of 2 years experience working in the field of epidemiology, environmental health and/or public health.
- Knowledge of epidemiology study design and analysis methods.
- Ability to create, clean, and manipulate large datasets.
- Expertise in statistical analysis of data.
- Experience in the development of scientific questionnaires and compilation and analysis of data from questionnaires.
- Technical expertise in SAS or R statistical software and standard Microsoft Office applications.
- Experience in contributing to publication of scientific reports and peer-reviewed manuscripts
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently.
- Ability and willingness to travel occasionally (in Wisconsin and out of state).
Preferred qualifications:
- Ability to coordinate and maintain new and ongoing partnerships with public and private entities.
- Experience in contributing to grant applications or progress reports.
Department(s):
A538500-MEDICAL SCHOOL/POP HEALTH SCI/POP HLTH
Work Type:
Full Time: 100%
Appointment Type, Duration:
Ongoing/Renewable
Salary:
Minimum $42,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Instructions to Applicants:
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:
SR RESEARCH SPEC(T16BN) or RESEARCH SPECIALIST(T16DN) or ASSOC RESEARCH SPEC(T16FN)
Employment Class:
Academic Staff-Renewable
Job Number:
240006-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. 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).
The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department .
Applications Open: Aug 27 2021 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close: Sep 24 2021 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time
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