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Req #: 242542

Department: ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Posting Date: 01/24/2025

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $5,700-6,000 per month

Shift: First Shift

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As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

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The Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences has an outstanding opportunity for a Research Coordinator to join their team.

The Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS) in the University of Washington, School of Public Health, is seeking a full-time Research Coordinator in Seattle, Washington to support a portfolio of applied, practice- and policy-relevant research focused on implementation and evaluation of interventions to reduce health risks associated with climate-sensitive hazards. They will work closely with faculty, staff and students affiliated with the Center for Health and the Global Environment (CHanGE) and its Center for Research and Engagement on Adaptation for Climate and Health (REACH) as well as affiliated programs including the Center for Disaster Resilient Communities (CDRC) and the Collaborative on Extreme Event Resilience (CEER).

The Research Coordinator will have primary responsibility for REACH’s main research project and will share responsibility for other research efforts among the affiliated programs.

The REACH center’s primary research project is a randomized trial evaluating the effectiveness and implementation of the Climate and Health Risk Tool (CHaRT), an online platform designed to support health departments in assessing risks posed by extreme heat and planning interventions to reduce these risks. The Research Coordinator will work with project partners to develop study recruitment materials; organize and deliver recruitment webinars and presentations; enroll study sites; design and administer electronic pre-intervention and post-intervention surveys to gather information on site activities related to heat-health risk assessment and programming to reduce reduce heat-health risks; support the administration of the intervention and control to study sites, including guided introductions to CHaRT and support to intervention sites in CHaRT’s application to their service areas; conduct, code, and analyze key informant interviews with sites randomized to the intervention to gather information regarding its implementation; and draft posters, presentations, and manuscripts related to the study protocol and findings and support dissemination of study findings.

In addition to the REACH trial, the Research Coordinator will support other research activities in REACH and among affiliate centers. Specifically, the Research Coordinator will support grant writing and preparation of grant materials; assist with the design and implementation of other active research, evaluation, and public health practice projects; collect and analyze qualitative and quantitative data for those projects; and support dissemination of their study findings. With other team members, they will provide administrative and logistical support associated with team and project-activities. The Research Coordinator will also have the opportunity to develop new modules, workflows, and applications of CHaRT to other climate-sensitive hazards and geographies within and outside the US.

The Research Coordinator will interact with and coordinate a variety of partners, including city and county health departments, federal partners, community based organizations, public health and medical practitioners, and academic collaborators located in the Pacific Northwest and across the country. They will be responsible for coordinating and contributing to a variety of projects simultaneously. Strong organizational, project management, communication, and problem-solving abilities, as well as meticulous attention to detail and the ability to work collaboratively, are critical to the success of this position.

Once considered a distant threat, climate change is now dramatically increasing the likelihood of potentially preventable adverse impacts on human health and wellbeing. Implementing evidence-based policies, programs, and interventions, collectively called adaptation, is an urgent challenge. We require innovative, science-driven solutions to minimize the potential for devastating consequences to human health and wellbeing. Addressing climate change and its human impacts, as well as furthering humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, are two of the University of Washington’s Population Health Initiative’s Strategic Areas. Through community-engaged research, this position will work to advance the science and practice of resilience to both climate change and disasters as part of a larger commitment to community-engaged, policy- and practice-relevant research to build climate resilience.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Research study design and grant preparation (15%)

• The Coordinator will work with faculty, staff, and students to plan and design research and evaluation projects competitive for intramural and extramural funding.

• They will draft grant materials, including research strategies, budgets, and supporting figures, citations, and other documentation.

• They will work with faculty and staff to prepare and submit grant materials in compliance with University of Washington and sponsor timelines and requirements.Implement research and practice activities (40%)

• The Coordinator will support the implementation of the CHaRT clinical trial for REACH, including site recruitment, development of study instruments, engagement with study participants, analysis of surveys, and collection and analysis of key informant interview data, as well as preparation and dissemination of research findings.

• The Coordinator will support other programs focused on interventions to support climate change adaptation and emergency preparedness in public health, including planning, training and tool development, and the collection, analysis, and interpretation of qualitative and quantitative data.

• The Coordinator will help mentor undergraduate and graduate students involved in research and evaluation projects as part of their academic endeavors.

• They will assist with IRB related activities including submissions, approvals, modifications, and renewals.Project management (15%)

• The Coordinator will lead project management activities for several research and evaluation projects, including developing and monitoring project timelines, ensuring work is successfully executed and completed within time frames to meet research objectives, and coordinating and communicating with diverse academic, practice, and community stakeholders.

• They will work with supervising faculty to identify and address problems and issues.

• They will oversee and assemble progress/interim reporting, communicate with funding agencies; submit project deliverables; and develop and monitor project budgets, including subcontracts.Dissemination of findings (15%)

• The Coordinator will contribute to abstract, poster, presentation, and manuscript development and report writing, including submission for peer review and response to reviewer comments.

• They will prepare meeting summaries, progress reports, study deliverables, journal articles, and other written materials, and present study findings at meetings as needed.Administration, communications, and operations (15%)

• The Coordinator will contribute to management of team and project-specific activities.

• They will collaborate with the program manager and other staff on a variety of administrative tasks, including purchasing and procurement, coordination of travel and study meetings as needed, addressing administrative or logistical issues experienced by other lab staff and student researchers, and scheduling and coordination of lab or project meetings.

• The Coordinator will support development of communications materials, including announcements, flyers, short videos, web page text, and managing web and social media activities, as needed and in collaboration with the program’s communications team. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Public Policy, Environmental Science, Planning or related field. Minimum two years of experience in research administration/coordination and/or project management. Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Familiarity with climate change- and disaster-related health impacts and resilience-promoting policies/programs in public health and urban planning.

• Experience with qualitative and/or quantitative data analysis and software.

• Experience with geographic information systems software.

• Knowledge and experience with project management, including developing timelines and work plans.

• Familiarity with human subjects research regulations and guidelines.

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate across groups.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Organized, detail-oriented.

• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a busy environment with competing priorities.

• Proficient with Microsoft Office and Google Suite. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience writing grants and/or academic manuscripts. Application Process: The application process may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are access ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.