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Location : Kanawha County, WV
Job Type: Full-Time Permanent
Job Number: PH24F230 PSA
Department: DHHR - BPH - OFFICE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH & HEALTH PROMOTION
Opening Date: 12/12/2023
Closing Date: 12/27/2023 11:59 PM Eastern
LOCATION OF VACANCY: KANAWHA
Nature of Work
KANAWHA COUNTY
1 VACANCY
The Research Specialist 2 serves as the Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Division's internal evaluator for funded programs and facilitates the development and implementation of the evaluation plan and completion of performance measures. The incumbent will work with external evaluation experts, other agency partners, and the CDC to better align processes with program goals. The incumbent will serve as the primary point of contact for the contracted evaluators who work on most of the grants and projects within the Division. May perform related work as needed.
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Click The APPLY Link To Apply Online.
IMPORTANT: Your eligible score will be based on information provided in your application; therefore, make sure your application is detailed and complete. You MUST complete ALL parts of the application, including the Work Experience section.
ATTENTION: Applicant must verify post high school education by submitting an official transcript or diploma, training or licensure earned pertaining to this position by the closing date of the posting, if not previously verified If you are claiming Veterans preference, please submit "MEMBER 4" form and/or your VA Letter.
Please attach documents to the online application before submitting it. Or, you may email it to: or by mail to: WV Division of Personnel, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. E., Building 3, Suite 500, Charleston, WV 25305.
This announcement is for one or more specific vacancies and only applies to the location(s) indicated. Your application will remain active for this job for 180 days or until the job is filled. Application for this job does not automatically qualify you for other positions. Be sure to submit your application for each position of interest. To receive an email notice anytime jobs in this or other categories are posted, you may choose to complete a Job Interest Card from the slide-out menu located at the top left of our Job Opportunities page.
Minimum Qualifications
Training: Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university in mathematics, statistics, sociology, psychology, political science, evaluation research, behavioral science, criminology, or related social science.
Experience: One year of full-time or part-time equivalent paid experience in research work to include evaluation designs, statistical analysis, preparing written research and/or technical reports, and use of statistical software programs.
Substitution: Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university in the above disciplines and six semester hours of completed graduate level coursework in research methods, statistics, or advanced mathematics from a regionally accredited college or university may substitute for the required training and experience.
***DETAILS OF RELATED EXPERIENCE MUST BE SHOWN IN THE WORK EXPERIENCE SECTION OF YOUR ONLINE APPLICATION***
State employment offers a variety of benefits.
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The minimum qualifications for this job title are:Training: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in mathematics, statistics, sociology, psychology, political science, evaluation research, behavioral science, criminology, criminal justice, or related social science. Experience: One (1) year of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in research work to include evaluation designs, statistical analysis, preparing written research and/or technical reports, and use of statistical software programs.Substitution: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in the above disciplines and six (6) semester hours of completed graduate level coursework in research methods, statistics, or advanced mathematics from an accredited college or university may substitute for the required training and experience.Please note: All college, university or vocational school education, licensure or certification must be verified by attaching a copy of an official transcript, license, or certificate to your online application or by emailing it to the West Virginia Division of Personnel at applicantservices@wv.govJob duty descriptions of all experience MUST be included in the Work History section of your online application in order for them to be considered as qualifying experience toward the minimum qualifications. Resumes are not accepted in place of job duty descriptions. Please include details of daily job duties on your online application.How do you meet the minimum qualifications for this job title?
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How many years of paid full-time or equivalent part-time paid research and/or statistical analysis experience do you have? This experience can include (but is not limited to): collecting and analyzing data for the preparation of various forecasts, including population forecasts; conducting literature reviews and writing summaries of empirical research to provide a context for research and evaluation studies; preparing tables, charts and written research reports depicting results of statistical analysis; preparing reports of statistical evaluations and recommendations; or writing research reports for publication using software.
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For each degree you have earned, please indicate your degree, major/field of study, the date on which you graduated, and the school you graduated from. For example: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology 5/15/2022 West Virginia University.If you do not have any degrees, please type "NONE" here.
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Were all of the jobs listed in your application paid?
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If you answered NO to the above question, please list below the names of the employers for which you did not receive compensation. Compensation may not only be salary or wages. It may be room and board, gas mileage, etc.If you answered YES to the above question, please put NONE.
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Confirmation. By submitting my application I confirm and agree that all application statements are correct. I further understand that all my information is subject to verification and any misrepresentation is grounds for permanent disqualification.
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Location : Kanawha County, WV
Job Type: Full-Time Permanent
Job Number: PH24F230 PSA
Department: DHHR - BPH - OFFICE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH & HEALTH PROMOTION
Opening Date: 12/12/2023
Closing Date: 12/27/2023 11:59 PM Eastern
LOCATION OF VACANCY: KANAWHA
Nature of Work
KANAWHA COUNTY
1 VACANCY
The Research Specialist 2 serves as the Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Division's internal evaluator for funded programs and facilitates the development and implementation of the evaluation plan and completion of performance measures. The incumbent will work with external evaluation experts, other agency partners, and the CDC to better align processes with program goals. The incumbent will serve as the primary point of contact for the contracted evaluators who work on most of the grants and projects within the Division. May perform related work as needed.
#DHHRJOBS
Click The APPLY Link To Apply Online.
IMPORTANT: Your eligible score will be based on information provided in your application; therefore, make sure your application is detailed and complete. You MUST complete ALL parts of the application, including the Work Experience section.
ATTENTION: Applicant must verify post high school education by submitting an official transcript or diploma, training or licensure earned pertaining to this position by the closing date of the posting, if not previously verified If you are claiming Veterans preference, please submit "MEMBER 4" form and/or your VA Letter.
Please attach documents to the online application before submitting it. Or, you may email it to: or by mail to: WV Division of Personnel, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. E., Building 3, Suite 500, Charleston, WV 25305.
This announcement is for one or more specific vacancies and only applies to the location(s) indicated. Your application will remain active for this job for 180 days or until the job is filled. Application for this job does not automatically qualify you for other positions. Be sure to submit your application for each position of interest. To receive an email notice anytime jobs in this or other categories are posted, you may choose to complete a Job Interest Card from the slide-out menu located at the top left of our Job Opportunities page.
Minimum Qualifications
Training: Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university in mathematics, statistics, sociology, psychology, political science, evaluation research, behavioral science, criminology, or related social science.
Experience: One year of full-time or part-time equivalent paid experience in research work to include evaluation designs, statistical analysis, preparing written research and/or technical reports, and use of statistical software programs.
Substitution: Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university in the above disciplines and six semester hours of completed graduate level coursework in research methods, statistics, or advanced mathematics from a regionally accredited college or university may substitute for the required training and experience.
***DETAILS OF RELATED EXPERIENCE MUST BE SHOWN IN THE WORK EXPERIENCE SECTION OF YOUR ONLINE APPLICATION***
State employment offers a variety of benefits.
01
The minimum qualifications for this job title are:Training: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in mathematics, statistics, sociology, psychology, political science, evaluation research, behavioral science, criminology, criminal justice, or related social science. Experience: One (1) year of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in research work to include evaluation designs, statistical analysis, preparing written research and/or technical reports, and use of statistical software programs.Substitution: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in the above disciplines and six (6) semester hours of completed graduate level coursework in research methods, statistics, or advanced mathematics from an accredited college or university may substitute for the required training and experience.Please note: All college, university or vocational school education, licensure or certification must be verified by attaching a copy of an official transcript, license, or certificate to your online application or by emailing it to the West Virginia Division of Personnel at applicantservices@wv.govJob duty descriptions of all experience MUST be included in the Work History section of your online application in order for them to be considered as qualifying experience toward the minimum qualifications. Resumes are not accepted in place of job duty descriptions. Please include details of daily job duties on your online application.How do you meet the minimum qualifications for this job title?
- I have a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in mathematics, statistics, sociology, psychology, political science, evaluation research, behavioral science, criminology, criminal justice, or a related social science AND one (1) year of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in research work to include evaluation designs, statistical analysis, preparing written research and/or technical reports, and use of statistical software programs.
- I have a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in mathematics, statistics, sociology, psychology, political science, evaluation research, behavioral science, criminology, criminal justice, or related social science AND at least six (6) semester hours of completed graduate level coursework in research methods, statistics, or advanced mathematics from an accredited college or university.
- I do not meet any of the above training and experience requirements. Please do not apply.
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How many years of paid full-time or equivalent part-time paid research and/or statistical analysis experience do you have? This experience can include (but is not limited to): collecting and analyzing data for the preparation of various forecasts, including population forecasts; conducting literature reviews and writing summaries of empirical research to provide a context for research and evaluation studies; preparing tables, charts and written research reports depicting results of statistical analysis; preparing reports of statistical evaluations and recommendations; or writing research reports for publication using software.
- I do not have any of this experience.
- I have less than one (1) year of this experience.
- I have one (1) but less than two (2) years of this experience.
- I have two (2) but less than four (4) years of this experience AND/OR I have a Master's degree from an accredited college or university in mathematics, statistics, sociology, psychology, political science, evaluation research, behavioral science, criminology, criminal justice, or a related social science.
- I have four (4) or more years of this experience AND/OR I have a doctorate degree from an accredited college or university.
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For each degree you have earned, please indicate your degree, major/field of study, the date on which you graduated, and the school you graduated from. For example: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology 5/15/2022 West Virginia University.If you do not have any degrees, please type "NONE" here.
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Were all of the jobs listed in your application paid?
- Yes
- No
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If you answered NO to the above question, please list below the names of the employers for which you did not receive compensation. Compensation may not only be salary or wages. It may be room and board, gas mileage, etc.If you answered YES to the above question, please put NONE.
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Confirmation. By submitting my application I confirm and agree that all application statements are correct. I further understand that all my information is subject to verification and any misrepresentation is grounds for permanent disqualification.
- I confirm the above statement.
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