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SalarySpecial Payroll: Research Associate I
Temporary, Part-Time
ABOUT THE HEALTH DISPARITIES INSTITUTE
Established in 2011, The Health Disparities Institute (HDI) seeks to establish UConn Health as a leader in health equity by creating a collaborative environment that brings together different perspectives to look at root causes and potential solutions to health disparities. HDI's mission is to advance systemic change by tackling root causes of health inequities and implementing sustainable solutions through interdisciplinary community-based participatory research partnerships, data-driven community action, and workforce development efforts with communities disproportionately impacted by inequities. HDI's work (initiatives, projects, events, etc.) falls within the following areas: (1) Training and workforce development; (2) Participatory research and evaluation; and (3) Program planning and policy advocacy.
ABOUT THE POSITION
Job Description:
Excellence, Teamwork, Leadership, and Innovation. These are the values that define UConn Health, and we are looking for team members who share these same values. HDI is looking to add a part-time, temporary, grant-funded Research Associate I with expertise in data collection and project planning to our team. If you have a background in research, education, community engagement, and planning and are interested in being part of a team focused on advancing health equity, we want to hear from you!
The Research Associate I will work closest with HDI's Director and Administrative Director to fulfill deliverables and further project progress across a number of grant-funded initiatives housed at HDI, as well as contribute to identifying new opportunities to expand HDI's scope and partnerships across the state of Connecticut. In the timeline of grant-funded projects, the primary responsibilities of this position will be focused across pre- and post-award phases, including assisting with grant writing and budget development, and then leading and co-authoring dissemination efforts and products across projects. As a member of the HDI core staff team, the Research Associate I will also have the opportunity to contribute to the Institute's strategic and organizational planning efforts.
Examples of Duties:
- Support multiple externally community engaged, and participatory funded grants and contracts focused on health equity.
- Support HDI pre/post award management functions for grants and contracts.
- Assist in the design and development of complex NIH and foundation grants and contracts focused on health equity and the social determinants of health.
- Contribute to the preparation of scholarly manuscripts and reports.
- Prepare policy briefs, infographics and presentations for broad dissemination.
- Conduct qualitative data collection and analysis.
- Perform literature reviews and landscape analysis focused on health equity and the social determinants of health.
- Contribute to HDI's strategic planning and partnership building efforts, such as facilitating interviews with health equity champions and community members across the state, conducting landscape assessments, and event planning.
- Engage in group facilitation and consensus building.
- Perform other duties related to research and dissemination as assigned.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge, Skill, and Ability:
- Expertise in scientific writing.
- Considerable knowledge of healthdisparities and the social determinants of health.
- Knowledge of research methods specifically qualitative design and the ability to conduct univariate as well as bivariate analysis.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently attend to detail and problem solve
- Ability to superviseand collaborative effectively with graduate students
General Experience:
A Master's Degree or PhD in a relevant discipline (such as Social work or Public Health), plus two (2) years of work experience in health research.
Substitutions Allowed:
Bachelor's Degree and three (3) years of appropriate research experience, preferably in a health science/health care setting.
Special Requirements:
Incumbents in this class may be required to undergo periodic tests or immunizations for communicable diseases.
Must have demonstrable work experience in health disparities, health equity, services utilization, and/or experience in community-engaged/participatory research, and survey research.
Experience working with racial/ethnic minority males.
Experience with psychoeducational interventions and curriculum design and development. Extensive experience and expertise with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Internet Explorer, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, etc.).
Proficiency in qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis methods.
Submission of a research manuscript and health policy related writing sample may be requested (e.g., health policy brief or research paper).
A skills assessment during the interview may be required.
Preferred Qualifications:
Applicants with background in population health, health disparities, social sciences, economics, social work, health equity, and health policy.
WORKING CONDITIONS
This will be a hybrid position. The Research Associate I will be able to work remotely day-to-day and be expected to come into the HDI office and/or attend HDI-related events when necessary. Incumbents in this class may occasionally be required to lift standard laboratory equipment/supplies; may be exposed to some risk of injury from such elements as toxic vapors, and toxic radioactive materials and/or disease bearing substances; may be exposed to moderately disagreeable conditions.
Schedule: 20 hrs per week
Hourly rate $40.90
Why UConn Health
UConn Health is a vibrant, integrated academic medical center that is entering an era of unprecedented growth in all three areas of its mission: academics, research, and clinical care. A commitment to human health and well-being has been of utmost importance to UConn Health since the founding of the University of Connecticut schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine in 1961. Based on a strong foundation of groundbreaking research, first-rate education, and quality clinical care, we have expanded our medical missions over the decades. In just over 50 years, UConn Health has evolved to encompass more research endeavors, to provide more ways to access our superior care, and to innovate both practical medicine and our methods of educating the practitioners of tomorrow.
