How to Apply
Candidates should submit the following as one document:
- Cover letter / Letter of interest
- Please include 2 references and contact information (at least one supervisor and work or volunteer colleague familiar with your work)
- Resume
In order for the Career Portal system to accept a cover letter, references and resume, they must be together in one combined PDF document.
Responsibilities*
- Meet with community members and faith communities to plan and implement community health events.
- Administrative - schedule and lead team community meetings, compile agendas and minutes.
- Assist with program coordination, including scheduling and leading community board meetings, and program implementation with community partners.
- Protocol development - assist with developing a written project protocol.
- Assist with or independently provide health education in diabetes and chronic disease prevention in faith communtiies and other community settings.
- Assist with producing written reports for manuscripts and conferences.
- Attend community events to engage with community members, share information about the project.
- Maintain ongoing engagement with study participants to support program planning and implementation.
- Data collection.
- Data entry.
Required Qualifications*
- High School diploma or equivalent experience.
- Have EXCELLENT interpersonal skills to respectfully and meaningfully connect with community members and community organizations.
- The candidate will be supervised but will need to be able to do some ad hoc problem solving and decision making when potential unexpected issues arise.
- Must have experience with Microsoft Office products.
- Adept at using Google docs, sheets, Zoom.
- Ethical training in research.
- Must have a flexible schedule and the ability to work variable hours including a minimum of 5 hours a week during busy project times.
Desired Qualifications*
Prefer coursework or bachelor's degree in nursing, community health, public health, social work, or a related field plus one (1) year of experience doing similar work. The ideal candidate will have experience with community and faith based research and/or working in community settings in any capacity.
Familiarity with qualitative software (Dedoose, Nvivo).
Familiarity with Qualtrics survey softwared.
Experience with manuscript writing, protocol development, study coordination.
Modes of Work
Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.
Additional Information
Job Summary:
This position may be primarily located in Toledo, OH and remote. Some limited work may be in Ypsilanti, MI.
The individuals in this position(s) will support diabetes prevention programs. They will interact and engage with a wide variety of the local Toledo, OH community health organizations including faith communities, on behalf of the research team at the University of Michigan. Meeting with community members and organizations to plan and implement health events. Attend community events to share information about the project. The duties will include recruitment and enrollment in research studies, collecting data, health education, data entry and sharing process to the research team based in Ann Arbor, MI. Position will will also include some writing and research for protocol development and publications.
Hours:
Hours will vary and may include weekends, evenings, in addition to normal business hours. Expected 5-15 hours / week.
Supervision Received:
The person(s) in this position(s) will be supervised by the project's primary investigator.
U-M EEO Statement
The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.