DATA MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

Job no: 219062-AS
Work type: Staff Full or Part Time, Staff-Full Time, Staff-Part Time
Department:VCRGE/INS ON AGING/INST AGING
Location: Madison
Categories: Information Systems/Technology, Laboratory Technician, Research Specialists, Research, Scientific

Position Summary:

The MIDUS study (Midlife in the United States) is a multi-disciplinary longitudinal study of aging conducted by the University of Wisconsin Institute on Aging. The Data Management Specialist will assist MIDUS Biomarker project staff (Researcher, Program Manager) in managing electronic data, and other materials, collected in the current wave of longitudinal data collection, as well as, extant survey, clinical, and biomarker data obtained during 2 prior waves of MIDUS using tools such as SPSS, Python, or similar technologies. The MIDUS Biomarker project data are obtained during a 2 day study visit to a clinical research center at one of 3 data collection sites at UW Madison, UCLA and Georgetown University. UW-Madison is the coordinating center for the Biomarker data collection thus data collected at all 3 locations is delivered to UW for subsequent processing, cleaning, and integration into analytic data files. The duties described below represent general areas of responsibility in which tasks are related to managing data and materials as they are delivered to UW over the course of the multi-year data collection period. This position also provides back-up support for data collection staff in recruitment and some tasks completed during the study visit.

Position Duties:

List of Duties

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Degree and Area of Specialization:

Bachelor's degree required. Graduate work or degree in epidemiology, population health or social sciences preferred.

Minimum Years and Type of Relevant Work Experience:

Two years of related research experience in the epidemiology, population health or social sciences is preferred. Additionally, experience in database management integrating data from multiple sources and developing/managing data base/data entry systems (SQL, Excel etc) using SPSS, Python, or similar technologies is strongly preferred. Experience in recruiting study participants and running study visits is also helpful.

Additional Information:

More information about MIDUS can be found at: http://midus.wisc.edu/

Department(s):

A348300-VCRGE/INS ON AGING/INST AGING

Work Type:

Full or Part Time: 75% - 100%

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $32,056 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications

Instructions to Applicants:

To apply for this position, you will need to upload a cover letter and resume highlighting your experience as it relates to this position and qualifications.

Contact:

Allison Zenke
azenke@wisc.edu

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:

219062-AS

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Applications Open: Jan 14 2020 Central Standard Time
Applications Close:Feb 2 2020 11:55 PM Central Standard Time