Senior Professional Research Assistant
- Employer
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
- Location
- Denver, CO
View more
- Administrative Jobs
- Academic Affairs, Research Staff & Technicians
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
You need to sign in or create an account to save a job.
Description
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS:Required QualificationsMaster’s Degree in a related field (e.g., public health, sociology, public affairs, social work) or at least 4 years tested experienced relevant to the public health discipline. At least 3 years of injury, violence, and/or mental health research, evaluation, or translational science experience. At least 3 years of experience translating and disseminating research findings to public health practice and community audiences. Prior experience working with stakeholders from a wide range of backgrounds and political affiliations, including Second Amendment organizations and individuals. Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire. Preferred QualificationsEvidence of project management training or certification (e.g. Scrum, Agile, PMP, Coursera, LinkedIn Learning). Advanced skills with communication software such as Canva or Adobe Creative Cloud. Demonstrated experience writing reports, FAQs, or guidance documents for public health practice communities.
Job Category: Faculty
Primary Location: Aurora
Schedule: Part-time
Posting Date: Jul 20, 2021
Unposting Date: Ongoing
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
ANSCHUTZ MEDICAL CAMPUS
Colorado School of Public Health
Department of Community and Behavioral Health
Senior Professional Research Assistant
Applications are accepted electronically ONLY at www.cu.edu/cu-careersThe University of Colorado l Anschutz Medical Campus seeks individuals with demonstrated commitment to creating an inclusive learning and working environment. We value the ability to engage effectively with students, faculty and staff of diverse backgrounds.Nature of WorkThe Department of Community and Behavioral Health (CBH) in the Colorado School of Public Health (ColoradoSPH) has an opening for a full-time position at the rank of Senior Professional Research Assistant (Sr. PRA). The Sr. PRA will join an injury and violence prevention research, evaluation, and translational science program. The successful candidate will have project operations/management, data collection, and public health education/outreach experience in the injury prevention field. The successful applicant will be expected to provide outreach, education, and translational support on multiple federal and state projects focused on firearm injury prevention, substance abuse prevention, and positive youth development. As part of these projects, the candidate will interact with academic partners and community members from a wide range of backgrounds, including local public health agencies, community-based organizations, and the firearm community (e.g., second amendment (2A) organizations). The Colorado School of Public Health is a collaborative endeavor involving the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (CU Anschutz), Colorado State University (CSU), and the University of Northern Colorado (UNC). The Colorado School of Public Health is the first and only accredited school of public health in the Rocky Mountain Region, attracting top tier faculty and students from across the country, and providing vital contributions towards ensuring our region’s health and wellbeing. Collaboratively formed in 2008 by CU Denver, CSU and UNC, the Colorado School of Public Health provides training, innovative research and community service to actively address public health issues including chronic disease, access to healthcare, environmental threats, emerging infectious diseases, and costly injuries. The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is the only comprehensive academic health sciences center in Colorado, the largest academic health center in the Rocky Mountain region and one of the newest education, research and patient care facilities in the world. Currently home to 25,000 employees, more than 5,000 degree-seeking students and two nationally recognized hospitals that handle 1.7 million patient visits each year, CU Anschutz trains the health sciences workforce of the future, carries out a broad range of research, and cares for the state’s children, adults, and veterans. CU Anschutz features schools of medicine, pharmacy, dental medicine and public health, a college of nursing and a graduate school.Supervision ReceivedThis position will report to Erin Kelly, Research Associate in the Department of Community and Behavioral Health.Supervision ExercisedNone required; may supervise student workers or professional research assistants/staff as career develops.Examples of Work Performed- Plan and direct an outreach and educational strategy and activities for firearm injury prevention, and train other colleagues on this strategy.
- Design and implement communications and marketing efforts for the Injury Center and firearm injury prevention initiatives.
- Create communications to support partnership engagement, data collection and project reporting, including FAQs, fliers, presentations, executive reports, and other supplementary materials.
- Develop and maintain a menu of evidence-based community-level prevention strategies to address shared risk and protective factors and substance abuse prevention in local communities.
- Translate scientific information in practical, applicable terms to apply research and data to local context and decision-making.
- Develop dissemination products such as reports, presentations, proposals, and manuscripts to a variety of academic and community audiences.
- Ability to manage projects from conception to conclusion, project timelines, managing tasks of colleagues, and seeking out efficiencies.
- Expertise in collaborative relationship building and working with non-academic partners, including government agencies, the local public health community, schools, and the firearms community (retailers, shooting ranges, NRA instructors, second amendment (2A) organizations). Exceptional interpersonal communications skills, including ability to listen and speak to a variety of diverse audiences, facilitate groups and meetings, and write professionally.Critical thinking skills with the ability to objectively analyze an issue to creatively find a solution.Ability to be highly self-directed, as well as a collaborative team player.Ability to address and resolve conflict directly, professionally, and in a timely manner.
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS:Required Qualifications
Job Category: Faculty
Primary Location: Aurora
Schedule: Part-time
Posting Date: Jul 20, 2021
Unposting Date: Ongoing
You need to sign in or create an account to save a job.
Get job alerts
Create a job alert and receive personalized job recommendations straight to your inbox.
Create alert