CommNS Research and Outreach Coordinator

Job Summary:

This position will provide research and outreach support and coordination on a variety of projects of the Center for Community and Nonprofit Studies. The individual will work as part of a small, integrated team and should have strong writing, research, and communication skills and a desire to further their skills in qualitative research and work with community partners. The position involves support with coordinating and scheduling community partner and stakeholder meetings and interviews; meeting facilitation; literature review and synthesis; qualitative data collection and analysis (interviews, focus groups, surveys); and writing and editing case studies and reports. The position also provides other supports for community-engaged practices including collaborative evaluation of programs, relationship-building with collaborators, high quality communications and correspondence and management of community-engaged processes such as surveying, recruitment of partnerships, managing web-based information and resources, assistance with social media and other digital outreach, and collaborative grant-writing processes.

Responsibilities:

Supports the development, design, and implementation of research projects according to plans, under the general direction of faculty and/or senior research personnel, following established protocols and guidelines to support and advance research in a given field under general supervision.

• 25% Assists with conducting experiments or interviews, collecting and analyzing data, and documenting results according to established protocols
• 20% Assists in composing and organizing research reports and manuscripts to provide updates on unit objectives
• 15% Schedules logistics and secures resources for research supplies, equipment, and facilities
• 5% Tracks supply and equipment inventory levels and places replenishment orders
• 15% Maintains organization of research records according to established policies and procedures
• 20% Provides a range of writing and communication supports related to project-based work, including translation, dissemination, social media, web content, and proposal development.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Education:

Preferred
Master's Degree

Qualifications:

Required:
Strong skills in writing, research, communication, and organization. Experience working with qualitative data collection and analysis. Ability to work independently and collaboratively. Comfortable working with diverse communities and discussing sensitive information. Substantive understanding of and experience working with civic health, civic engagement, community-engaged research, evaluation, and virtual and in-person meeting and event planning.

Preferred:
Spanish language skills

Work Schedule:

Hybrid schedule. Based in Madison, WI with some statewide travel.

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Terminal, 12 month appointment.
This position has the possibility to be extended or converted to an ongoing appointment based on need and/or funding

Salary:

Minimum $28.84 HOURLY
Depending on Qualifications
Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits.

Additional Information:

SCHOOL OF HUMAN ECOLOGY: The mission of the School of Human Ecology is to understand the complex relationships and interdependence among individuals, groups and families, and to focus on quality-of-life issues through research, creative innovation, education, and outreach. The School has four academic departments (Civil Society and Community Studies, Consumer Science, Design Studies, and Human Development & Family Studies) with a collective undergraduate enrollment of 2,100 students, and 100 graduate students. See https://humanecology.wisc.edu/ 

UW-MADISON: The University of Wisconsin-Madison has a strong reputation as a research university and for producing research that improves people's lives. The University consistently ranks among the top 6 institutions in national research expenditures. In 2015, the University received a community engagement award from the Carnegie Foundation for its commitment to deeply engaging with local, regional, national, and global communities. It is a land-grant institution with an enrollment of about 43,000 students. Madison (pop. 243,000) is the state capital and combines the culture of a large urban area with the comfort of a small city. See http://wisc.edu 

How to Apply:

Please click on the "Apply Now" button to start the application process.

We are eager to learn more about how your experience may align with this position. Please submit a cover letter referring to your related work experience and a resume detailing your educational and professional background. The application reviewers will be relying on written application materials to determine who may advance to preliminary interviews. You will also be asked to provide contact information for three references within the application.

References may be contacted for all finalists and will not be contacted without prior notification to the candidate.

Contact:

Kyle Brown
kyle.brown@wisc.edu
608-263-2383
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

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Official Title:

Research Coordinator(RE034)

Department(s):

A27-SCHOOL OF HUMAN ECOLOGY/CENTERS/NONPROFITS

Employment Class:

University Staff-Fixed Term

Job Number:

314387-CJ

 

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