RESEARCH COORDINATOR - University of Washington

Req #: 240512 Department: PSYCHIATRY AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES Job Location Detail: CSHRB; Hybrid Eligible Posting Date: 10/29/2024 Closing Info: Open Until Filled Salary: $4,736 - $10,031 per month Shift: First Shift Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-staff-20230701\_a11y.pdf) As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world. UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty. All of which has allowed the UW to be nationally recognized as a "Great College to Work For" for four consecutive years. The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences within the UW School of Medicine is the third largest clinical department within the School of Medicine with 330 full-time faculty members, 460 courtesy faculty members, and over 350 staff. Department faculty provide clinical services in 5 hospitals, 14 primary care locations, and several outpatient sites in addition to telepsychiatry consultations to more than 150 clinics in Washington and beyond. As the only academic psychiatry department serving the five state WWAMI region (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho), the Department's highly competitive residency training program is largely responsible for developing the mental health workforce in the Pacific Northwest. The Department's robust research portfolio totals $67 million in grants and contracts per year for projects ranging from clinical neurosciences to treatment development to health policy and population health. The Department is recognized as an international leader in developing, testing, and implementing Collaborative Care, an integrated care model increasingly seen as a solution for population-based mental health care. Other areas of excellence include Addictions, Autism, High Risk Youth, Neurosciences, and Trauma, and the Department is developing innovative new programs in Technology and Mental Health, Global Mental Health, Maternal and Child Mental Health, and Targeted Intervention Development. Psychiatry is the third largest department in the School of Medicine and the largest non-divisioned department. The overall annual operations funding from all sources is over $130 million. **The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences within the UW School of Medicine currently has an outstanding opportunity for a Research Coordinator.** Seven Directions at the University of Washington is the first national public health institute in the United States to focus solely on improving Indigenous health and wellness. We are committed to cultivating and sharing knowledge, connecting communities and resources, and working to achieve shared goals for future generations. Seven Directions partners to support tribal communities to increase the capacity of tribal health systems designed to prevent and respond to the opioid overdose epidemic and other preventable health disparities. Our work includes culturally tailored technical assistance, culture-centered research, evaluation, training, policy translation, convenings, and dissemination strategies. These services aim to improve Indigenous-serving organizations' and systems' data collection and epidemiologic surveillance capacity; increase implementation of evidence-based prevention strategies grounded in respecting tribal sovereignty and cultural traditions; showcase models of tribal promising practices; and utilize Indigenous evaluation approaches. As a trusted convenor and resource among tribal and urban Indian partners, we collaboratively develop and meaningfully disseminate resources among tribal and urban Indian organization partners and other key stakeholders via diverse platforms. The Research Coordinator (RC) is a key member of the Seven Directions team under the general direction of the Project Lead and works alongside senior team members in implementing a variety of research and training activities, including contributing to project design, implementation, analysis, and dissemination. The RC tasks include taking a lead in the organization, coordination and facilitation of research and project team materials and meetings, research participant recruitment, data collection and entry, IRB application, publications, dissemination efforts, grant applications, and general administration. The RC also organizes and leads the development and facilitation of in- person or virtual technical assistance, community meetings, listening sessions, conference presentations, workshops, webinars, etc. The ideal candidate will be a highly organized project manager on any given team; with a special emphasis on leading dynamic workshops and trainings, facilitating discussions among research partners, and providing technical assistance to community partners. In addition, the ideal candidate will bring experience working with AI/AN communities as well as an understanding of and humility toward AI/AN historical, contemporary, and cultural contexts. Seven Directions operates through a hybrid model with one in-office day per week for Seattle-area staff and occasionally more if preparing for a training or trip. Staff are expected to travel occasionally, both to conferences or gatherings with project partners and for site-specific visits with tribal and urban Indian partners. Traveling to rural communities may require driving long distances in areas with minimal services. **DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES** Research study design and grant preparation (15%) + The Research Coordinator will work with Seven Directions team to plan and design opioid, substance use, mental health, or other Indigenous culture-centered research or Technical Assistance projects related to Indigenous Evaluation, Indigenous Governance, Data Sovereignty and more. + They will take a significant part in research project design and operations, including designing phases of data collection or analysis; conducting scientific and grey literature reviews, environmental scans, organizing references in Endnote and other reference management apps; developing interview scripts, project protocols, surveys for data collection; incentive disbursement and tracking; IRB application and reporting summaries, and other assignments. + Together with senior staff they will analyze data, formulate conclusions, and prepare to present research results in publishable formats, including written documents, presentations, or online modules. + They will work with PIs and faculty to identify external federal, state, local and private grant opportunities. + They will draft grant materials, including research strategies, budgets, and supporting documentation.Research and Project Management (20%) + Lead project management activities for several research projects, including developing and monitoring project timelines, ensuring work is successfully executed and completed within time frames to meet research objectives and communicate with diverse academic, practice and community partners. + In collaboration with other team members, schedule and facilitate community of practice gatherings and our biennial Our Nations, Our Journeys conference, including support and facilitation for in-person or virtual community meetings, listening sessions, conference presentations, workshops, webinars, etc. + Support senior staff with conducting Focus Group and Individual interviews as well as survey data collection, entry, analysis and manuscript or report writing. + Develop technical assistance, training, or workshop plans or training materials and participate in delivering or facilitating these interactions with partners. + Lead project-related communications, logistics, and technical support.Research and Project Implementation (40%) + The coordinator will support the implementation of research projects as required, including plan, training and tool development. + The coordinator will support the collection, analysis and interpretation of qualitative and quantitative data. + They will serve as a resource to team members to provide information regarding study aims, expectations, data collection and analysis needs and human subject application status. + They will assist with IRB related activities including submissions, approvals, modifications and renewals.Dissemination of Findings (20%) + The Research coordinator will support the dissemination of research findings to variety of audiences and in a variety of formats, including academic publications, online forums, webinars and virtual and in-person presentations. + They will contribute to manuscript development and report writing. + They will prepare meeting summaries, progress reports, study deliverables, journal articles and other written materials, and present study findings at meetings as needed. + Identify and attend relevant conferences, trainings and relevant events to highlight Seven Directions' work. + Present research results including methodological approach and research design. + Identify and support additional program-specific dissemination needs.Administration and operations (5%) + Work with PI and senior staff with auxiliary project management duties as requested and anticipate additional areas for support. + Serve on 1-2 Seven Directions internal committees. + Support in the planning, writing and submission of conference grants (such as NIH R13, National Science Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, etc.). + Support post-conference dissemination efforts.Lead Responsibilities + Take a leadership role in projects related to opioid, substance use, mental health, and Indigenous culture-centered research, evaluation, technical assistance, translation and dissemination efforts. + Manage research projects including developing timelines and ensuring work is successfully executed and completed within time frames to meet research objectives. + Any other duties as needed. **MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS** + A Master's Degree in Public Health, Social Work, Public Affairs, Psychology, American Indian Studies, or related fields. **Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.** **ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS** + Familiarity with or work experience with Indigenous or other underserved populations and settings. + Familiarity with issues affecting American Indian and Alaska Native health, healing, cultural diversity and strengths. + Experience designing and implementing research studies, including identifying and appropriate research instruments and methodologies. + Experience facilitating meetings and discussions for internal and external (i.e., community, funders) partners. + Dynamic and engaging presentation and facilitation style. + Excellent problem-solving, organization, relationship, and project management skills. + Ability to be innovative, resourceful, and creative. + Curiosity, enthusiasm, willingness and positive attitude towards learning new and diverse concepts, methods, tools, knowledge and data systems, community cultural contexts and solving problems. + Ability to work as a collaborative, cooperative, and congenial member of a close-knit scholarly research and administrative team, as well as work independently (experience in virtual team environments is a plus). + Detail-oriented; high degree of accuracy in all aspects of work. + Discipline and organizational ability to work in a hybrid environment both from a home-based office and on site at 7D offices. + Ability to respond to and accommodate dynamic priorities and schedules of faculty supervisors, including ability to set project calendars, provide reminders, and step into project management roles; ability to work independently. **DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS** + Two or more years working in or on behalf of tribal nations and American Indian or Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities in both urban and rural settings. + Knowledgeable about substance use and disorder in general and among AI/AN communities. + Ability to conduct one-on-one interviews and facilitation of focus groups, collect quantitative and qualitative data. + Familiarity with literature management software packages, e.g., EndNote, Zotero, etc. and qualitative software management and analysis software packages, e.g., Dedoose, Atlas.ti etc. + Experience working closely as a trusted resource with communities to identify needs, define strategy, develop action plans, identify deliverables, present results, measure outcomes, and provide recommendations. + Knowledgeable about public health communication best practices and effective communication for different populations. + Experience developing and facilitating trainings for adult learners. + Familiarity with project management tools and/or software packages, e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, etc. + Knowledge or prior experience with digital story-telling. + Knowledge and prior experience with human subjects institutional review process. **Application Process:** The application process may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select "Apply to this position". Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your "My Jobs" page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are access ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed. University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.