Project Coordinator, School of Public Health

Nevada System of Higher Education • Reno, NV

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The University of Nevada, Reno, School of Public Health is seeking organized, flexible and independent candidates for a full-time Project Coordinator. The Project Coordinator will oversee aspects of multiple grant-funded research projects focused on reduction of substance use-related morbidity and mortality within the School of Public Health. This position supports the Principal Investigator and research group members to meet current study goals and expand the research group’s capacity to conduct extramurally-funded research on substance use. Join our diverse and supportive team of professionals, undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students to build rapport and trust with people who use drugs in Northern Nevada. The Project Coordinator will work primarily on an NIH-funded, longitudinal mixed methods study that is following a cohort of 300 people who use drugs to examine outcomes associated with responding to drug overdoses. The Project Coordinator may also provide support across other existing and future projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and (2) two years of related experience or a Master’s Degree and (1) one year of related work experience
• Related experience: evaluation and/or research in public health and/or social sciences, project coordination and planning, data collection or a related field

Nice To Haves

• Candidates who speak Spanish/English

Responsibilities

• Leading a team to complete study interviews, monthly contact updates with participants, and street-based outreach efforts and to locate study participants, according to established study protocols
• Conducting quality assurance reviews of study data including qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys
• Coordinating with the PI, Field Site Director, and other research staff to ensure field site and outreach operations are working efficiently across all projects
• Creating and maintaining standard operating procedure manuals for research projects and ensuring compliance
• Managing ongoing meetings of the Community Advisory Board
• Ensuring required grant and other regulatory documentation is completed accurately and submitted to funders and other responsible parties according to stated deadlines
• As needed, conducting qualitative and quantitative data collection and/or analysis, either independently or in collaboration with other research team members, to support dissemination of research findings

Benefits

• Health insurance options including dental and vision
• Generous annual, sick leave, long term disability and life insurance
• E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center offers annual or semester memberships and spouse/domestic partner membership options
• Many local businesses offer discounts to WolfCard holders
• Mountain EAP supports employees (and eligible dependents) through life's difficult moments
• No state income tax!
• Grants-in-Aid for Faculty Employees: The University is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents. Faculty can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate. Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee’s spouse or domestic partner.
• Faculty Dual Career Assistance Program: The University of Nevada, Reno recognizes the importance of addressing dual-career couples’ professional needs. We offer a dual career assistance program to newly hired faculty spouses/partners that provides resources and assists them to identify career opportunities in Northern Nevada.
• Remarkable Retirement: Your 19.25% contribution is generously matched by the University. With the faculty retirement plan, you are 100% vested your first day.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level