Graduate Student Research Project Assistant
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Job No: 507145
Division/Organization: Extension
Department: Center for Patient Partnerships
Job Type: UW Student Assistant
Remote Eligbility: Partially Remote
Location: EXTENSION BUILDING
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $31.15/hr
Job Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Leadership, Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Digital Technology, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Education and Training, Healthcare and Health Sciences, Nonprofit/Community-Based Organization, Data Analysis, Graduate Assistant-Programs/Projects
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Department Overview:
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By amplifying diverse lived experiences and patient-generated ideas for change, the Center for Patient Partnerships (CPP) transforms healthcare to prioritize the well-being of patients, families, and communities. Our interdisciplinary approach combines experiential education, action research, advocacy, and systems change.
CPP is part of the Health & Wellbeing Institute, which is part of the UW-Madison Division of Extension. CPP and the Division of Extension have a deep and profound commitment to diversity both as an end and a valuable means for transforming lives and communities. As such, we strongly encourage applications from candidates who foster and promote the values of diversity, equity and inclusion. |
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Anticipated Start Date:
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JUNE 2024 OR SEPTEMBER 2024 |
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Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):
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JUNE 2025 |
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Remote Work Eligibility Detail:
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Partially Remote
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Anticipated Hours Per Week:
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20 |
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Schedule:
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WEEKDAYS |
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Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:
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$31.15/hr |
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Number of Positions:
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1 |
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Qualifications:
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• Bachelor’s degree
• Master’s candidate in a field that relates to the responsibilities of this position such as public affairs, social work, human ecology, public health, sociology, or law.
• Experience and comfort with community engagement, interviewing, and inter-personal interaction
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Experience with use and interpretation of descriptive data and with use of Excel
• Ability to work independently (self-directed with some guidance/support) and as part of a project team
• Employment will require a criminal background check |
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Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
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ADDITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES DESIRED:
• Survey data collection, management, and analysis
• Qualitative data coding and thematic analysis
• Program evaluation
• Use of Qualtrics, Google Analytics, and/or NVivo, MAXQDA
• Also interested in applicants with bilingual ability in Spanish.
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Position Summary/Job Duties:
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PRIMARY DUTIES/ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
• Collect survey and interview data from LIFT program users and stakeholders
o Contribute to the team tasked with finalizing the survey design (i.e. review survey and provide critical and useful feedback in a group setting)
o Edit and finalize surveys in Qualtrics
o Distribute and process surveys through electronic and hard copy
o Maintain and update master database of survey responses and conduct follow-up to increase response rates.
o Organize and participate in interviews and focus groups, with the Project Evaluator, to support collection of qualitative data, with duties including communication with participants, note taking, preparation of summaries, and extraction of key themes.
o Conduct preliminary analysis of survey and interview data.
• Use Google Analytics to create descriptive summaries of LIFT on-line tool user data.
• Support other aspects of the project’s evaluation
o Create products summarizing findings (presentations, interim and final reports, journal article(s)).
o Help manage other evaluation-related tasks as needed and as time allows.
o Flexibly adapt to the data and evaluation needs as project evolves.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
On-site student cubicle available, and remote work also permissible. Data collection will occur with communities in southern Wisconsin. Project will support individual transportation adequate to meet position responsibilities for data collection, with mileage reimbursed or other transportation options.
ACCOUNTABILITY RELATIONSHIPS:
The position is accountable to the CPP Director on matters related to employment. This position is supervised by the CPP Strategic Initiatives Advisor, with direction also provided by the UW‐Extension Evaluation Specialist.
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Physical Demands:
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None
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Institutional Statements:
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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.
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.wisc.edu
Accommodation Statement:
If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
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