Position Summary
The project Decision Analysis of Factors Associated with Telemedicine Adoption is an analysis of previously collected interview data. This position will lead a complementary qualitative coding of adoption decision making as recounted by interviewees. Other responsibilities will include:
- Chair the data team meetings and delineation of responsibilities
- Direct the graduate research student whom they will train as one of three coders
- Work closely with Dr. Dearing (lead PI) about the overall team progress
- Lead team meetings about data coding decisions and definitions based on the six project research questions and questions about thematic vs. protocol coding, unit of analysis (hub, program, or model), and cross-case analysis
- Review the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research for intervention characteristics, outer setting, inner setting, characteristics of individuals, and change process that are related to innovation implementation for their suitability and feasibility for the current project focus on innovation adoption
- Participate closely in the production of deliverables produced as a result of the study. Deliverables include results that will be prepared in a final report for HRSA, in practitioner format for PPT and ECHO practitioners as brief reports for distribution to members of the Project ECHO community via online presentations, in a manuscript for submission to a peer-reviewed journal such as The Journal of Rural Health, and for presentation at academic conferences
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.
Required Degree
Doctorate
Minimum Requirements
Required Application Materials
CV and cover letter
Special Instructions
Interested candidates should apply via the MSU job application website at https://careers.msu.edu/en-us/listing/. Please submit your CV and Cover Letter with your application.
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Professional Misconduct Review
A professional misconduct review is a prerequisite for a candidate to be selected for this position. Applicants will be asked to disclose whether they are subject to any pending investigation, findings or sanctions related to professional misconduct. Professional misconduct includes misconduct related to a person’s employment, including, but not limited to, theft, embezzlement, research integrity, discrimination, or harassment under civil rights laws and policies, including protected identity harassment, sexual harassment, sexual misconduct (sexual assault, sexual exploitation, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, etc.), and retaliation. All applicants will be asked to sign an authorization and release, which authorizes the University to contact the candidate’s current and former employers, for a period of 7 years prior to the date of application, related to any pending investigations, findings of responsibility and/or sanctions related to professional misconduct. Nothing will be sent to current or former employers unless the candidate reaches the semi-finalist stage.
The existence of professional misconduct history does not automatically exclude a candidate from employment. The University will assess the information, including any information provided by the candidate, in determining whether the candidate is fit for the position. The University may decline to hire a candidate based on the professional misconduct review. All records obtained from external employers will be kept in a secure location, separate from personnel files. If an applicant fails to sign the authorization and release, the application will be deemed incomplete and will be withdrawn.
Work Hours
Hours per week will vary with total number of budgeted hours being 320.
Review of Applications Begins On
10/14/2025
Department Statement
The Department of Communication has played a large role in helping to establish the international academic field of communication. Since 1960, the department has awarded 385 doctorates in communication, resulting in a large and vibrant international network of Michigan State graduates and former faculty who now lead communication programs of their own and send many of their best students to Michigan State for advanced training. The department is noted for its long-running excellence in communication theory, research design, quantitative methods training, and an apprentice-like experience for advanced students in research teams.
MSU Statement
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