RESEARCH COORDINATOR

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. 

School of Dentistry has an outstanding opportunity for a Research Coordinator.

The Department of Oral Health Sciences at the School of Dentistry brings together faculty from different ends of the dental and oral health research spectrum into a single department that has expertise ranging from the modern experimental life sciences through the public health and behavioral sciences.  OHS faculty teach in the pre-doctoral dental curriculum and offer the School of Dentistry’s only MS / PhD graduate degree program. The graduate program also offers a DDS-PhD dual degree track as well as an MS degree track for dental hygienists. Oral Health Sciences is committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment.

The Research Coordinator will help coordinate research activities of our lab that focuses on oral health inequities research. This job requires the position holder to help coordinate the activities of several funded projects, at the initial stages of study launch, data collection, data analyses, and dissemination of findings. This position will help our lab produce new knowledge that is in line with the mission of the UW as a scientific leader.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordinate pre-launch activities, including drafting protocols, Manual of Procedures, Standard Operating Procedures, and other forms as requested by funders, study documents (e.g., consent, assent, information forms, study advertisements, social media posts), and completing IRB applications.
• Coordinate launch activities, including preparing data collection protocols, case report forms, and other forms (e.g., paper, REDCap, clinical data forms, surveys).
• Coordinate data collection activities (e.g., scheduling data collection dates, coordinating schedules of staff who are participants, coordinating transportation).
• Manage and analyze data and prepare results for publication.
• Other administrative responsibilities, including preparing reports for funders, tracking volunteer activities and hours, scheduling meetings and other lab gatherings, managing supplies, managing the lab website and social media sits, and other miscellaneous activities

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor’s degree with at least two years of experience with public health and community-based research focusing on vulnerable populations, data management and analyses (quantitative and qualitative), social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, etc.), and preparing results for publication (peer-reviewed manuscripts).

Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.

Application Process:
The application process for UW positions 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 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.