Technical Assistance and Research Center Associate
Posted 10hrs ago
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Job Description
Technical Assistance & Research Center Associate supporting NCUIH’s public health programs for Urban Indian Organizations. Coordinating research, evaluation, training, data collection, and technical assistance.
Responsibilities:
- Support technical assistance and research across NCUIH public health programs
- Help Urban Indian Organizations implement training and improvement plans
- Support needs assessments, surveys, interviews, data collection, analysis and evaluation under designated research supervision
- Support CDC infection, prevention, and control UIO technical assistance and assignments for Sanofi and HRSA activities
- Support the designated project lead
- Support CDC assessment research, focus groups, events and follow-up with the Project Manager, UIOs and subject matter experts
- Coordinate site visits, training, technical assistance consultations and stakeholder meetings
- Prepare agendas, materials and action trackers and document needs and implementation progress
- Conduct literature and resource reviews
- Help develop culturally responsive training tools, fact sheets, site snapshots and toolkit content
- Help design and test surveys, questionnaires and interview guides
- Coordinate recruitment, consent, scheduling and data collection
- Maintain secure research and technical assistance records
- Enter, clean and organize data; document definitions and resolve missing or inconsistent records
- Support descriptive analysis and qualitative coding
- Prepare tables, charts, summaries and evaluation inputs
- Translate research and evaluation findings into practical technical assistance improvements
- Contribute to grant reports, presentations, resource dissemination and sustainability planning
- Apply Indigenous data sovereignty, consent, confidentiality and approved data-sharing practices
- Maintain accurate deliverable and effort records
- Perform project support tasks and other duties as assigned
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in public health, community health, education, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience
- At least two years of experience in public health programs, technical assistance, research or evaluation, including data collection and project coordination
- Strong organization, writing and follow-up skills and ability to support multiple partners and deadlines
- Ability to facilitate respectful engagement with UIOs and American Indian and Alaska Native communities and develop practical, culturally responsive materials
- Working proficiency with Microsoft 365, virtual meetings and project documentation tools
- Experience with survey tools, Excel data management and basic quantitative or qualitative research
- Ability to follow approved research methods and secure data practices
- Preferred: experience with infection, prevention and control efforts, social drivers of health or clinical-community referral pathways
- Preferred: experience with cohort learning, federal health programs, evaluation or community-informed research
- Preferred: experience with qualitative coding, descriptive analysis, data visualization, behavioral health evaluation, or UIO research partnerships
Benefits:
- 13 days annual leave a year, increases after 3 years, accrued bi-weekly
- 13 days sick/safe leave a year, accrued bi-weekly
- 12 paid holidays a year
- 100% employer-paid medical premiums for employee and one eligible family member, with a $0 deductible
- 100% employer-paid dental and vision premiums, including orthodontic coverage
- Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
- Eligible employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
- 403(b) participation with up to 5% employer match
- Employer-paid short- and long-term disability
- Employer-paid life insurance valued at $50,000
- Optional employee-paid enrollment in AFLAC supplemental benefits
- Flexible remote work environment
- Flexible start times between 8 a.m.–10 a.m. ET
- Wellness Program, ShareCare, CloseKnit, gym membership discount programs, and virtual behavioral health programs
- Modern laptop equipment, supplies, and online tools to support an everyday virtual environment
