Data and Evaluation Specialist

Requisition :

# of Openings: 1

Location:

US-UT

Category:
Program Management & Support

Position Type:
Non-benefited (hourly) Part-Time

Job Classification:
Non-Benefited

College:
Extension

Department:
Extension Home & Community

Advertised Salary: $45.00/hour

This position will support the research and evaluation activities related to multiple substance misuse prevention-focused projects conducted by an Extension faculty in Salt Lake County.

This position is part-time and is telework eligible within the state of Utah. Telework outside of the state of Utah is subject to review and approval by the University prior to a job offer being extended.

• Collaborate with the project director on developing evaluation methods across several prevention-related projects
• Collaborate on preparing grant proposals and manuscripts
• Create or adapt data collection tools and protocols for different projects
• Assist with the preparation of IRB applications
• Conduct data analyses
• Develop data tracking and monitoring tools and provide trainings to the project team on how to use them
• Create summary reports for funders and partners

• Graduate degree with at least 4 years of program evaluation or research experience.
• Experience designing and implementing project evaluation activities or research projects.
• Experience conducting data analyses for prevention-focused intervention evaluations.
• Experience reporting on qualitative and quantitative data, as well as mixed methods approaches.

• Excellent project management skills, particularly the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize competing demands.
• Exceptional listener and communicator who effectively conveys information verbally and in writing.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and juggle multiple projects.
• Ability to adapt to changing conditions or work assignments.
• Excellent interpersonal abilities.
• Cultural sensitivity and an ability to build rapport with a diverse workforce in multicultural settings.
• Team player who excels at building trusting relationships with customers and co-workers.
• Productive worker with solid work ethic who exerts effort in successfully completing tasks.
• Dependable, responsible contributor committed to excellence and success.
• Self-starter who takes initiative with minimal supervision.
• Willingness to learn new skills or techniques.

Along with the online application, please attach:

• Resume to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under "Resume/CV"

Document size may not exceed 10 MB.

$45.00/hour

Employees work indoors and are protected from weather and/or contaminants, but not, necessarily, occasional temperature changes. The employee is regularly required to sit and often uses repetitive hand motions.

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