Faculty Specialist

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Faculty Specialist (Research Coordinator) - University of Maryland College Park - Center for Substance Use, Addiction & Health Research (CESAR) / IN-PLACE:
Interdisciplinary Network for Place-based Learning, Action, and Community Engaged Enviro Mental Health

The Center for Substance Use, Addiction & Health Research (CESAR) seeks a full-time Faculty Specialist (Research Coordinator) to support the IN-PLACE initiative - the Interdisciplinary Network for Place-based Learning, Action, and Community Engaged Enviro Mental Health - a multidisciplinary partnership advancing community-based mental health and environmental research across Maryland.

The Research Coordinator will support data collection across all IN-PLACE cores, including providing evaluation support to the Community and Campus cores that will also be used to generate pilot data for future proposals and to demonstrate the impact of IN-PLACE activities. This position will work closely with the Operations Director to collect all impact metrics across IN-PLACE activities, conduct rigorous data cleaning, promote dissemination, and work with the Research Core to assemble future grant proposals to sustain IN-PLACE.

The Center for Substance Use, Addiction & Health Research (CESAR) at the University of Maryland, College Park, was created in 1990 as a college-wide interdisciplinary research center. CESAR is dedicated to addressing the problems substance use disorders may create for individuals, families, and communities in Maryland and around the world. Our practical action-oriented studies and evaluations focus on improving access to treatment for substance use disorders and supporting long-term recovery.

Our work spans the State of Maryland, including several projects in DC and Baltimore as well as reaching rural areas of both Western Maryland and the Eastern Shore. In addition, CESAR has several clinical trials located in Cape Town, South Africa.

IN-PLACE is an interdisciplinary initiative advancing community-engaged research on the relationships between people, place, environment, and health. Through partnerships across the University of Maryland and communities statewide, IN-PLACE conducts research on equitable access to nature, develops and evaluates nature-based health interventions, and translates evidence into education, workforce development, and community programming.

• Supporting data collection across all IN-PLACE cores
• Supporting the administration of the IN-PLACE seed grant program, including assisting with calls for proposals, application tracking, review coordination, award administration, and program evaluation
• Providing evaluation support to the Community and Campus cores, including generating pilot data for future proposals and demonstrating the impact of IN-PLACE activities
• Working closely with the Operations Director to collect all impact metrics across IN-PLACE activities
• Conducting rigorous data cleaning and data quality assurance
• Assisting in the implementation of effective data flow and tracking systems across cores
• Promoting dissemination of findings to academic and community audiences
• Working with the Research Core to assemble future grant proposals to sustain IN-PLACE
• Supporting qualitative and quantitative data collection, management, and analysis
• Assisting with administrative responsibilities to support IN-PLACE programming and events

In addition to work on active IN-PLACE activities, additional duties include but are not limited to: assisting with presentations for scientific conferences and manuscript/grant preparation, developing research protocols and preparing IRB submissions, supporting oversight and mentorship of students in the lab,…