[Hiring] Data and Evaluation Specialist @Utah State University

Role Description

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

Qualifications

• 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

Requirements

• 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

Benefits

• Advertised Salary: $45.00/hour
• ADA: 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.