Field Researcher 2

Department Summary

The UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity and the Center for Cancer Prevention and Control Research (CPCR) are co-located within the Center for Health Sciences (CHS) building on the UCLA campus. The UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity was established in 2004 to address disparities in health status and health care in the United States. The Center conducts community-partnered intervention research in health promotion and disease prevention to mitigate disparities. The CPCR is a joint program of the Fielding School of Public Health and the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and leads efforts in population-based cancer prevention and control research. In addition to conducting research, both Centers have a strong focus on community outreach and engagement including conducting education and capacity building activities particularly in Los Angeles and surrounding counties
Position Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated, dynamic and detail-oriented individual to join our team at the UCLA Center for Cancer Prevention and Control Research (CPCR) and the UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity (CHE) in the Fielding School of Public Health to serve as Project Associate. Under the general supervision of supervisors, this individual will carryout activities associated with a wide range of community-partnered and community-based projects. This individual will contribute to planning and implementation of project activities at UCLA and partner sites, engaging with Community Advisory Committee members; training project staff at UCLA and partner agencies; maintaining detailed and accurate documentation of all project activities; developing agendas, presentations and supporting documentation for project team meetings; obtaining and maintaining human subjects research approvals; drafting progress and annual reports and plan updates required by the funding agencies; participating in the development of presentations and manuscripts for academic and community audiences, and development and dissemination of information for community audiences. This position requires physical in-office presence and applicants seeking fully remote work should not apply.

Salary & Compensation

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Qualifications

1+ year Program planning, implementation and evaluation (Required)

1+ year Health promotion (Required)

1+ year Experience working with community-organizations, such as safety-net clinics, schools, and other civil society organizations (Required)

Working knowledge of chronic and infectious disease control, cancer prevention and control, public health and/or social science theories and methods (Required)

Demonstrated analytical skills to recognize issues/situations that require action, define problems by performing research and fact finding, present alternatives in an analytical and logical format, and formulate, recommend, and implement solutions. (Required)

Strong organizational skills for project planning, data collection procedures, and conduct of complex project and research activities, and ability to independently prioritize and effectively manage heavy workload with multiple deadlines, and changing priorities. (Required)

Demonstrated oral communication skills to obtain and convey information accurately and precisely and to speak effectively and appropriately on a wide variety of job-related subjects (Required)

Demonstrated written communication and proofreading skills to compose grammatically correct and content appropriate correspondence, proposals, reports, materials, etc. (Required)

Working knowledge of policies and procedures of Human Subjects related research. (Required)

Ability to effectively train staff (Required)

Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends as needed. (Required)

Ability to work effectively in a diverse community settings with multicultural populations. (Required)

Bilingual (English/Spanish) (Required)

Education, Licenses, Certifications & Personal Affiliations

Master's Degree Advanced degree in public health or related field (Required)

Special Conditions for Employment

Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.

20% Ability to travel to multiple project sites in the Southern California region, including Los Angeles County, San Fernando Valley, Antelope Valley and Ventura County

Schedule

8-5
Union/Policy Covered

RP-Research and Public Service PR
Complete Position Description

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