Position Number:

128183

Title:

Faculty Assistant

Functional Title:

Project Coordinator

Category Status:

15-Fac.Non-Tenured,Continuing Con

Applicant Search Category:

Faculty

University Authorized FTE:

100

Unit:

SPHL-Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health

Campus/College Information:

Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.

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Position Summary/Purpose of Position:

The Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health within the University of Maryland, School of Public Health is seeking a highly motivated individual for the grant funded position of Project Coordinator. This individual will join a dynamic team committed to working with public health and social justice leaders from academia, community, government and beyond for our NIEHS-funded project, Research Employing Environmental Systems and Occupational Health Policy Analyses to Interrupt the Impact of Structural Racism on Agricultural Workers and Their Respiratory Health (RESPIRAR).

The long‐term goal of RESPIRAR is to unpack the mechanisms through which structural racism shapes respiratory health trends among Black and/or Latinx migrant seasonal farmworkers and to inform the design of policies and best practices for optimizing the living and working conditions and better health protections among these vulnerable workers. Our project advances an innovative combination of environmental exposure analysis, longitudinal legal analysis, system dynamics modeling, and community-based research methods. The multidisciplinary project team convenes academic researchers in environmental health sciences, anthropology, biostatistics, system dynamics and occupational health law working in partnership with el Comité de Apoyo a Los Trabajadores Agricoles (CATA- the Farmworker Support Committee), a community-based advocacy organization.

Responsibilities: The successful candidate will work under the supervision of Dr. Devon Payne-Sturges. S/he/they will help coordinate project team meetings and communications, coordinate field activities for all environmental and human sample collection and preparation for laboratory analysis, and participate in study participant recruitment efforts jointly with our community partner, CATA. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to learn about system dynamics methods and participate in community-based system dynamics (CBSD) workshops with stakeholders.

Special Conditions Required:
Ability to travel, using own transportation, to community-based sites for meetings, participant recruitment and data collection activities on Eastern Shore, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Must obtain and maintain current CITI training and certification in Biomedical Research.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree (MPH, MS) in public health or related field (e.g. Environmental Health Sciences, Health Policy and Management, Global Health)

• Bachelor’s of Science Degree with 2 years of relevant experience.

• Excellent organizational and communication skills (oral and written).
• Enthusiasm for multidisciplinary research collaborations and passion for social justice.

Preferences:

The ideal candidate will have a combination of skills, experience conducting field and laboratory studies focused on air quality and respiratory health, knowledge of exposure assessment and survey research, and experience using REDcap and performing statistical analyses using standard tools such as STATA and R. Spanish and/or Haitian Creole language ability is also preferred.

Additional Certifications:

Additional Information:

Posting Date:

03/03/2023

Closing Date:

Open Until Filled

Yes

Best Consideration Date

03/31/2023

Physical Demands

Must have visual acuity to read information from computer screen.

Diversity Statement:

The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.