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Posting Information
DepartmentLineberger Compr Cancer Center - 426801
Career AreaResearch Professionals
Posting Open Date10/09/2024
Application Deadline10/14/2024
Position TypeTemporary Staff (SHRA)
Position TitleSoc/Clin Research Specialist
Position Number20038214
Vacancy IDS024168
Full-time/Part-timePart-Time Temporary
Hours per week30
Work ScheduleMonday-Friday 8a-5p. May necessarily fluctuate to meet the research needs of the position.
Position LocationNorth Carolina, US
Hiring RangeDependent on Qualifications
Proposed Start Date10/28/2024
Estimated Duration of Appointment6 months not to exceed 11 months
Position Information
Be a Tar Heel!A global higher education leader in innovative teaching, research and public service, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill consistently ranks as one of the nation’s top public universities. Known for its beautiful campus, world-class medical care, commitment to the arts and top athletic programs, Carolina is an ideal place to teach, work and learn.
One of the best college towns and best places to live in the United States, Chapel Hill has diverse social, cultural, recreation and professional opportunities that span the campus and community.University employees can choose from a wide range of professional training opportunities for career growth, skill development and lifelong learning and enjoy exclusive perks that include numerous retail and restaurant discounts, savings on local child care centers and special rates for performing arts events.
Primary Purpose of Organizational UnitThe UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.
We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.
OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation’s leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.
Education: We will prepare tomorrow’s health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.
Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research.We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.
Position Summary
This temporary position will support our members plan, organize, conduct, and evaluate social/clinical research in support of research, or develop, public programs and policies. Social/clinical research includes behavioral, economic, educational, public health/medical, public policy, sociology, mental health, criminal justice and closely related areas.Social/clinical researchers create or validate theories through data/information collection, documentation and analysis with a goal of description and explanation. The range of duties may include, but is not limited to: developing methodology, database development and management, data/information collection and analysis, project administration, program and/or policy development and evaluation, preparing publications and reports and related products, project planning and design, communication, instruction and public education.
Specifically, this position supports Dr. Zev Nakamura, LCCC Member and Assistant Professor, UNC School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, and Dr. Erin Kent, LCCC Member and Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.
Dr. Nakamura is a psychiatrist and clinical researcher with advanced training in psycho-oncology and a career focus to improve cognitive outcomes in patients with cancer. His goal for this line of research is to rigorously evaluate objectively measured and patient-reported outcomes of cognition, understand how other psychosocial and biological variables impact cognition, and test pharmacological interventions to prevent or treat the cognitive consequences of cancer and cancer care
Dr. Kent’s focus is on the impact of social context on cancer control, and she leads a program of patient- and family-centered outcomes research and community engaged scholarship. Dr. Kent is currently leading studies to improve support provision to individuals with serious illness and their families.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in a discipline related to the field assigned and one year of related training or experience; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.
Required Qualifications, Competencies, and ExperienceSimilar experience, preferably in a research-related field, that may include
- independently manage research including establishing operating design, quality assurance and business operations including comprehensive budget management.
- excellent organizational skills
- strong written and verbal communication skills
- inherent self-motivation
- demonstrated capacity for working independently and engaging in innovative problem-solving,
- ability to work productively in a collaborative and multidisciplinary environment.
- dedication to research in areas that may include: access to care, quality of cancer care, health equity, quality of life of individuals diagnosed with cancer or other diseases conditions
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
Knowledge in an interdisciplinary field that may include natural, social, and humanities field of studies not limited to Public Health, Psychology, Sociology.
Special Physical/Mental Requirements
Campus Security Authority ResponsibilitiesNot Applicable.