Two research Positions Available

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We are starting a new project focused on farmworker housing. This new project will begin on August 1, 2009. We need to hire a Project Coordinator and an Associate Project Manager for this new project. I have listed the position descriptions below, as well as included them in an attachment. Please share this announcement with persons who may be interested.

Thank you for your help.

Tom

A. Arcury, PhD

Professor and Vice Chair for Research,

Department of Family and Community Medicine

Director, Center for Worker Health

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Winston-Salem, NC 27157

Phone: 336-716-9438

Fax: 336-716-3206

E-mail: tarcury@...

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Project Coordinator (Research Associate or Research Instructor)

Department of Family and Community Medicine

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

We are recruiting a Project Coordinator to participate in a 2-year NIH funded research project. This project will examine housing quality of migrant farmworkers in North Carolina, measure residential environmental hazards experienced by these migrant farmworkers, and determine the association of residential environmental hazards with health outcomes among migrant farmworkers. The research team includes investigators with expertise in dermatology, epidemiology, infectious diseases, medical anthropology, genetics, and environmental health.

Under the direction of the principal investigator, the Project Coordinator will administer the day-to-day operations of the research project. She/he will support the development of data collection materials (in-depth interview guides, survey interview questionnaires, environmental exposure marker protocols, and biomarker protocols). She/he will supervise the recruitment participants for in-depth interviews, and will be expected to participate in the data collection and analysis of these data (using computer-assisted text analysis soft-ware, reading and coding transcripts). She/he will also supervise the recruitment of participants for a survey of housing quality, residential exposure, and health comes. Data collection will be completed over a multi-county region of central North Carolina. Participants will be migrant farmworkers with limited English language skills. The Project Coordinator will participant in training data collectors, supervising data collectors, analyzing data, and disseminating research results.

The position requires regular (weekly) travel to research counties, strong communications and organizational skills, and fluent Spanish-language and English-language skills. A valid driver’s license is required. Rank and salary will be based on the applicant’s education and experience. To be hired at the Research Associate level, the applicant must have an appropriate master’s degree (e.g., MA, MS, MPH, MSW) and research experience; to be hired at the Instructor level, the applicant must have a doctorate degree (e.g., PhD, EdD, DrPH).

Contact:

A. Arcury, PhD

Department of Family and Community Medicine

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Winston-Salem, NC 27157

Phone: 336-716-9438

Fax: 336-716-3206

E-mail: tarcury@...

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Associate Project Manager

Department of Family and Community Medicine

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

We are recruiting an Associate Project Manager to participate in a 2-year NIH funded research project. This project will examine housing quality of migrant farmworkers in North Carolina, measure residential environmental hazards experienced by these migrant farmworkers, and determine the association of residential environmental hazards with health outcomes among migrant farmworkers. The research team includes investigators with expertise in dermatology, epidemiology, infectious diseases, medical anthropology, genetics, and environmental health.

The Associate Project Manager will assist the Project Coordinator in conducting the day-to-day operations of the research project. She/he will support the development of data collection materials (in-depth interview guides, survey interview questionnaires, environmental exposure marker protocols, and biomarker protocols). She/he will participate in the data collection and analysis of in-depth interview data (using computer-assisted text analysis soft-ware, reading and coding transcripts). She/he will provide field supervision of data collectors in a survey of housing quality, residential exposure, and health comes. Data collection will be completed over a multi-county region of central North Carolina. Participants will be migrant farmworkers with limited English language skills.

The position requires extensive and regular (weekly) travel to research counties, and fluent Spanish-language and English-language skills. A valid driver’s license is required. Salary will be based on the applicant’s education and experience. A bachelor’s degree is required, and preference will be given to applicants with a master’s degree (e.g., MA, MS, MPH, MSW).

Contact:

A. Arcury, PhD

Department of Family and Community Medicine

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Winston-Salem, NC 27157

Phone: 336-716-9438

Fax: 336-716-3206

E-mail: tarcury@...

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Position Descriptions - Farmworker Housing Project.doc