Req #: 242355 Department: GLOBAL HEALTH Posting Date: 01/06/2025 Closing Info: Open Until Filled Salary: $8,750 - $10,417 per month Shift: First Shift Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-staff-20230701\_a11y.pdf) As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world. UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty. The Department of Global Health was established in 2007, bridging the schools of Medicine and Public Health, with a mandate to harness the expertise and interdisciplinary power of all UW schools and colleges. Our mission is to improve health for all through research, education, training, and service; to understand and address the causes of disease and health inequities at multiple levels; and to collaborate with partners to develop and sustain locally led, quality health systems, programs and policies. Driven by tremendous interest among both students and faculty, the Department has grown explosively to more than 400 graduate students and hundreds more undergraduates. We have more than 380 faculty and 1,000 staff working on projects across 130 countries with our deepest ties in United States, Kenya, Uganda, Peru, Mozambique, India, South Africa, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Nicaragua. At the Department of Global Health at the University of Washington, diversity is integral to excellence. The Department recognizes that disparities in health around the globe stem from inequity. The Department encourages and supports the multiple identities of staff, faculty and students including, but not limited to, socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, language, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, culture, spiritual practice, geography, mental and physical disability and age. The Department strives to become a local, national, and international leader in developing and maintaining increased representation and recognition of each of these dimensions of diversity among its faculty, staff, and students. This position will sit in the Global Center for the Integrated Health of Women, Adolescents, and Children (Global WACh) that is based in the University of Washington Departments of Global Health, Obstetrics/Gynecology, and Pediatrics. Our mission is to make scientific discoveries, cultivate leaders, and bridge disciplines to advance the tightly connected health and well-being of women, adolescents and children. Global WACh brings together expertise in maternal health from the Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, neonatal and child health expertise from the Department of Pediatrics, and vast experience working in infectious disease, health metrics and evaluation, education, clinical research, and service delivery within the Department of Global Health. These disciplines combine under a methodology that views women, children, and adolescents as three populations interconnected along a shared life course. Global WACh has an opportunity for a full-time (100% FTE) **Research Scientist/Engineer 4** who will initially support a project that aims to improve the translation of evidence into practice and describe determinants of evidence use (e.g. adoption of evidence-based interventions, EBIs) by public health policymakers in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs). The Research Scientist will lead the design of a mixed methods study design, qualitative data collection, qualitative analysis, and development of a conceptual model to test hypothesized factors influencing the adoption of EBIs in LMICs. The Research Scientist may engage in other qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis activities for other projects, as time allows. **DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES** Qualitative study design, data collection, and analysis (60%) + Conduct a rapid evidence synthesis focused on determinants (barriers and facilitators) of EBI adoption by policymakers. + Engage policy consultants including academic and non-academic experts based in LMICs. + Develop data collection materials (qualitative question guides, standard operating procedures, analysis plans) and draw from implementation science frameworks as appropriate. + Conduct key informant interviews with policymakers. + Manage data transcription and translation activities. + Conduct a qualitative analysis (preference for rapid qualitative data analysis skills). + Support development of interactive tools that consolidate study findings.Reporting (15%) + Contribute to writing a manuscript reporting summary findings.Supervision (15%) + Provide supervision and management to 1-2 full-time staff or student employees. + Work with each employee to set goals, provide feedback and coaching, and foster professional growth and development. + As needed, constructively address employee performance deficiencies in a timely manner and consistent with applicable policies. + Serve as a liaison between the staff and the relevant study PIs.Other Duties (10%) + Develop quantitative data collection tools as requested. + Participate in Global WACh meetings with other faculty, staff, and students to promote knowledge sharing and learning across project and country teams. **MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS** + Master’s degree in Public Health, Global Health, Epidemiology, Public Policy or related field and four years of relevant experience in qualitative research data collection and analysis, or equivalent combination of education/experience. **Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.** **DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS** + Experience working in low-and-middle income country (LMIC) settings. + Master's degree in public health, Global Health, Epidemiology, or related field and a minimum of five years of experience in public health, global health, epidemiology, or related field. + Experience using mixed methods in research. + Experience with rapid qualitative data analysis. + Experience with IRB submissions. + Interest in pediatric infectious disease, child health, and survival. + Experience creating data collection instruments for qualitative research. + Experience developing analysis plans. + Experience coding qualitative data and conducting thematic analysis. + Experience leading the writing of reports or publications. + Experience working in topics related to policy formation and policy uptake. + Meticulous organizational skills and proven ability to multi-task and work independently and effectively in large, complex, multi-departmental, cross-functional teams. + Demonstrated problem-solving ability, flexibility, and attention to detail while working in a fast-paced, changing, deadline-driven environment. + Excellent judgment and interpersonal skills with proven ability for effective cross-cultural communication. + Demonstration of excellent communication skills, both written and oral. **CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT** + Primary work location will be at the Hans Rosling Center for Population Health on the UW Seattle campus. Hybrid of in-person and remote work will be considered. + Periodically available for phone calls/meetings in the early morning and late evenings to accommodate worldwide time differences. + Deadline-driven environment, occasionally requiring extended hours. + International travel will be required. **Application Process:** The application process may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are access ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed. University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.