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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | Job Function Summary |
| 2 | Job Function Summary Involves analytical studies on a variety of policies, projects, programs and is | ||||
| > | sues in support of a function, research initiative, program and / or organizational unit, or in rese | ||||
| > | arch of new or changing systems and programs. Assists in policy and program planning, development, a | ||||
| > | dministration, management and implementation; interprets, monitors and analyzes information regardin | ||||
| > | g policies and procedures and provides consultative services to department administrators and other | ||||
| > | stakeholders. Generic Scope Professional who applies acquired job skills, policies, and procedures t | ||||
| > | o complete substantive assignments / projects / tasks of moderate scope and complexity; exercises ju | ||||
| > | dgment within defined guidelines and practices to determine appropriate action. Custom Scope This po | ||||
| > | sition will support ongoing analysis of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) about the provision of g | ||||
| > | uaranteed income (GI) and additional financial supports for low-income Black young adults (age 18–24 | ||||
| > | ) in San Francisco and Oakland. Envisioning a more equitable and healthy future requires bold interv | ||||
| > | entions to address poverty, racism, chronic stress built from poverty and racism, and fundamental im | ||||
| > | pacts on health. GI represents not only an opportunity to provide for basic needs while youth finish | ||||
| > | schooling or training programs but also helps set a course for establishing a career at a critical | ||||
| > | time in development. Specifically, this phase of the project has two objectives. First, we will cont | ||||
| > | inue enrollment and recruitment of a comparison cohort of Black young adults from the same low-incom | ||||
| > | e census tracts as those who received GI in the RCT. The original study had a target comparison coho | ||||
| > | rt size of n=150, but only 89 people were recruited. We will complete this recruitment in this phase | ||||
| > | of the project. Second, we will conduct outreach to all participants in the GI arms and comparison | ||||
| > | cohort to continue following them through periodic surveys to evaluate the longer term impacts of GI | ||||
| > | and financial mentoring on participants' investment in their future (education, employment training | ||||
| > | ), mental health (depressive symptoms and anxiety), and unmet mental health and sexual/reproductive | ||||
| > | health service needs. The position will apply the employee’s knowledge and skills to support study i | ||||
| > | mplementation, including: contributing to design of participant enrollment and engagement activities | ||||
| > | , materials, and procedures; connecting and collaborating with community agencies who serve Black yo | ||||
| > | uth and young adults; collecting and entering data; engaging and retaining participants. The positio | ||||
| > | n works with the study team, under the supervision of the Project Director, to ensure smooth study i | ||||
| > | mplementation, address and resolve any operational challenges, and maintain participant communicatio | ||||
| > | n and retention over the course of the study. The position will apply cultural knowledge of diverse | ||||
| > | and low-income communities in Oakland and San Francisco, and/or lived experience relevant to key pop | ||||
| > | ulations in the study, to increase participant engagement and retention in the study. This position | ||||
| > | requires some travel in the Bay Area. DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW The Division of Prevention Science (DPS) i | ||||
| > | s based at the Mission Bay campus at 550 16th Street. The division was established within the Depart | ||||
| > | ment of Medicine in 1991 and is the administrative home of the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (C | ||||
| > | APS), the Prevention Research Center (PRC), the Center of Excellence for Transgender Health (CoE), a | ||||
| > | nd the Research Coordinating Center to Reduce Disparities in Multiple Chronic Diseases (RCC-RD-MCD). | ||||
| > | The division’s research focus is risk behavior and reduction; epidemiology of the virus; evaluation | ||||
| > | of HIV testing procedures, demographic variables and sexual self-identification; and training for p | ||||
| > | roviders who care for HIV AIDS patients. The division is comprised of approximately 40 academics (fa | ||||
| > | culty, specialists, postdocs, and visiting professors) and 55 non-academic staff. | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | Involves analytical studies on a variety of policies, projects, programs and issues in support of a |
| > | function, research initiative, program and / or organizational unit, or in research of new or chang | ||||
| > | ing systems and programs. Assists in policy and program planning, development, administration, manag | ||||
| > | ement and implementation; interprets, monitors and analyzes information regarding policies and proce | ||||
| > | dures and provides consultative services to department administrators and other stakeholders. | ||||
| 5 | Required Qualifications - Working knowledge of common organization- or research-specific and other c | 4 | |||
| > | omputer application programs. - Proficient in communication and interpersonal skills to communicate | ||||
| > | effectively, both verbally and in writing. - Capacity to use discretion and maintain all confidentia | ||||
| > | lity. - Demonstrate ability to use sound judgment in responding to issues and concerns. - Proficient | ||||
| > | in ability to multi-task with demanding timeframes. - Demonstrated commitment to social justice. - | ||||
| > | 1+ yrs related work experience. Preferred Qualifications - Demonstrate ability to analyze, research, | ||||
| > | and synthesize large amounts of data with strong attention to detail. - Experience working with und | ||||
| > | erserved populations. - Familiarity with public benefits, public housing, or other social services. | ||||
| 5 | Generic Scope | ||||
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| 7 | Professional who applies acquired job skills, policies, and procedures to complete substantive assi | ||||
| > | gnments / projects / tasks of moderate scope and complexity; exercises judgment within defined guide | ||||
| > | lines and practices to determine appropriate action. | ||||
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| 9 | Custom Scope | ||||
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| 11 | This position will support ongoing analysis of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) about the provis | ||||
| > | ion of guaranteed income (GI) and additional financial supports for low-income Black young adults (a | ||||
| > | ge 18-24) in San Francisco and Oakland. Envisioning a more equitable and healthy future requires bol | ||||
| > | d interventions to address poverty, racism, chronic stress built from poverty and racism, and fundam | ||||
| > | ental impacts on health. GI represents not only an opportunity to provide for basic needs while yout | ||||
| > | h finish schooling or training programs but also helps set a course for establishing a career at a c | ||||
| > | ritical time in development. Specifically, this phase of the project has two objectives. First, we w | ||||
| > | ill continue enrollment and recruitment of a comparison cohort of Black young adults from the same l | ||||
| > | ow-income census tracts as those who received GI in the RCT. The original study had a target compari | ||||
| > | son cohort size of n=150, but only 89 people were recruited. We will complete this recruitment in th | ||||
| > | is phase of the project. Second, we will conduct outreach to all participants in the GI arms and com | ||||
| > | parison cohort to continue following them through periodic surveys to evaluate the longer term impac | ||||
| > | ts of GI and financial mentoring on participants' investment in their future (education, employment | ||||
| > | training), mental health (depressive symptoms and anxiety), and unmet mental health and sexual/repro | ||||
| > | ductive health service needs. | ||||
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| 13 | The position will apply the employee’s knowledge and skills to support study implementation, includ | ||||
| > | ing: contributing to design of participant enrollment and engagement activities, materials, and proc | ||||
| > | edures; connecting and collaborating with community agencies who serve Black youth and young adults; | ||||
| > | collecting and entering data; engaging and retaining participants. The position works with the stud | ||||
| > | y team, under the supervision of the Project Director, to ensure smooth study implementation, addres | ||||
| > | s and resolve any operational challenges, and maintain participant communication and retention over | ||||
| > | the course of the study. The position will apply cultural knowledge of diverse and low-income commun | ||||
| > | ities in Oakland and San Francisco, and/or lived experience relevant to key populations in the study | ||||
| > | , to increase participant engagement and retention in the study. This position requires some travel | ||||
| > | in the Bay Area. | ||||
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| 15 | DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW | ||||
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| 17 | The Division of Prevention Science (DPS) is based at the Mission Bay campus at 550 16th Street. The | ||||
| > | division was established within the Department of Medicine in 1991 and is the administrative home o | ||||
| > | f the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS), the Prevention Research Center (PRC), the Center of | ||||
| > | Excellence for Transgender Health (CoE), and the Research Coordinating Center to Reduce Disparities | ||||
| > | in Multiple Chronic Diseases (RCC-RD-MCD). The division’s research focus is risk behavior and reduc | ||||
| > | tion; epidemiology of the virus; evaluation of HIV testing procedures, demographic variables and sex | ||||
| > | ual self-identification; and training for providers who care for HIV AIDS patients. The division is | ||||
| > | comprised of approximately 40 academics (faculty, specialists, postdocs, and visiting professors) an | ||||
| > | d 55 non-academic staff. | ||||