Program Coordinator

Posting Summary

Logo For Posting Posting Number RTF00327PO24 USC Market Title Program Coordinator Link to USC Market Title https://uscjobs.sc.edu/titles/156364 Business Title (Internal Title) Program Coordinator Campus Columbia Work County Richland College/Division Arnold School of Public Health Department ASPH Epidemiology and Biostatistics Advertised Salary Range $45,133 - $52,000 Location of Vacancy Part/Full Time Full Time Hours per Week 37.5 Work Schedule

Standard working schedule: 8:30am – 5:00pm

Must be willing to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the department.

Type of Staff Position Staff Research Grant (SRGP) Basis 12 months Job Search Category Other Professional

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South Carolina Retirement Yes State Insurance Programs Yes Annual Leave Yes Sick Leave Yes

Position Description

Advertised Job Summary

The program coordinator will work with the faculty principal investigators and grant staff to assist with various NIH funded diabetes projects including conducting qualitative interviews and assessments on young adults with diabetes, conducting medical records reviews, and entering data. The individual will also assist in managing data, preparing reports, preparing materials for interviews, meetings, assessments and scheduling.

Job Related Minimum Required Education And Experience

Requires a bachelor’s degree and no prior work experience, which may be substituted by an equivalent combination of certification, training, education, and/or experience.

Required Certification, Licensure/Other Credentials

none

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science, Psychology, Sociology, Health Behavior or relatedfield. Prior experience in qualitative interviews, transcribing, coding; or experience working with young adults with diabetes. REDCap experience preferred.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Strong organization and communication skills, and attention to detail for success in the position.

This individual must be able to work collaboratively with faculty, grant staff, graduate and undergraduate students; exhibit excellent communication skills with staff and young adults with diabetes.

Job Duties

Job Duty

Recruit participants to interviews, conducts qualitative interviews with young adults with diabetes, take notes, codes transcribed interviews and contributes to data analyses and interpretation of data.

Essential Function Yes Percentage of Time 40 Job Duty

Conduct physical assessments on research participants (e.g., anthropometric measures, blood pressure, subclinical measures of CVD) and collect data. Administer informed consent and assessments in a standardized manner to young adults with diabetes. Conduct in-depth medical record reviews on a subset of recruited participants.

Essential Function Yes Percentage of Time 25 Job Duty

Conduct pre- and post assessment duties weekly, including preparing measures to be administered, conducting phone calls, mailing or emailing information to participants, recruiting participants, and processing completed data. Track and document all attempted contacts with study participants.

Essential Function Yes Percentage of Time 15 Job Duty

Assist with data, including entering data, reporting summaries and ensuring data is entered in a consistent and timely manner. Provide timely feedback to the research program manager on the completion of data collection and any issues.

Essential Function Yes Percentage of Time 10 Job Duty

Assist with coordinating team meetings. This includes scheduling, summarizing reports, contributing to the agenda development and recording minutes. Participate in local and study-wide conference calls as needed.

Essential Function Yes Percentage of Time 10

Position Attributes

Hazardous weather category Non-Essential Employees in Safety-Sensitive or Security-Sensitive positions will be subject to pre-employment and post-employment drug testing in accordance with University policy HR 1.95 Drug and Alcohol Testing. No

Posting Detail Information

Number of Vacancies 1 Desired Start Date 01/16/2025 Position End Date Job Open Date 11/20/2024 Job Close Date 01/04/2025 Open Until Filled No Special Instructions to Applicant

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We are only accepting applications submitted by January 4, 2025.

The University of South Carolina offers a valuable benefits package including but not limited to:

• Health and Life Insurance
• Retirement Programs
• Paid Tuition
• Dependent Scholarships
• Annual Leave
• Sick Leave
• 13 Paid Holidays (including an extended December holiday)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Professional Development Opportunities
  
  

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