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Under the direction of the coordinator of research and evaluation and in collaboration with Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND) faculty and staff, the Assistant Research Scientist will conduct Wyoming Institute for Disabilities research initiatives to improve programs, meet contract and grant deliverables, and help guide statewide policy and planning. Job duties include some or all of the following: program evaluation, technical assistance for state agencies, outcomes assessment (designing, gathering, analyzing, preparing, and presenting data for various projects), literature reviews, survey questionnaire design, statistical analysis, report writing, and public presentations. In addition, the successful applicant will work on grant and contract applications, guide data management and annual WIND reporting, develop program evaluation plans, and may travel to state, regional or national conferences. May include supervision of and assistance to other WIND research and evaluation faculty/staff as well as graduate assistant(s).

Salary:

$50,000 - $60,000; Salary and rank are competitive and will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. This position falls under the Academic Professionals category in the University’s personnel system, and receives salaries and full benefits consistent with those provided to faculty and staff at the University.

This is an at-will grant funded position.

Application Deadline:

WIND will begin reviewing applications March 6, 2017 and accept applications until the position is filled.

The University of Wyoming invites diverse applicants to consider our employment opportunities.  We are also especially interested in candidates who have experience working with diverse populations and/or diverse initiatives.

• Ph.D. (completed or expected completion in less than one year) in health, education, social science, applied statistics, or a related discipline
• Demonstrated statistical data analysis competence  
• One year of experience conducting program evaluation or data analysis for an agency, organization or business

•  One to three years of experience conducting applied research
•  Experience working on a grant project or contract deliverable(s)
•  Experience working in the field of developmental disabilities

Applicants should complete the online application. Upload a letter of application that details experience related to this position, a resume, names and contact information for three references, and a copy of graduate transcript(s) if available- all as one pdf document.   For questions regarding this position, please contact Sandra Root-Elledge at: sre@uwyo.edu.