Job Description

Job Summary:

The Soundscape & Audiology Research Laboratory is seeking a highly motivated individual to join our rapidly growing team as a Research Specialist to further our research on hearing loss, hearing aids, and hearing-related behavior in daily life. Our lab highly values team science, a positive work environment, a commitment to helping individuals with hearing loss, and diversity of backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, approaches, and competencies of coworkers and the populations we serve. Dr. Erik Jorgensen is an audiologist, the lab principal investigator, and an assistant professor with the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. His lab broadly works on making hearing aids more effective for older adults with hearing loss in daily life, from improving how hearing aids are programmed to understanding the impacts that hearing loss and hearing aid use have on social-emotional health outcomes.

The Research Specialist will work directly with Dr. Jorgensen to coordinate and implement several studies investigating hearing loss and hearing aid use among older adults. Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to, participant recruitment, consenting, data collection and analysis, data coding, generating data related reports, regulatory duties and quality assurance for current studies, literature reviews, and the management of student workers. Depending on experience, the position may also entail designing and executing new research projects, and contribution to scholarly publications and presentations. The incumbent will regularly work with colleagues from the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) and UW-Health. The applicant's experience and materials should demonstrate interest in human psychological and behavioral research, a curiosity about human hearing and how it is studied, and a desire to improve life for people living with hearing loss. The applicant should have exemplary organization, attention to detail, ability to lead and work cooperatively in a team environment, take initiative, and problem solve. Professional development and training provided. We strongly encourage applications from candidates who foster and promote the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and are looking to grow with Dr. Jorgensen's research program

Responsibilities:

Develops, designs, and conducts one or more research projects and organizes daily operation of projects and specialized research areas to ensure work meets established objectives under moderate supervision.

• 45% Conducts research experiments according to established research protocols with moderate impact to the project(s). Collects data and monitors test results
• 5% Operates, cleans, and maintains organization of research equipment and research area. Tracks inventory levels and places replenishment orders
• 5% Reviews, analyzes, and interprets data and/or documents results for presentations and/or reporting to internal and external audiences
• 10% Participates in the development, interpretation, and implementation of research methodology and materials
• 30% Provides operational guidance on day-to-day activities of unit or program staff and/or student workers
• 5% Performs literature reviews and writes reports

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

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Education:

Required
Bachelor's Degree

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Computer proficiency and experience using Microsoft Office software.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively, diplomatically, and in a culturally sensitive way, in both written and verbal forms, with research participants, sponsors, faculty, researchers, staff, and students.
- A willingness to learn lab procedures used in testing human hearing and working with research participants.

Preferred Qualifications:
- At least 1 year of behavioral research experience in an academic setting.
- Knowledge of human subjects and research principles.
- Experience with R, MATLAB or another programming language.
- Experience working in a team environment.
- Ideal candidates will be self-motivated, detail oriented, and possess excellent interpersonal, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
- Ability to work independently to complete tasks.

Work Type:

Part Time: 50% - 62.5%

It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $44,543 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
The typical starting salary for this position is $22,272 - $39,811, which has been adjusted to reflect the part time hours for this role. Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays and paid time off; competitive insurances and saving accounts; and retirement benefits.

Additional Information:

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment. University sponsorship is not available for this position.

How to Apply:

Please click on the "Apply Now" button to start the application process.

Applications must be submitted by 11:55 pm on the deadline date. To apply, please upload a cover letter and resume. Your cover letter and resume should address how your skills, knowledge, and abilities are transferrable to the qualifications of this role. Additional materials submitted other than your cover letter and resume will not be considered.

Selected applicants will receive an invitation to participate in virtual interviews 7-10 business days following the application deadline. Once final applicants are identified, they will be asked to provide names and contact information for at least three professional references, including a current/most recent supervisor.

At UW-Madison, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role, we encourage you to apply.

For questions on the position, contact: Erik Jorgensen, ejjorgensen3@wisc.edu

Contact:

Amanda Talbert
atalbert@wisc.edu
608-262-6462
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Official Title:

Research Specialist(RE047)

Department(s):

A48-COL OF LETTERS & SCIENCE/COMMUN SCI & DISORDERS

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:

306862-AS

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