Description :
TheCenter for Social Marketing and Behavior Change (CSMBC ) plans and develops science-based national, regional and local social marketing and health communication programs, and provides program support to clients including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), private organizations, and foundations. CSMBC staff members work on health, education, and environmental topics on projects with content including cancer prevention, health literacy, obesity prevention, immunization, breast-feeding, and HPV prevention and screening.
The primary responsibility of the Senior Research Analyst -Communications is to support qualitative and quantitative formative research tasks funded by CDC and NCI. Tasks may include providing support for literature reviews, material audits, qualitative and quantitative data collection efforts (for key informant interviews, focus groups, Web surveys, and usability testing), data analysis, and reporting. Because the work of the Center is continuously evolving, the Associate will work as an integral member of a team of social marketing, research, public health, marketing communications, training, technical assistance, and finance staff to plan and implement a broad range of social marketing and other communication projects and activities, with particular contributions expected in the area of research.
Specific Knowledge Requirements:
? Quantitative and qualitative research methods, including conducting Internet searches, conducting focus groups and in-depth interviews, and performing basic data analysis of both qualitative and quantitative data and reporting and presenting research findings.
? Formative and process evaluation methods, preferably in public health.
? Development of qualitative or quantitative research instruments.
? Social science and behavior change theory.
? Familiarity of social marketing preferred.
Skills:
? Familiarity with quantitative software, such as SPSS, and qualitative software, preferred.
? Strong systems and organizational skills, including task and time management and interpersonal skills, and the ability to interact effectively with other staff members.
? Must have the ability to perform a variety of tasks, establish priorities, pay close attention to detail, and meet deadlines consistently. Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a member of a team.
? Ability to think analytically and rapidly to respond to operational problems.
? Ability to produce reports, documents, tables, charts, spreadsheets, manuscripts, forms, research instruments, and presentation materials using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Education:
Bachelors in one of the following or related fields: Behavior Change Communications, Behavioral Science, Communications , Health Ed. & Behavioral Science, Health Promotion, Psychology, Public Health, Social Marketing and Social Science required. Masters preferred.
Experience:
4 year(s) of relevant experience required
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