Research Position Available

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Project Coordinator

Occupational Skin Disease among Minority Farmworkers

Pending final notice of award from the National Institutes of Health, we expect to begin a new research project on October 1, 2003. The goals for this 4 year research project, Occupational Skin Disease among Minority Farmworkers, are to: (1) estimate the prevalence of occupational skin disease among farmworkers across the work season; (2) determine the risk factors for occupational skin disease among these workers; (3) describe farmworker interpretations of the causes, symptoms and treatment of occupational skin disease, and (4) determine the predictors of occupational skin disease severity and specific diagnoses among farmworkers who present at migrant health clinics.

Occupational Skin Disease among Minority Farmworkers is a collaboration between Wake Forest University School of Medicine and several migrant and community clinics in North Carolina. The Project Coordinator will be an employee of Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Much of the data collection will be conducted in central North Carolina counties, located about 150 miles from Winston-Salem. Regular travel between the two areas will be required. The project coordinator will engage in substantial field work with farmworkers in the study counties.

The Project Coordinator is a full-time, professional position. Under the supervision of the Principal Investigator, the Coordinator will provide the day-to-day coordination of project activities and communication among project investigators, migrant clinics, and members of the farmworker community. During Project Year 1, she/he will be active in the collection of in-depth interviews with farmworkers. During Project Years 1 and 2, she/he will participate in the design of a surveillance survey questionnaire. During Project Year 2, she/he will supervise the longitudinal data collection of surveillance interviews from across the study counties. During Project Year 3, she/he will coordinate the data collection at the participating migrant and community clinics. During Project Years 1 through 4, the Project Coordinator will have the opportunity to participate in the analysis and publication of study results.

Minimum requirements for this position are a Master’s degree in social or behavioral science, public health, nursing or related field, with a Ph.D. preferred. Fluent speaking and writing ability in English and Spanish are also required. The ideal candidate will have strong communication and organizational skills, ability to work independently, research training, and community or health education experience. Starting salary will be from $38,000 to $48,000 per year, plus benefits, based on education and experience.

Please submit a letter of application, CV or resume, the names of three references, and examples of writing (if available), to:

A. Arcury, Ph.D.

Department of Family and Community Medicine

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1084

e-mail: tarcury@...

Phone: 336-716-9438

Fax: 336-716-3206