As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (PBSCI) within the UW School of Medicine is the third largest clinical department with 285 full-time faculty members, 280 clinical faculty members, and over 300 staff. Department faculty provide clinical services in 5 hospitals, 14 primary care locations, and several outpatient sites in addition to telepsychiatry consultations to more than 150 clinics in Washington and beyond. As the only academic psychiatry department serving the five state WWAMI region (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho), the Department’s highly competitive residency training program is largely responsible for developing the mental health workforce in the Pacific Northwest. The Department’s robust research portfolio totals $35 million in grants and contracts per year for projects ranging from clinical neurosciences to treatment development to health policy and population health. The Department is recognized as an international leader in developing, testing, and implementing Collaborative Care, an integrated care model increasingly seen as a solution for population-based mental health care. Other areas of excellence include Addictions, Autism, High Risk Youth, Neurosciences, and Trauma, and the Department is developing innovative new programs in Technology and Mental Health, Global Mental Health, Maternal and Child Mental Health, and Targeted Intervention Development.

The Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute (ADAI) is a multidisciplinary research institute in the University of Washington School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences.

ADAI is a focal point for alcohol and drug use research at the UW and in the northwest region, benefiting the citizens of Washington State by expanding our knowledge and providing information to health and social service professionals, policy makers, and the public. The Institute’s staff of clinical and social psychologists, epidemiologists, public health experts, and information specialists work to improve our understanding and reduce the harm caused by alcohol and drug use.

ADAI activities may be described under three general headings:

ADAI Research supported through federal and state agencies and private foundations.

Stimulation and support of alcohol and drug related research at the UW by faculty and researchers in departments throughout the University Since 1973, ADAI has awarded approximately five million dollars to UW researchers for approximately 400 projects. Many of those funded projects led to outside funding for expanded research, bringing in tens of millions of research dollars to the University.

Dissemination of research findings through its Information Services, publications and presentations by ADAI scientists, numerous websites, news blogs, email lists, newsletters, conferences and symposia.

Within ADAI, the Cannabis Education & Research Program (CERP) is comprised of investigators and program staff who have come together to collaborate on research and dissemination activities in response to emerging needs of the community in the context of legalized cannabis. The Cannabis Education & Research Program carries out and publishes results of intramural research; conducts scientific literature reviews on trending topics; develops research-based fact sheets, policy briefs, and trainings and fosters collaborative research opportunities with researchers at the University of Washington, Washington State University, state agencies, and other groups. ADAI CERP has been partially funded by Washington State Dedicated Cannabis Fund for research at the University of Washington since July 2015.

ADAI CERP has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time Research Scientist /Program Evaluator to join their team.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop, implement, and write program and intervention evaluations

Develop and use logic models to describe complex programs and illustrate the association among resources, activities, outcomes, and goals

Develop evaluation approaches to prevention and harm reduction interventions, including formative, process and impact evaluation plans.

Plan and implement data collection plans, schedules, and budgets

Collect data using multiple approaches such as interviews, focus groups, participant observation, surveys, secondary data sets, or other methods

Perform appropriate quantitative and qualitative data management and analysis

Identify gaps in program efforts

Generate reports and data briefs summarizing the findings of evaluations

Provide clear and concise interpretations of evaluation results to stakeholders

Develop action plans to facilitate and track the implementation of evaluation recommendations

Ensure evaluation activities are done in an inclusive and culturally competent manner

Support ADAI CERP team: project development, implementation, and dissemination

Work both independently and in collaboration with the CERP team to support an evolving array of projects

Support ADAI CERP leadership with day-to-day operations of county, state and legislative contracts

Collaborate on preparation of presentations for professional meetings and manuscripts for peer reviewed publications

Support CERP information and dissemination projects

Develop information and dissemination materials such as factsheets, website content and power point presentations as needed

Qualifications:

Master’s Degree in Public Health, Health Services, Social Work, or a related science

Two years work related experiences

Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.

Desired Qualifications:

Knowledge of cannabis policy and health impacts, particularly as they apply to cannabis users in Washington.

Application Process:

The application process for UW positions may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.