Community Engagement Coordinator
Full Time
College Park, MD 20742
$65,000 - $80,000 a year
Posted
Job description
Posting Details
Posting Details
Position Number:
127719
Title:
Faculty Assistant
Functional Title:
Community Engagement Coordinator
Category Status:
15-Fac.Non-Tenured,Continuing Con
Applicant Search Category:
Faculty
University Authorized FTE:
100
Unit:
SPHL-Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health
Campus/College Information:
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.
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Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
The Community Engagement Core Director will work closely with the various members of the Center for Community Engagement, Environmental Justice and Health (CEEJH) team and T.H.E. EJ lab led by Dr. Sacoby Wilson, a national expert on environmental justice and community science. The Director will assist in a wide variety of tasks related to community and stakeholder outreach and engagement.
Applicants will also be expected to help with the development of grant proposals, manuscripts for publication, and participate in other Lab activities on an as needed basis.
Salary is $65,000-$80,000 full time per year
- Manage the Community Engagement Core for the CEEJH team in T.H.E. EJ Lab
- Lead the development and maintenance of community-university partnerships
- Lead implementation of the community-based participatory research (CBPR) and community-owned and managed research (COMR) frameworks
- Assist with collecting data using qualitative and quantitative approaches in communities impacted by environmental injustice and related health inequities
- Work with partners to connect with policymakers and the public and educate these groups about environmental justice mapping tools developed by CEEJH
- Develop outreach materials and infographics on environmental justice issues
- Establish organizational best practices related to community engaged research
- Lead efforts to train community members following the empowerment science framework
- Lead efforts to build the capacity of community members to organize around environmental justice issues
- Develop workshops on environmental justice including materials on air pollution, goods movement, climate change, and other related topics
- Assist the team with the review of environmental and climate justice policies, critique of these policies, and development of new policies informed by the experiences of frontline and fenceline communities and underserved communities
- Assist with efforts to engage legislators to develop new environmental justice bills and legislation
- Participate in the development, scheduling, and implementation of marketing and enrollment plans
- Serve as primary contact for external marketing; oversee the creation and distribution of marketing materials, advertising, etc.
Applicants will also be expected to help with the development of grant proposals, manuscripts for publication, and participate in other Lab activities on an as needed basis.
Salary is $65,000-$80,000 full time per year
Minimum Qualifications:
Minimum Education:
- MS degree and 3 years of experience in one or more of the following fields:
- Environmental Justice
- Environmental Health
- Health Disparities
- Health Behavior
- Health Education
- Community Health
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Public Administration
Preferences:
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in environmental justice
- Experience in community-engaged research including community outreach and community-based participatory research (CBPR), civic science, and/or community science
- Experience with program planning, implementation, management, and evaluation
- Experience with community organizing
- At least one reference must be front a community-based organization that you have worked with in a community-engaged research project focused on environmental justice, environmental health, community health and/or public health
Additional Certifications:
Additional Information:
Posting Date:
02/24/2023
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled
Yes
Best Consideration Date
03/17/2023
Physical Demands
Must have visual acuity to read information from computer screen
Diversity Statement:
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
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