Community Outreach Coordinator (TERM-LIMITED)

Summary

The Center for Disability Health and Wellness within the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) seeks a qualified candidate for the position of Community Outreach Coordinator to join our team. This role will support the work of the CDHW faculty and research teams and be supervised by the Research Area Specialist Senior. This role will support our research and work that makes a difference in lives of individuals and their families living with sensory, physical and developmental disabilities. This federally funded U-M Department of PMR research will contribute to the disability and health body of knowledge and ideally result in improved health care and wellbeing for individuals with disabilities.

The U-M CDHW was developed in response to the passion and commitment of faculty and staff in numerous interdisciplinary collaborations across the University of Michigan who are working to enhance health care access and quality for individuals with disabilities throughout the lifespan. The mission of CDHW is to develop and apply innovative research, clinical, and educational strategies to address inequities in healthcare access, quality, and outcomes experienced by individuals with physical, sensory and developmental disabilities across the lifespan. The work of our current rehabilitation research and training centers is focused on spinal cord injury, healthy aging with physical disabilities and quality and equity for all people with disabilities. This position will provide support for Center research projects including community engagement and both internal and external collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Provide general administrative support to RRTC research projects - specifically, coordinating and scheduling administrative, executive, advisory and research-associated meetings via Zoom, teams and other virtual and hybrid platforms. Create agendas and calendar invitations and reminders and assist with meetings as requested.
• Monitor, prioritize and route email and written correspondence for PI and associated-research faculty.
• Assist with compiling required information for contracts, invoices and honoraria.
• Receive, respond and appropriately triage the CDHW and NRC phone line and email inquiries following established procedures. Receive in-person CDHW and NRC guests in Suite 6.
• Compile and assist with developing funder-required quarterly and annual reports, internal reports, and presentation materials including preparing charts, graphs, or tables as necessary.
• Assist faculty in the preparation of manuscripts for submission to NARIC and other resource libraries and scientific journals, including formatting bibliographies according to journal specifications.

Required Qualifications

Desired Qualifications

Work Locations

Burlington Building, Ann Arbor, MI

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile / remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the