This position is located in the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), Division of Public Health (DPH), Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Health (BEOH), Hazard Assessment Section and is maintained through a contract and ongoing partnership with the UW School of Medicine and Public Health's Department of Population Health Sciences (PHS).
BEOH is committed to ensuring each person can breathe clean air, drink clean water, and grow up, live, and work in healthy spaces. BEOH leads with prevention, focusing on safe environments and healthy communities and working collectively with partners to recognize, evaluate and control environmental public health hazards. The evaluation specialist is responsible for developing, coordinating, and implementing program evaluation activities for DHS CDC-funded Climate and Health Program. Through this project, this position will improve the capacity of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to respond and adapt to climate-related public health impacts across the state with a focus on at risk populations. The Climate and Health Program works to engage statewide efforts to adapt to or mitigate climate change through extreme weather and flood preparedness, air quality improvement, heat adaptations, and climate and health communication and education. Throughout this project, DHS will leverage existing resources and partnerships in the state to improve health outcomes related to extreme heat, air quality, and severe weather and flooding. Evaluation activities include developing and leading evaluation measures for this program, providing technical assistance to partners and conducting annual assessments to ensure continuous quality improvement within the program. This position may also work with program leads to develop and conduct evaluation activities in other Hazard Assessment programs. Specific activities include revising and implementing Climate and Health Program's comprehensive strategic evaluation plans; using evaluation findings for continuous program quality improvement and for informing decisions and actions; leading climate-specific process and outcome evaluations focused on enhancing strategic partnerships; showcasing individual and system-level improvements; and applying data or statistical analysis to programmatic work.Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world. For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion Preferred
Bachelor's Degree
Minimum Experience Qualifications
- Training, education, or work experience in the principles, practices, and objectives of public health with a focus on environmental health and/or climate change.
- Experience working in the field of program evaluation.
Full Time: 100%
This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.Ongoing/Renewable
Minimum $58,450 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
The minimum salary for the position is $58,450 but is negotiable based on experience and qualifications. Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. Benefits information can be found at ().
University sponsorship is not available for this position, including transfers of sponsorship. The selected applicant will be responsible for ensuring their continuous eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of an employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment. This position is an ongoing position that will require continuous work eligibility. UW-Madison is not an E-Verify employer, and therefore, is not eligible to employ F1 STEM OPT Extension participants. If you are selected for this position you must provide proof of work authorization and eligibility to work.
Some in-state travel is required to meet with community partners. Potential out of state travel possible for conferences.To apply for this position, please click on the "Apply Now" button. You will be asked to upload a current resume/CV and a cover letter briefly describing your qualifications and experience.
Brittany Brown
[email protected]
608-265-2978
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.
Outreach Prog Evaluation Spec(OE007)
A53-MEDICAL SCHOOL/POP HEALTH SCI/POP HLTH
Academic Staff-Renewable
308107-AS
About University of Wisconsin–Madison
Work with purpose, make an impact, and grow your career. The University of Wisconsin–Madison is committed to equity, inclusion and employee well-being as we proudly work to improve the lives of people in Wisconsin and beyond. Join a world-class educational and research institution, located in one of America's best places to live and work. The University of Wisconsin–Madison has been a catalyst for the extraordinary since its founding in 1848. As a public land-grant university and prolific research institution, our guiding principle is the Wisconsin Idea, a long-standing commitment to conducting outreach that contributes to a better future for our state, our nation, and the world. In a survey of working Americans conducted by Forbes, UW?Madison ranked among the top 100 America’s Best Large Employers in 2022. Our location in Madison, Wisconsin, is consistently rated one of the best places to live in the United States. A variety of independent rankings place Madison among the best U.S. cities for livability, work-life balance, fitness, opportunities for women, best places to raise children, and other measures. We were also named one of the Best Universities for Commuters in 2021 ... . More than 24,000 faculty and staff work at our schools, colleges, and administrative units. Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation at UW–Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinions enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
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