Applications are welcomed and encouraged from all qualified individuals regardless of background and identity. To apply, please complete the application on the U-M Careers site. A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.
To be considered for the intermediate level position, please submit a 1-2 page research statement detailing your experience conducting independent research, with preference to relevant work (e.g., research in social sciences, environmental studies, user experience and/or engagement). Demonstrated skills in social science such as ethnographic research, user experience research, or qualitative data analysis (e.g., MAXQDA) should be mentioned in the research statement and/or cover letter, if applicable.
We are seeking a Research Engagement Specialist to support the efforts of the Research Engagement Program at the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research (CIGLR). In this position, you will join a collaborative team of researcher-practitioners to identify and engage with stakeholders and rights holders in the design of socially useful Great Lakes research. Through social science research and engagement practice, you will facilitate two-way interactions between researchers and end-users to ensure research products are designed with real world applications in mind, and are ultimately useful and usable for the people who might interact with them. Your work will support efforts to bridge gaps between scientists and end-users and ensure knowledge and research outcomes translate effectively to decision-support and operational contexts. You will work with researchers and stakeholders in the Great Lakes region, including government agencies, and individuals or groups from marginalized or traditionally underrepresented communities/identities. Examples of research products collaboratively designed at CIGLR include the Experimental Lake Erie Hypoxia Forecast and the Lake Erie Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast.
Research Engagement Specialist in the Research Engagement Program, are part of CIGLR's Engagement, Career training, Outreach and communications (ECO) program. Learn more about the CIGLR Research Engagement Program here (link).
