Current Opportunities
The Swetland Center has ongoing opportunities for students, trainees, and professionals from a variety of disciplines to engage in meaningful research that will have an impact on environmental health in greater Cleveland and beyond. Case Western Reserve University is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging excellence through diversity. Qualified women, veterans, members of underrepresented minority groups, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Director of Operations and Partnerships
Working with minimal supervision in a highly collaborative and community-engaged applied research environment, the director of operations and partnerships will have leadership and scientific oversight of multiple research projects and other special projects assigned by the center director and several principal investigators. They will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of funded projects within the center, including the Community and Stakeholder Engaged Research Module of the Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) of Northern Ohio. Providing leadership, training, mentoring, supervision, and oversight of the staff in the assigned projects within the center. They will also provide oversight of strategic growth initiatives to fulfill the center’s mission.
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Center Assistant
We are hiring an Administrative Assistant to provide administrative support to the department, working under general direction. The department is highly collaborative and is a community-engaged research environment. This is a part-time position and eligible for a hybrid work in accordance with CWRU's policies. Qualifications include a high school education and 3 to 5 years of related secretarial experience required. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.
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SNAP-Education Program Assistants (multiple openings)
The Program Assistants for CWRU’s SNAP-Education (SNAP-Ed) program will provide direct nutrition and physical activity educational programming (e.g., teaching standardized classes) and Policy, Systems, and Environmental (PSE) approaches (e.g. farmers markets, farm to school, healthy food pantries) with local, community-based partners in areas of high food insecurity throughout Cuyahoga County. The target audience will be SNAP-eligible individuals of various demographics in a variety of community settings and use USDA approved, standardized curriculum and evidence-based PSE approaches to improve access to nutritious food and physical activity opportunities. Reliable transportation and a valid Driver’s License are required for this position as it involves frequent travel to programming sites throughout the county and some travel throughout the State for training and professional development.
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CTSC Graduate Research Assistant
The Graduate Research Assistant will contribute to the Community and Stakeholder Engaged Research Module of the Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative of Northern Ohio. They will support efforts to increase resources and capacity building to integrate community and stakeholder feedback into research studies intended to promote health opportunities and health equity in Northern Ohio.
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