Job Description

How to Apply

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 this role and outline your skills and experience that relate to this position. 

Job Summary

The Michigan Youth Violence Prevention Center (MI-YVPC) is seeking a highly motivated and qualified candidate to provide project management support to a Centers for Disease Control (CDC)-funded research center focused on youth gun violence prevention. The selected candidate will assist with evaluations of grassroots, youth-driven gun violence prevention programs. Working in close communication with local staff and community partners, the selected candidate will take a leadership role in coordinating data collection activities at our study site in Muskegon, MI. They will contribute to qualitative and quantitative data analyses and writing up findings. The selected candidate will assist with communications, translation, and dissemination activities for the MI-YVPC. This will include conceptualization and writing of social media and website content, fact sheets, blogs, scientific manuscripts, and toolkits. This position is based in Ann Arbor, MI, with some travel expected to Muskegon, MI for community outreach, data collection, and coordination of programmatic activities, (e.g., cross-city youth learning exchanges between our Youth Advisory Boards). We are seeking a candidate with a commitment to social justice and positive youth development. The MI-YVPC is a part of the Prevention Research Collaborative (PRC) based at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. The selected candidate will receive training and mentoring from the PRC faculty.

What You'll Do

The successful candidate will work closely with the research team and community partners on the following key tasks under the direction of the Principal Investigator, Dr. Marc Zimmerman, and the Center Manager:

Communications, Translation, Dissemination: 
 

Manuscript Development

Program Evaluation Support: 

Data Collection

Data Management & Analysis

Programmatic Support & Community Engagement 
 

Youth Learning Exchanges

Administrative Support:

Record Keeping and Reporting

Regulatory

Other

Who We Are

This position will be based in the Department of Health Behavior & Health Equity (HBHE) at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Driven by a shared passion for affecting lasting change, the faculty, students, and staff of HBHE work in the pursuit of an equitable, healthy future for all. Turning theory and research into actionable practice, we develop interventions and innovations that promote health, prevent disease, empower people to manage chronic illness and disabilities, and facilitate collective action for social change. Together, our academic community transforms the theoretical into actionable, the science into the social, applying our knowledge to eliminate health disparities and impact lives for the better.

Skills You Have

Modes of Work

This position will be based in Ann Arbor, MI and will be primarily remote work. The selected candidate must be able to travel for activities that require program documentation and evaluation, community outreach, and youth engagement in Muskegon, MI. This position will also require some travel for youth learning exchange activities and to annual conferences or CDC meetings. Learn more about the work modes.

Additional Information

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic staff member with a commitment to contributing to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment for all members of our community.

NOTE: This is a Term limited position through September 30, 2026, with possible extension of employment contingent on performance and availability of funds.

Background Screening

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third-party administrator to conduct background checks. Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days.  The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

U-M EEO/AA Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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