The Wisconsin ADRC and its campus partners are seeking applicants to fill these open positions:
Biospecimen Coordinator - Alzheimer's Research Programs
This position involves working with a collaborative team of research specialists who are responsible for all stages of study-related human specimen collection, documentation, tracking, and use. We also support the Wisconsin Brain Donor Program; brain donation and freezer call coverage. Applicant needs to demonstrate exemplary organization, attention to detail, interest in human biological research, ability to work cooperatively in a team environment, proactive engagement, initiative taking, and problem solving.
Applications close: October 6, 2023
CLARITI Communications Specialist
This position will serve as the communications specialist for a multi-site consortium focused on biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease and Related Disorders (ADRD). The 37 Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers (ADRCs), which are spread across the US and are all centers of excellence in their own research, are now coming together as a consortium that will use advanced brain imaging and fluid biomarkers to identify the multiple causes and their associated temporal characteristics that lead to eventual dementia. Job duties include: coordinating with programmers to maintain the study website, developing recruitment and retention materials, promotion of the study using digital marketing tools, creating a communication plan to disseminate study updates, and works with CLARiTI Administrative team to ensure grant objectives are met.
Applications close: October 6, 2023
CLARITI Clinical Research Project Coordinator
This position will serve as the main point of contact for 37 external sites within the multi-site consortium focused on biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease and Related Disorders (ADRD).. The 37 Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers (ADRCs), which are spread across the US and are all centers of excellence in their own research, are now coming together as a consortium that will use advanced brain imaging and fluid biomarkers to identify the multiple causes and their associated temporal characteristics that lead to eventual dementia. Job duties include: leading staff trainings and webinars, establishing and documenting workflows, work with external sites and national infrastructure to ensure efficient workflows, and overall guiding sites to meet their operational objectives defined in the grant.
Applications close: October 6, 2023
CLARITI Administrative Specialist
This position will serve as the administrative support for the leadership team of a multi-site consortium focused on biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease and Related Disorders (ADRD). The 37 Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers (ADRCs), which are spread across the US and are all centers of excellence in their own research, are now coming together as a consortium that will use advanced brain imaging and fluid biomarkers to identify the multiple causes and their associated temporal characteristics that lead to eventual dementia. The incumbent will work to support the leadership team in achieving the operational objectives defined in the grant. This includes effectively communicating with partnering institutions and other stakeholders, preparing documents and presentations, scheduling logistics, onboarding staff, determining workflows and general support of the leadership team.
Applications close: October 6, 2023
CLARITI Lead Regulatory Coordinator
This position will serve as the lead member on the compliance team for a multi-site consortium focused on biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease and Related Disorders (ADRD). The 37 Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers (ADRCs), which are spread across the US and are all centers of excellence in their own research, are now coming together as a consortium that will use advanced brain imaging and fluid biomarkers to identify the multiple causes and their associated temporal characteristics that lead to eventual dementia. The incumbent will lead the compliance team (3 total, including this role) that will support 37 external sites in study compliance and monitoring. Job duties include: leading the compliance team supervising 2 others, providing guidance to study site teams regarding protocol implementation, providing centralized monitoring of site regulatory compliance, reviewing the timeliness of data entry, and ensuring FDA IND compliance associated with PET scanning.
Applications close: October 6, 2023
Outreach and Partnerships Manager
The Outreach and Partnerships Manager will be responsible for overseeing the WI ADRC outreach program, maintaining daily operations, as well as offering consultations to other research labs within the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Program within the School of Medicine and Public Health. The candidate must have prior experience in community outreach, being able to demonstrate successful networking projects as well as maintaining current connections in the Madison community. Instruction and/or education experience, team management experience is preferred. The candidate will be expected to perform other related duties as assigned and maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the job.
Applications close: October 6, 2023
Scientist - Okonkwo Lab
Research in the Okonkwo Lab has an overarching goal of establishing effective prevention of Alzheimer's disease, with specific focus on resiliency, and investigating how the link between brain changes and cognitive decline is modulated by both modifiable and non-modifiable factors. Primary areas of responsibility include identifying critical research questions related to resilience to AD, preparing scientific writings (abstracts, posters, papers, and grants), processing data, extracting and analyzing data from internal and external data sources, and mentoring trainees. Additionally, the individual will aid in any other research-related tasks necessary for the overall success of the lab.
Applications close: October 6, 2023
Researcher - Okonkwo Lab
Research in the Okonkwo Lab has an overarching goal of establishing effective prevention of Alzheimer's disease, with specific focus on resiliency, and investigating how the link between brain changes and cognitive decline is modulated by both modifiable and non-modifiable factors. Primary areas of responsibility include preparing scientific writings (abstracts, posters, papers, and grants), managing data, processing data, extracting and analyzing data from internal and external data sources, and mentoring trainees. Additionally, the individual will aid in any other research-related tasks necessary for the overall success of the lab.
Applications close: October 6, 2023
Health Disparities Scientist
Dr. Okonkwo co-leads the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) Engagement Core, which is dedicated to 1) increasing the engagement of underrepresented populations (URPs) in the landmark ADNI study; 2) cultivating a competent workforce to work with URPs; and 3) investigating ethnocultural disparities in dementia. The successful candidate will work in collaboration with members of the Engagement Core team to identify and address critical scientific questions related to recruitment science and health disparities. They will also use the very rich and multifactorial ADNI data to generate and tackle additional questions of scientific interest to them and the team. They will organize their findings into presentations for both lay and scientific audiences, generate manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals, and participate in grant writing.
Applications close: October 6, 2023
WLS-ILIAD Study Coordinator
We are currently seeking two Clinical Research Coordinators to complement the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS), a world-renowned study that has followed its participants for 60+ years. The WLS-ILIAD protocol has various phases of participation, including several supplementary efforts. The research coordinator will work closely with the multidisciplinary team and partner organizations in the management of a panel of participants as they complete the study visits. The successful applicant will also coordinate all tasks related to one of the supplemental efforts, the in-center visit, which collects brain imaging on a subset of participants. These responsibilities include, but are not limited to: scheduling, managing, and leading the visit; data collection; PET and MRI imaging support, administrative tasks, and maintenance of the WLS database.
Applications close: October 6, 2023
Geriatrics Research Administrative Assistant
This position provides administrative support within the Division of Geriatrics & Gerontology in the School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine. The primary focus of this position will be booking travel and processing reimbursement requests for more than 120 research staff within the division who do research related travel. This is a high-volume need in which the incumbent will be expected to work with a broad degree of independence, communicate with all parties in a professional, service-focused manner, and to develop and implement the organizational systems which are critical to the role. Additionally, the incumbent will provide administrative support to new research faculty as they come onboard in the division and begin to build out their research programs.
Applications close: October 10, 2023
Geriatrics - Memory Care Physician
The Division of Geriatrics & Gerontology, Department of Medicine, UW School of Medicine and Public Health is seeking applicants for a full-time clinical assistant professor on the Clinician Teacher (CT) track. The faculty member will work as a specialty care physician providing subspecialty consultative clinical care at UW Health locations, working with a geriatric clinical care team including other providers. Specialty services are primarily provided in memory care but could also include geriatric assessment services for patients suffering from a complex series of symptoms. The successful candidate will also provide clinical teaching to medical students, residents and fellows.
Geriatrics Clinician Investigator
The Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics & Gerontology is seeking a Geriatrics Clinical Investigator. It is expected that the incumbent will successfully obtain ongoing extramural support to conduct research in the area of aging and geriatrics research with a preference in physical function and mobility research.
