Visiting Senior Research Specialist - Center for Research on Women & Gender
Hiring Department Center for Research on Women & Gender
Location Chicago, IL USA
Requisition ID 1041492
Posting Close Date 7/15/2026
Salary: The budgeted salary range for the position is $85,000 to $90,000.
About the University of Illinois Chicago
UIC is among the nation’s preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent “Best Colleges” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.
This position is intended to be eligible for benefits This includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.
Position
Summary
This
position is principal contributor for a large statewide research and
implementation science portfolio focused on improving access to abortion,
reproductive and obstetric health care overseeing day-to-day management of the
Radiant Fellowship, a clinician training program that prepares physicians and
advanced practice clinicians to integrate abortion care into primary care and
emergency care settings. The position will provide operational leadership for
complex research and implementation activities, including coordination of
clinical training organizing complex educational and dissemination activities
in collaboration with faculty/fellows/community partners, stakeholder
engagement including cultivating partnerships with sexual and reproductive
health stakeholders across Illinois, logistics, communications, and
dissemination for a large-scale emergency obstetric and reproductive health
project.
Duties
& Responsibilities
• Serve as the central project manager for
Radiant Fellowship.
• Coordinate project operations across
research, implementation, training, and stakeholder engagement activities,
ensuring timelines, deliverables, and communications remain aligned across
teams and partners.
• Support implementation of a multi-site
project involving emergency department trainings, clinical champions,
state-based coordination, and cross-institutional collaboration.
• Manage day-to-day operations including
fellow communication, scheduling, onboarding, seminar coordination, training
support, and longitudinal program tracking.
• Work closely with Radiant fellows, faculty,
and clinical partners to support clinician training in abortion care
integration within primary care settings.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with
sexual and reproductive health and abortion stakeholders across Illinois,
including clinicians, advocates, trainers, organizational partners, and
professional networks.
• Organize seminars, trainings, and
educational events on topics relevant to the abortion and broader sexual and
reproductive health community.
• Procure and coordinate supplies for abortion
trainings, including communication and contracting with vendors and management
of training materials and logistics.
• Prepare presentations, materials, and other
dissemination products for regional and national meetings, including the
Society of Family Planning and National Abortion Federation
• Assist with development of slide decks, reports, summaries, and
external-facing materials for research, training, and stakeholder audiences.
• Support networking, partnership development,
and outreach activities that strengthen the Center’s visibility and
collaborative infrastructure across Illinois and beyond.
• Coordinate meetings with internal and
external partners, including clinicians, implementation partners, advisory
groups, and community stakeholders.
• Track project milestones, meeting outputs,
training documentation, and implementation activities across workstreams.
• Help synthesize materials across research
and implementation teams, supporting efficient workflows and consistent
communication.
• Contribute to dissemination, reporting, and
program growth related to both the emergency care implementation portfolio and
the Radiant Fellowship.
• May act as supervisor or team lead in
directing and coordinating the work of lower-level staff. Guide, train and
advise lower-level researchers and students on techniques, methods and
procedures.
• Plan, assign and review work of staff to
ensure that group objectives are met. Hire, train, develop and manage staff to
ensure that a qualified staff exists to meet group objectives.
• Perform other related duties and participate
in special projects as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.
