Data Visualization Consultant

The data visualization consultant will focus on developing and working closely with the Principal Investigator to generate infographics that are developmentally appropriate for young adults. Additionally, the consultant will edit visual stimuli to align with the Principal Investigator's research program and key priority areas identified by various funding sources and the Principal Investigator. Data visualization consultants should have experience across several statistical or data visualization software and a history of working with minoritized communities.

The University of Minnesota encourages a healthy work life balance for employees. CEHD is committed to an excellent employee experience, offering a flexible work environment that meets the needs of students, staff, faculty, and the communities we serve. Flexible work arrangements may include flexibility in schedule and/or work location. Please note that 100% remote work requires approval prior to offer.

The budgeted salary range for this position is $1,400. Final salary offers are dependent on the candidate's experience, skills, and internal equity within the department.

Employee will work up until the allotted budget from the research grant allows.

Job Responsibilities:

Function 1 (50%)

• Data visualization consultation on TGD research study. The employee will work with the PI (Dr. Kay Simon) to develop stimuli for an ongoing interview-based study of TGD young adults ages 18 to 29 years old.

Function 2 (50%)

• Creation of visual stimuli for an ongoing research study of TGD young adults to elicit responses throughout an interview.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in the social sciences such as political science or international studies, psychology, etc.
• 2+ years of experience with data visualization techniques for research studies involving sensitive data working with vulnerable populations.
• Deep content knowledge of TGD people's experiences, family dynamics, and the intersection of race/ethnicity, public policy, and healthcare settings.
• Evidence of attention to diverse identities in teaching or professional experience, and the commitment to support the University's work in diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Prior research experience and writing focused on the role of public policy impacting TGD people with economic or health-based outcomes from a quantitative or qualitative perspective.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 4+ years of experience with data visualization techniques for research studies involving sensitive data working with vulnerable populations.
• Ability to develop and provide deliverables in ways that effectively account for a variety of diverse backgrounds, communities, identities, and abilities.)

The College of Education and Human Development (CEHD), the University's third largest college, contributes to a just and sustainable future through engagement with the local and global communities to enhance human learning and development at all stages of life. We know diversity is necessary to do our best work and foster our humanity. That's why the CEHD community is collectively dedicated to cultivating an inclusive and equitable environment, embracing and celebrating all identities of our students, staff, and faculty. These values are also a moral imperative requiring continuous proactive measures and a firm stance against prejudice, discrimination, and systemic injustice.

The Department of Family Social Science (FSoS) prepares students to use research to discover and apply knowledge, build interpersonal communication skills, and develop personally and professionally. Considered one of the premier family departments in the United States and globally, our history reaches back to the very first classes taught at the University of Minnesota in 1884. We are leaders in community-based participatory research to develop community-based programs and educational models. We are dedicated to increasing equity, diversity, and inclusion across our academic programs, within our faculty, and in teaching and learning, research, outreach and engagement, and clinical practice.

Pay Range: $1,400; depending on education/qualifications/experience.

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