Social Media Fellowship
A research opportunity is currently available in the Division of Education and Integrity (DEI) within the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) of the Office of the Secretary (OS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) located in Rockville, Maryland.
ORI promotes integrity in biomedical and behavioral research supported by the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) at more than 5,000 institutions worldwide. DEI manages statements submitted by PHS-funded institutions assuring that they have in place policies and procedures for handling allegations of research misconduct, reviews those institutional policies and procedures, prepares guidance to institutions for fostering responsible conduct of research, develops educational resources and programs to help institutions foster environments of research integrity, funds research on research integrity, and communicates information about research integrity through the ORI website, the ORI newsletter, the ORI annual report and various social media.
The objective of this project is to develop experience that will help the participant advance in their academic and professional goals. Under the guidance of a mentor, the selected participant(s) will develop several experiences in communications, project management, evaluations, research, and other areas that can be applied to a broad range of careers or prepare them for advanced courses in health communications.
The selected candidate will have the opportunity to learn about research integrity issues, responsible conduct of research, and be involved in, including but not limited to, the following opportunities:
- Researching, developing, implementing, reviewing, and editing online and social media content to interact with the research community. ORI currently uses Twitter, YouTube, and a blog for social media.
- Supporting the development of promotional materials and outreach activities for stakeholders in research integrity and the responsible conduct of research
- Supporting Team projects to develop multimedia education products on research integrity (such as videos and infographics) based on adult learning models
- Conducting research on web strategies, supporting the development and implementation of web strategies to advance the agency’s communications efforts
- Learning how to use Google Analytics to determine where the agency’s web content needs to be redeveloped, and to provide new and updated web content and wireframes
- Learning how to identify, screen, and analyze the responsible conduct of research (RCR) literature on the effectiveness and/or cost-effectiveness of various RCR interventions; and communicating the results of these reviews in diverse formats to various audiences
Qualifications
The qualified candidate should have received a master's degree in one of the relevant fields, or be currently pursuing the degree and will reach completion by June 2019. Degree must have been received within five years of the appointment start date.
Preferred skills:
- Knowledge of writing for a lay audience about science and legal or ethical issues as evidenced by a technical writing sample
- Familiarity with technical writing and science communications
- Strong proof of reading and editing knowledge for grade level, plain language and/or the Associated Press (AP) Style
- Strong written, oral, and electronic communication knowledge
For a full description of this opportunity and to submit your application, use the external link provided.
If you have any questions, send an email to HHSrpp@orau.org. Please include the reference code for this opportunity (HHS-OASH-2019-0113) in your email.