The OHSU-PSU School of Public Health (SPH) is aligned with the American Public Health Association in declaring racism a public health crisis, and our School is committed to becoming an antiracist SPH. We are working to center social justice in our internal and external work as a school and are committed to addressing structural and institutional racism, and to holding ourselves accountable to this work.

This student worker will support several projects related to public health, including a collaborative effort to build simulation models of acute mental health systems to inform capacity investments to improve health outcomes. Key responsibilities include:

• Support PIs in developing and applying strategies for using large language models to identify information about patient flows for simulation modeling.
• Under direct supervision, conduct literature reviews related to systems science and behavioral health services and prepare summaries to support academic publications and grant proposals.
• Under direct supervision, create and maintain causal-loop diagrams and stock-and-flow diagrams using Kumu software.
• Support preparation of conference presentations, manuscripts, and grant proposals.

• Enrolled in or on vacation from or is otherwise registered in Undergraduate Program (minimum 6 credit hours)

Job Related Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (Competencies):

• Computer knowledge, including experience in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), Kumu visualization software, and large language models.
• Knowledge of systems science mapping and modeling, with the ability to create causal-loop diagrams and stock-and-flow diagrams.
• Ability to conduct literature reviews and write literature summaries to support grant proposals and academic publications.

• 1 year in research data collection and/or analysis
• High-level computer knowledge, including using large language models for text analysis.

Monday-Friday days. Exact days and hours negotiable. Mostly virtual meetings.

Oregon Health & Science University values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment to being an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. To request reasonable accommodation contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Department at 503-494-5148 or aaeo@ohsu.edu.