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Program Coordinator

Inside Higher Ed
Columbia, SC Full Time
POSTED ON 11/12/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/11/2025
Department: ASPH Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Part/Full Time: Full Time

Advertised Salary Range: $45,133- $67,699

About UofSC

From the Upstate to the Lowcountry, the University of South Carolina system is transforming the lives of South Carolinians through the impact of our eight institutions and 20 locations throughout the state. More than 50,000 students are enrolled at one of eight institutions, including the research campus in Columbia and comprehensive four-year universities in Aiken, Upstate and Beaufort. In addition, our Palmetto College campuses in Salkehatchie, Union, Lancaster and Sumter enable students to earn associate or bachelor’s degrees through a combination of in-person, online or blended learning. All of our system institutions place strong emphasis on service — helping to build healthier, more educated communities in South Carolina and beyond.

Advertised Job Summary

This position will play a critical role in the Institute’s tick-borne disease research program. Their primary responsibilities will involve overseeing and coordinating various aspects of the domestic and international tick-borne disease research, including study design, data analysis, and project management. They will provide daily operational oversight while working with faculty leadership to design prospective grant applications/studies. This position will directly support the University’s mission of research excellence through the supervision of high-quality data collection for an NIH-funded R01 grant on designing novel statistical methods to guide tick vector surveillance programs, as well as for pilot studies in Latin America on emerging tick-borne pathogens causing febrile human disease, to support prospective, competitive center-level grant applications.

Preferred Qualifications

Required Education and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in biology or related fields.
  • Experience working on medical entomology research projects.
  • Solid background working on tick intake, processing, and diagnostic testing
  • Working knowledge of field sampling design and executing these designs in real-world settings
  • Willing to spend 1 or 2 days a week traveling for work-related events.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

  • Professionalism, including the following attributes: punctuality, integrity, conflict resolution, continuous learning, productivity, ability to work in a team environment, and flexibility.
  • Strong working knowledge of medical entomology and vector identification methods
  • A strong working knowledge of tick biology and ecology, and tick surveillance and diagnostic methodologies, is preferred.

Job Close Date

12/26/2025

Special Instructions to Applicant

Positions are advertised for a minimum of five (5) business days on our job website. After five (5) business days, positions can be closed at the discretion of the department at any time. This employment site is updated on a regular basis. The length of the recruitment and screening process may vary from position to position, depending upon a variety of factors. Should review of your qualifications result in a decision to pursue your candidacy, you will be contacted by phone or email.We are only accepting applications submitted by December 26, 2025.

To apply, please visit: https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/197281

EEO Statement

The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities on the basis of race, sex, gender, gender identity, transgender status, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, protected veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions.

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