Recruitment Communication & Strategy (45%)
- Coordinate study recruitment efforts with investigators and study teams through recruitment
consultations, planning, and budgeting.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of recruitment plans and strategies,
participant-facing materials, including study information, digital content, social media messaging, and
outreach materials tailored to target populations.
- Coordinate the implementation and dissemination of participant-facing social media recruitment
campaigns on UF Studies and other web-based platforms.
- Design, test, and optimize new communication and messaging strategies grounded in evidencebased
recruitment principles.
- Collaborate with study teams to support participant retention using tailored, population-sensitive
communication strategies.
- Provide information about referrals to other CTSI services and act as a liaison between
Investigators and Service Providers.
- Partner with researchers to advance scholarship on recruitment and retention, contributing to
manuscripts, conference presentations, and CTSI-wide dissemination.
- Strengthen UF’s national presence by supporting initiatives that position the institution as a leader
in effective participant recruitment practices.
Outreach and Navigation (20%)
- Promote research participation opportunities in the community by attending community events on
behalf of the Recruitment Center.
- Act as a point of reference for study participants by answering questions and keeping them
informed on recruitment of CTSI studies
- Promote Recruitment Center services through presentations, trainings, consultations, and
partnerships across campus and health system units.
- Participate in the national CTSA recruitment consortium meetings and trainings, and collaborate
with research professionals across the consortia to identify recruitment strategies, tactics and tools and
learn best practices
Administrative / Regulatory (15%)
- Be knowledgeable and provide guidance on institutional policies and regulations related to
research recruitment to investigators and study teams as they develop protocols and interface with the
required UF regulatory departments.
- Provide guidance on UF, NIH, and federal policies related to the ethical recruitment of human
participants.
- Assist study teams with protocol development, IRB submissions, and creation of compliant
recruitment materials.
Data Management and Reporting (15%)
- Create reports and track relevant recruitment metrics (consults, participant enrollment) as
required for evaluation, publication, and NIH reporting
- Ensure accurate and timely reporting using internal tracking tools and assist investigators in using
tools for recruitment tracking.
- Support investigators in the use of recruitment tracking tools and promote data-driven decision making
across research teams.
