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CHEManager International · 1 day ago

Research Coordinator

Twin Lakes, MN

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry, Mid Level

$22/hr - $22/hr

1+ years exp

CHEManager International is seeking a Research Coordinator for the University of Minnesota's Institute of Child Development. The role involves managing research related to predicting STEM education outcomes through various assessments and participant interactions, while ensuring data integrity and supporting undergraduate research assistants.

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Responsibilities

Understand the research and participant recruitment process and comprehend the value and importance of gathering, organizing, and maintaining research data results

Develop rapport with children and families to ensure a positive research experience

Develop procedures for effective follow-up with longitudinal participants

Draft correspondence and send participant emails, including attachments with information regarding appointments and survey completion

Schedule, update, and cancel appointments with families participating in the research study

Organize and track study files (electronically) including participant appointment information, calling log, and files to be sent to families

Coordinate regular contact with families for retention, such as birthday cards, brain games, and newsletters

Complete Human Subject ethics training

Adhere to the study protocol

Obtain informed consent and assent from children, adolescents, parents, and teacher participants

Prepare and maintain electronic surveys for remote data collection

Reliably administer standardized and research-based behavioral tasks to children

Develop processes to mentor and train undergraduate research assistants in participant retention, data collection, and research ethics with child and adolescent participants

Monitor and support participants in completing survey measures in a timely manner

Use standard desktop software to manage documentation and track study progress, e.g., data collection "funnel"

Ensure protection and storage of data and participant information on secure servers

Work evening and weekend shifts as needed to test participants

Manage and monitor online participant payment system

Communicate with the internal study team and external PI team on a regular basis regarding retention and assessment progress and any or all issues related to participants (children, parents, teachers)

Support the Postdoctoral Associate and Graduate Research Assistant who will be overseeing data coding, scoring, and analysis

Learn and follow best practices in data organization and processing streams

Train and supervise undergraduate research assistants

Ensure reliable and timely completion of data coding and cleaning

Perform quality control/quality assurance procedures

Adhere to data security and privacy practices

Conduct quarterly data cleaning and merging process

Create tables and figures as directed for project meetings, conference presentations, and publications

Support graduate students and lab staff in tracking and monitoring undergraduate research hours

Develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) for general lab tasks to support training of new lab personnel and transfer of expertise to new staff

Coordinate lab and project meetings among lab personnel

Take notes at research meetings and track agenda items

Update and monitor lab web resources to document study materials, current staff, undergraduate research assistants, and provide research resources to the public

Work with lab staff and graduate students to draft the annual lab newsletter

Assist the lab in conducting internal audits of IRB materials and research data collection on multiple projects

Work with current and past lab members to document and organize study materials and data resources in electronic format

Work with department staff to address facility needs or information technology needs in the lab

Identify areas for improvement in functioning in the lab and work with the Principal Investigator to develop and implement improvement plans

Assisting Postdoctoral Associate and PI with lab-wide coordination

Communicating with study coordinators, lab trainees, and collaborators

Maintaining lab-wide documentation (lab meeting minutes, lab SOP, etc.)

Schedule and attend weekly lab meetings

Onboarding new employees and volunteers

Purchasing lab-wide materials and ensuring compliance with purchasing procedures/documentation

Undergraduate RA supervision regarding data entry

Assisting the PI with planning and coordination of lab events

Communicate with Information Technology support staff regarding project needs

Provide support to faculty and staff preparing manuscripts and conference presentations, including literature searches, article summaries, formatting of text and references, construction of tables and figures, and typographical editing

Qualification

Research experienceParticipant recruitmentData managementExcelBehavioral assessmentPublic relations skillsCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsInterpersonal skillsTeam collaboration

Required

BA/BS in child psychology or related field, or a combination of related education and work experience to equal four years

Experience working in a research environment, including the following experiences:

Experience interviewing and/or testing children

Experience with Excel

Ability to collaborate effectively with people from a variety of communities, backgrounds, and identities

Preferred

Coursework in psychology, child psychology, or educational psychology

At least one year of post BA research experience or coursework

Basic computer programming skills

Ability to manage multiple tasks on a daily basis

Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills, including attention to detail and documentation of work

Experience conducting consent process and collecting data over a Zoom platform

Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, including communication with study faculty, junior and senior research staff, organizations serving diverse communities, and individual families and children

Excellent public relations skills and abilities to interact professionally and warmly with other professionals as well as diverse children and families

Intention to commit 2 or more years in this position