University of Tennessee, Knoxville · 1 month ago
Project Coordinator: Department of Psychology and Neuroscience - UTK
Knoxville, TN
Part-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$34K/yr - $35K/yr
1+ years expThe University of Tennessee, Knoxville is seeking a Project Coordinator for a NIH-funded Science Education Partnership Award aimed at delivering career education to high school students in East Tennessee. The coordinator will manage activities, oversee data collection, and assist in curriculum delivery while liaising with partner high schools.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Coordinating grant activities: maintain regular contact with each of our 4 partner high schools; schedule all grant activities (in school curriculum delivery, parent nights, data collection, summer camp); recruit and interview undergraduate and graduate student team members; maintain records for annual reporting; coordinate with and provide records to external evaluator
Career education to 4 master's and undergraduate students in delivering our in-school career education intervention curriculum in intact 9 th , 10 th , and/or 11 th grade classrooms
General Administrative Duties: purchasing supplies and equipment; hardware/software maintenance; assisting with expense and grant management; maintaining project website; and general faculty support
Research: creating online surveys in Qualtrics used for data collection; managing human subject protocols; cleaning and merging data files; conducting basic analyses; conducting literature searches; contributing to manuscript preparation
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in psychology, human services, and/or STEM
Strong organizational skills
Knowledge of basic adolescent development to understand typical high school student population
Strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills
Preferred
1-2 years experience in teaching, outreach, or research
Experience with Qualtrics
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University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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