University of Delaware · 11 hours ago
Limited Term Researcher, College of Education and Human Development
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid LevelThe University of Delaware's College of Education and Human Development is seeking a Limited Term Researcher to support the Center for Home-Based Child Care Research. The role involves performing research and project coordination duties related to home-based child care, collaborating with team members on various studies.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Support protocol development, participant recruitment, and quantitative/qualitative data collection (primarily by phone and/or Zoom)
Conduct qualitative and/or quantitative data analysis in collaboration with other team members, including both PIs and research assistants
Assist with the development and dissemination of literature reviews, policy scans, reports, journal articles, presentations, and other products
Attend weekly team meetings and regularly communicate with team members, research partners, and community members (including policymakers, administrators, home-based child care educators, families)
Perform other job-related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Doctoral degree (or ABD) in early childhood education, human development, psychology, public policy, public health, social work, or a related field required
Knowledge of early care and education policies, systems, workforce, and/or landscape
Experience interacting with economically, culturally, and linguistically diverse communities
Extensive experience collecting, managing, and analyzing quantitative and/or qualitative data using relevant software (e.g., Stata, SPSS, R, Nvivo, Dedoose)
Excellent verbal communication and academic writing skills
Willingness and flexibility for weekend or evening data collection activities as needed, with flex time granted
Strong organizational, interpersonal, and management skills
Ability to work independently and with groups
Preferred
Familiarity with home-based child care (licensed family child care and/or family, friend, and neighbor care) strongly preferred
Experiencing translating research for a general audience preferred
Benefits
Competitive salary
Full benefits
Company
University of Delaware
The University of Delaware - a state assisted, privately chartered institution - is a Land Grant, Sea Grant, Space Grant and Carnegie Research University (very high research activity).
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