The Ohio State University · 8 hours ago
Research Senior Associate
Columbus Campus
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$59K/yr - $77K/yr
3+ years expThe Ohio State University is a prominent educational institution, and they are seeking a Research Senior Associate for the Crane Center for Early Childhood. The role involves conducting high-quality research, managing day-to-day activities of research projects, and producing scholarly works for dissemination through peer-reviewed outlets.
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Responsibilities
Providing leadership and coordination on research projects through the Crane Center, including overseeing the management of day-to-day activities, supervising staff and student workers, preparing and submitting IRB reports as needed, and keeping the Crane Center leadership team abreast of project progress and status of grant deliverables
Assisting in the development of data collection protocols, analyzing data, and making decisions about research design
Engaging in writing of scholarly reports for peer-reviewed outlets and internal/local outlets (e.g., white papers)
As needed the incumbent will be responsible for developing project timelines, organizing project meetings with agendas, and maintaining records of all study activities
The incumbent will also ensure the active involvement of project collaborators, to include mentoring student assistants and graduate research associates as needed
The incumbent will aim to submit two first-authored manuscripts per year to peer-reviewed journals, and additional second- or other-authored publications as time permits
The incumbent will assist in grant writing endeavors as a team and develop project proposals independently, primarily for smaller-scale funding opportunities (internal and/or external)
The successful candidate will: be a critical thinker with a demonstrated ability to be an independent researcher, produce high-quality research outputs, be innovative and collaborative; maintain and manage multiple simultaneous research projects and associated deadlines; participate in the selection of key research personnel to work on project(s) undertaken; supervise and review the work of collaborating research staff and instruct on methods and procedures necessary to achieve desired goals and meet deadlines
Qualification
Required
Master's Degree or equivalent experience required
3 years of relevant experience required with Bachelor's degree, or 1 year of relevant experience required with Master's degree
Strong background in at least two of the following areas: early childhood education, language development and pedagogy, classroom observations and practices, and quantitative analyses
Strong written and oral communication skills
Ability to work independently and collaboratively with a research team
Working knowledge of human subjects' protections and IRB
Preferred
Interest in pursuing a research agenda in one of the following areas: early childhood education, language development and pedagogy, classroom observations and practices, and quantitative analyses
Company
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University is a public research university based in Columbus, Ohio.
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