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Posting Number: req21097

Department: School of Human Ecology-RES

Location: Main Campus

Address: Tucson, AZ USA

Position Highlights

The Norton School of Human Ecology is seeking a Research Program Coordinator for a federally funded grant led by Principal Investigator, Dr. Russell Toomey. The Research Program Coordinator will be a key team member of a National Institutes of Health research project focused on understanding family relationships of sexual and gender minority youth in Latinx families. The Research Program Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating and organizing research activities to ensure that goals and objectives of the grant are met. We are looking for an individual who is team-oriented, detail-focused, and has good organizational skills. The Research Program Coordinator will work closely with the Principal Investigator during recruitment, data collection, and data analysis.

This position is funded on a grant and will not extend beyond term of the grant, Feb. 28, 2029.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & Responsibilities

• Serve as point of contact for research project via telephone, in-person contact, and written communication.
• Schedule data collection interviews with recruited families.
• Coordinate logistics, scheduling, and travel, of other research personnel during data collection.
• Manage social media accounts.
• Work closely with the investigative team to ensure all project goals and major tasks are effectively planned and executed on schedule.
• Coordinate, monitor, and supervise the activities of other personnel on the project (e.g., undergraduate students, graduate students).
• Interact and maintain communications with Dr. Toomey and the larger research team.
• Recruit research participants utilizing community partnerships and connections.
• Prepare summary reports on project recruitment and data collection efforts.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Proficiency in conversational and written functional Spanish.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Internet skills.
• Basic knowledge of human development and family science research.
• Basic knowledge of budgeting and accounting procedures.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills with high attention to detail.
• Ability to effectively communicate in writing and orally.
• Excellent time management skills, with ability to multitask effectively to manage multiple responsibilities and deadlines simultaneously.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in field appropriate to area of assignment AND one year administrative/coordinative program experience; OR, Five years of progressively responsible administrative coordinative program experience; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience, training and/or education approved by Human Resources.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in working on research projects.
• Experience working with sexual and gender minority youth communities.
• Experience working with Latinx communities.
• Experience in translational science.
• Experience with website/online survey development (e.g., Qualtrics).
• Experience with publication software (e.g., Microsoft Publisher, Photoshop, Canva, etc).
• Experience working with families in the Tucson and/or Phoenix communities

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Full Time/Part Time: Part Time

Number of Hours Worked per Week: 20

Job FTE: 0.50

Work Calendar: Fiscal

Job Category: Research

Benefits Eligible: Yes - Full Benefits

Rate of Pay: $25.50 - $31.87

Compensation Type: hourly rate

Grade

7

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Grade Range Minimum

$25.5

Grade Range Midpoint

$31.87

Grade Range Maximum

$38.25

Career Stream and Level

PC1

Job Family

Research Program Admin

Job Function

Research

Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)

Number of Vacancies: 1

Contact Information for Candidates

Dr. Russell Toomey,

tooomey@arizona.edu

Open Until Filled: Yes

Documents Needed to Apply: Resume and Cover Letter

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