Research Coordinator, Bridges to Academic Success -CUNY

Duties include:

Strategic Planning & Research

• Work with the Project Director to identify research-related project goals, priorities, and needs; and identify new projects and priorities for team;
• Focus on research needs and planning in content meetings, kick-off meetings, and staff meetings
  • Lead project planning and basecamp organization regarding data needs
  • Create and maintain timelines and project plans to support planning process
  • Set up Basecamp projects, templates, and finalize systems RE research according to project needs
  • Brainstorm around new development opportunities

Supervise Research Assistant(s) (RAs)

• Work with RAs on prioritizing workload and moving projects along
• Ensure that basecamp tasks are reflective of priorities and are updated and monitoring on a regular basis
• Flag any issues, concerns, workload matters etc. for project director
• Help RAs prepare for content meeting presentations; review work that is completed

Meet with team coaches around data collection

• Organize data collection process and systems with coaches and RAs
• Project management around data collection and assessment
• Supervise relationship between RAs and coaches
• Support cross-team collaboration

Project Management

• Project manage all research and evaluation related deliverables on time and on budget

Field work

• Conduct fieldwork on site at specific schools approximately twice per month;
• Coordinate fieldwork with RAs

Report and Journal Writing

• Edit and co-write reports and journal articles
• Assist and delegate with writing up any data-related activities for mid-year and final report.
• Create graphics to represent data
• Create and update research flyers
• Review grant materials as requested
• Review proposals and provide feedback

Core Competencies and Qualifications

• 2-3 years of on-the-job research experience
• Experience working with youth and teachers
• Graduate degree (e.g. Masters in Education, or Sociology, Public Health, Program Evaluation focus)
• Proficiency in a second language, preferably Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Haitian Creole, or French.
• Demonstrated proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Proficiency in R
• Proficiency in qualitative research methods, specifically interviews, focus groups and coding.
• Proficiency with using research tools and ability to learn Dedoose
• Technologically adept and comfortable with a variety of apps and online platforms
• Demonstrated proficiency in Google Workspace (Google Sheets, Google Drive, Google docs, etc.)
• Excellent writing skills
• Excellent project management skills and familiarity with Basecamp or similar PM tools
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Experience working on a team
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to be flexible, and work independently

Preferred Qualifications

• Management experience
• Ph.D or more extensive research experience

Health insurance and dental, vacation and sick leave,vision plans with the RF CUNY (individual or family plan, dependent on number of hours weekly)

Bilingual, preferably highly proficient or native bilingual in Spanish