Project Coordinator / Research Assistant II

MSU Careers Details•Flint, MI

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Coordinator will provide leadership for a complex, funded project in close collaboration with project investigators. The role coordinates day-to-day implementation and evaluation activities with investigators at Michigan State University, the University of South Alabama, and Vanderbilt University, as well as the Mobile County Public School System. The coordinator will follow established policies and procedures, ensure project milestones are met, and flexibly address unanticipated barriers. The coordinator will train research assistants and other project staff and oversee school climate specialists embedded in the school system. Responsibilities include participant recruitment and tracking, records management, data collection, and monitoring human-subjects protections, including adverse events and risk management. Data collection integrates information from youth, school personnel, the school system, and the police department, and requires high standards for data collection, protection, storage, and maintenance. The position also involves university and community activities that support the project mission and maintaining collaborative relationships with community partners. Regular and prompt attendance is required, as is working the defined schedule and additional hours as needed. Travel between intervention sites is required. The role is based in Mobile, Alabama, and is designated remote-friendly, with remote work as mutually agreed upon. The position is funded for one year from the date of hire, with a possible extension contingent on funding renewal.

Requirements

Knowledge equivalent to a four-year college degree in psychology, education, public health, or a related science field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Three to five years of related, progressively responsible or expansive experience overseeing research projects and laboratory operations, operating and maintaining laboratory equipment, performing specialized analytical and research techniques, and designing research experiments in a related area.
May require software specific to the area of research.
Regular and prompt attendance and ability to work the defined schedule and additional hours as required.

Nice To Haves

Experience conducting human-subjects research.
Experience working with schools.
Experience working in teams.

Responsibilities

Lead a complex funded project in collaboration with project investigators.
Coordinate day-to-day intervention implementation and evaluation activities with investigators and external partners.
Follow established project policies and procedures, meet milestones, and address unanticipated barriers.
Train research assistants and other project staff.
Oversee school climate specialists embedded in the school system.
Oversee participant recruitment and tracking, records, and data collection.
Monitor human-subjects protections, including adverse events and risk management.
Maintain high standards for data collection, protection, storage, and maintenance.
Participate in university and community activities that contribute to the project mission.
Maintain positive, collaborative relationships with community partners.
Travel between intervention sites as required.