Research Assistant – Social Media and Community Outreach

University of Kansas Medical Center • Kansas City, MO

144d • $22 - $32

About The Position

KUMC Research Assistant will support multiple projects aimed to serve families of autistic children and the systems that support them. This will include the Online and Applied System for intervention Skills (OASIS) Training Program, and the development of a train-the-trainer model of our OASIS Training, the development and establishment of a statewide resource center for families of autistic children in and out of the foster system, and educational events focused on preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). The Research Assistant will be cross trained to support each of these projects as a part of the larger research team. Duties may include creating dissemination materials, event coordination, activity facilitation, recruitment, and data collection and analysis. The Research Assistant will also assist with any additional grant-related and research activities including grant proposal writing, survey development and dissemination, and other project activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree. Experience may be substituted for education on a year for year basis.
• 2 years’ experience with grant implementation, data management and analysis, program development and public-facing training activities in a collaborative work environment.
• 1 year experience managing social media platforms.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree.
• At minimum 1 year experience of training others in either clinical or professional settings.
• Experience exhibiting understanding of scientific approaches to treatment such as the basic principles of Applied Behavior Analysis, particularly involving children.
• Experience conducting interventions or research with children with autism (or related research projects).

Responsibilities

• Facilitate project activities such as training, webinars, community collaboration calls, team meetings, and data collection.
• Assist with data collection, data entry, data management, and other related tasks.
• Coordinate training schedules across collaborators with supervisor and trainees; assist with standard office responsibilities (e.g. preparing materials, filing).
• Complete assessments during baseline, post, and follow-up sessions.
• Attend scheduled trainings and staff meetings.
• Utilize professional writing skills and a knowledge of standard research practices and data collection tools in performing work.
• Creating and maintaining a social media presence to share information about our grants and grant activities which includes recruiting provider agencies and state organizations to assist with disseminating project related information.
• Identifying, connecting with, and maintaining connections with resources and community providers for individuals with disabilities.
• Organizing the resources and working with our information technology unit to input into our online database.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor, such as assisting with other grant or research related tasks and standard office responsibilities.

Benefits

• Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan.
• Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available.
• Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays.
• One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment.
• Paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment.
• A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees