Research Associate I or II (L,P,S)

MSU Jobs • Starkville, MS

22h

About The Position

The National Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision (NRTC) at Mississippi State University invites applications for a Research Associate I or II. The mission of the NRTC is to enhance employment and independent living outcomes for individuals with blindness or low vision through research, training, education, and dissemination. The primary responsibility of this position is to support grant-related activities by assisting with research, training, and grant reporting requirements under the direction of experienced staff members. This person will receive mentoring to increase their knowledge and skills, with the goal of taking on greater responsibilities in the future. Salary Grade : Please see Staff Compensation Structure or Skilled Crafts and Service Maintenance Compensation Schedule for salary ranges. For salary grade UC, these positions are "Unclassified" and salary ranges are determined by the hiring department.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree with preferred fields of Psychology, Sociology, Educational Psychology, Special Education, Rehabilitation Counseling, or Business
• Expertise with Microsoft Office products
• Excellent organizational and project coordination skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Beginning with a Bachelor’s degree: A professional employee with a bachelor’s degree can begin work at Associate I; To begin at Associate II, one must meet the above requirement, have a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience and the equivalent to a master’s degree
• Beginning with a Master’s degree: A professional employee with a master’s degree and a minimum of 1 year of relevant experience and demonstrated competency can begin work at Associate II

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree
• Experience with project coordination or research administration
• Technical writing and editing skills
• Experience with Qualtrics
• Familiarity with accessibility standards and practices
• Experience with data collection or data management
• Knowledge about or experience working with people with disabilities, including those who are blind or have low vision

Responsibilities

• Research support: Assist senior researchers with literature searches and reviews, survey development, data collection, and data management and analysis
• Participant coordination: Assist with recruiting and scheduling study participants and managing participant records
• Grant compliance and reporting: Assist with grant reporting requirements, including collecting data from project staff, entering data into reporting systems, and compiling project updates into required reports
• Project tracking and documentation: Maintain output and product tracking systems, manage project records and documents, and prepare reports from tracked data
• Meeting and event coordination: Manage logistics for advisory panel meetings and other grant-related activities, including scheduling, communications, materials preparation, and meeting facilitation support
• Accessibility and quality review: Assist with accessibility checks for documents and courses, and review manuscripts and products before submission or publication
• Training support: Assist with preparation and logistics for training activities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees