Research Coordinator, Connecticut Project

University Of Chicago Laboratory Schools • Torrance, CA

322d • $50,000 - $65,000

About The Position

The TMW Center develops, tests, and implements evidence-based interventions designed to promote very young children's cognitive and social-emotional development, with a priority placed on that of children living in poverty. TMW Center interventions are designed to be overlaid onto existing health, education, and social service systems working at scale in a given community in order to meet families where they already are. The TMW Center has a robust research and development strategy that includes further development and testing of TMW interventions; harnessing technology to support behavior change, intervention engagement, and analysis; and furthering strategies to engage adult caregivers (parents, early educators and others) in the TMW Center's interventions across the health, early learning, and social service sectors. The TMW Center is partnering with the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC) to conduct multi-year field research in Connecticut infant and toddler child care settings. The research will use a novel technology to support teachers and demonstrate how teachers' language inputs in birth-to-3 child care settings lead to positive child outcomes. Early pilots will generate learnings and inform a classroom implementation and professional development model. A subsequent randomized controlled trial will test whether the new professional development model positively impacts teacher knowledge and behavior, leads to more language interactions between teachers and children, improves job satisfaction and drives positive child outcomes.

Requirements

• Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
• Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through < 2 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with Connecticut OEC State-funded programs.
• Prior teaching and/or administrative experience within early childhood classroom settings.
• Experience in early childhood research or early education.
• Experience in a research lab or setting.
• Valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a primary point of contact for current research study participants.
• Maintains regular contact with study participants, updating them on study progress and ensuring that their contact information is updated.
• Partners with TMW Center staff members and other stakeholders in pursuing new participants to ensure study has adequate amount of participants.
• Obtains and maintains consents for program participants in accordance with IRB protocol and TMW research standards.
• Provides implementation support, coaching, and training to study participants.
• Visits study sites across Connecticut for routine and as-needed in-person observation activities and support.
• Engages with study participants and other partners to collect data and gather user feedback.
• Conducts 1:1 in-person child assessments.
• Builds and nurtures relationships with child care centers, classroom teachers, families, OEC staff and other stakeholders.
• Provides technical, administrative and logistical support to the Connecticut early childhood research project team.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Retirement plans
• Paid time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree