Research Coordinator, Psychology - College of Arts and Sciences

Ashland University Portal • Ashland, OH

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About The Position

The Ashland University International Collaboration Research Center ( AUICRC ) seeks a Research Coordinator to contribute to a multi-year project titled “Examining the Big Questions in Big Samples: Using the Psychological Science Accelerator to Investigate John Templeton Foundation Priorities.” The project will include 4 primary studies testing two types of generalizability on topics potentially including the dynamics of religious change, intellectual humility, religious cognition, the science of character virtue, and/or health, religion, and spirituality. The Psychological Science Accelerator is a globally distributed network of psychological science laboratories with over 1,000 members representing over 80 countries, that coordinates data collection for democratically selected studies, with the mission of accelerating the accumulation of reliable and generalizable evidence in psychological science. The Research Coordinator will begin employment on July 1, 2023 on a 1-year contract with the potential to renew for one additional year through the end of the grant-funded project on June 30, 2025. They will work closely with the AUICRC Director and PSA leadership to facilitate and monitor all aspects of the project, including communicating directly with all data collection laboratories, tracking and communicating progress on the 4 studies, and coordinating with project personnel to ensure efficient progress throughout the conduct and dissemination of the studies. Additional responsibilities will include general PSA supporting activities such as maintaining the PSA website and publishing monthly PSA newsletters, assisting with distribution of grant-project funds, preparing of project data and manuscripts, and joining in the supervision of a team of approximately 8 undergraduate research assistants. The Research Coordinator will report directly to the Director of the AUICRC , which is housed in and is under purview of the Dean the College of Arts and Sciences at Ashland University. The AUICRC project team also includes a Postdoctoral Researcher and a Research Scientist, with whom the RC will collaborate closely.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology or a related field
• Substantial research experience
• Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills to effectively work with a large and diverse group of researchers
• Proactive and independent working style with a keen attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Communicating directly with all data collection laboratories
• Tracking and communicating progress on the 4 studies
• Coordinating with project personnel to ensure efficient progress throughout the conduct and dissemination of the studies
• Maintaining the PSA website and publishing monthly PSA newsletters
• Assisting with distribution of grant-project funds
• Preparing of project data and manuscripts
• Joining in the supervision of a team of approximately 8 undergraduate research assistants

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level