Research Coordinator

University of Washington•Seattle, WA

6d•$78,600 - $82,800•Onsite

About The Position

The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies has an outstanding opportunity for a Research Coordinator to join their team. Reporting to the Director of the UW Center for Human Rights, the Research Coordinator is responsible for supporting the design and implementation of ongoing and new research in the Center. This position will conduct literature reviews and research to include collecting, coding and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data, as well as writing, editing, and reporting research findings. The position will also assist in developing and maintaining relationships with off-campus partners, supervise undergraduate and graduate students conducting research, and manage the Center’s data storage infrastructure. The Center for Human Rights and this position is housed on the UW Seattle campus. Fully in-person work is expected for the first six months, at which time the position may be eligible for up to two days of remote work if appropriate and supported by the position manager.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in a social science field
Four years of experience in research with at least two years focused on topic(s) relevant to human rights
Demonstrated commitment to equity and justice
Excellent multicultural communication skills
Familiarity with social science research methodology with qualitative and quantitative analysis and coding

Nice To Haves

Spanish language skills
Experience working in grassroots human rights organization or advocacy
Familiarity with contemporary US migrant justice issues
Familiarity with R and/or Python for basic data science tasks: summarize datasets, generate descriptive statistics, manage GitHub repositories
Experience using software tools to process documents and files (for example, regular expressions, command line tools, advanced text editing)

Responsibilities

Work with Center Director to design and implement methods of data collection and analysis
Provide leadership for organization and execution of quantitative and qualitative data collection
Lead quantitative data management, analysis, and reporting
Analyze, synthesize, and report findings
Supervise student researchers involved in executing methodology
Lead scheduling and facilitation of research team meetings, including virtual and in-person meetings
Co-author briefs and reports for internal and external audiences that summarize major findings
Co-author papers and dissemination activities, including virtual and in-person presentations
Work with the communication team on internal and external dissemination efforts
Attend meetings and maintain relationships with community partner organizations and advocates
Participate in dissemination activities, including virtual and in-person presentations