Research Coordinator - Institute for Research Experiences & Education

UL Research Institutes • Evanston, IL

1d • Remote

About The Position

The Research Coordinator at the Institute for Research Experiences & Education (IREE) works closely with IREE’s interdisciplinary research team on the workflows, logistics, and administrative components that are critical to social science and education research. This individual is the cohesive glue across education research projects, ensuring studies are completed as planned and communication is seamless across the team. With expertise in project management and experience in social science research, the Research Coordinator plays a key support role that is integral to the execution of research projects. As a core member of the team, this individual brings a spirit of curiosity and pragmatism to each project.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and / or demonstrated interest in social science (including but not limited to education research and learning sciences), and the processes involved in conducting and administering social science research.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in project coordination, project management, or research.
• Experience or demonstrated interest in project management.
• Understanding of the ethical and pragmatic requirements for applied social science research, particularly human subjects data.
• Demonstrated ability to independently identify needs for projects, formulate objectives, plan and execute tasks.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills that embody collegial and professional communication with all colleagues, collaborators, and research participants.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and the capacity to adapt to changing project requirements.
• Ability to work steadily on multiple projects and maintain an eye on the big-picture goal of each project and the mission of the organization.

Nice To Haves

• A penchant for organization balanced with an appreciation for the human needs of colleagues and collaborators.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain systems to track and administer social science research, in the following key areas.
• Collaborate with team leadership to ensure everyone understands their roles and responsibilities by facilitating regular team and project meetings, providing updates on progress, identifying potential roadblocks, and soliciting input from team members.
• Foster positive relationships with colleagues, internal and external collaborators, and project participants, keeping them informed about project progress, changes, and potential impacts, addressing stakeholder concerns and requests promptly and professionally.
• Track trainings and certifications, including renewals
• Track IRB applications, including renewals
• Assist in creating and maintaining project charters, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Collaborate with the research team and external partners to align and track project objectives, scope, and deliverables in established project management systems.
• Translate project plans into timelines, milestones, and resource allocation.
• Maintain project documentation, including status reports and meeting summaries, and generate periodic project reports for team leadership, highlighting progress, issues, and recommendations.
• Support data management processes and systems.
• Assist in budget planning and tracking, ensuring projects are executed within the allocated budget and monitor project expenses and identify cost-saving opportunities while maintaining quality.
• Arrange for compensation for research participants
• Assist with processing vendor invoices
• Contribute to planning for research convenings hosted by IREE
• Organize vendors, rentals, and meals for participants and partners
• Track conference and publication deadlines and submissions
• Support grant writing in collaboration with other teams and administrators
• Support grant administration with other organizational administrators
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• bonus compensation
• comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
• 401k matching structure of up to 5% of eligible pay
• additional 4% into your retirement saving fund after your first year of continuous employment
• paid time off, including vacation, holiday, sick, and volunteer days

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level