Research Program Assistant I - Children's Learning Institute

UTHealth Houston • Houston, TX

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Research Program Assistant I supports a grant-funded early childhood workforce initiative through primarily administrative and data-focused tasks. Under general supervision, this will assist with participant intake process, data entry, record maintenance, and basic data organization to support program operations and reporting. Responsibilities include maintaining accurate databases, tracking participant information, supporting workflow processes, and providing general customer service to program participants. This role is key to ensuring data accuracy, timely information processing, and smooth day-to-day program implementation. A strong candidate may have experience tracking and following up on multiple requests, and managing large datasets while working in early childhood education or behavioral health/pediatrics with human subjects research. This position is an entry-level, external-facing role, so participant support is key! Bilingual is a plus.
This role is in-office with a telework agreement, occasional statewide travel, and potential weekend travel, contingent upon project need. Mileage reimbursed.
What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

Requirements

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Reliable personal transportation, as some projects may require extensive out-of-town travel, which will vary from Houston and the surrounding areas to various sites across the state of Texas.
• Human Subjects Research (HSR) by Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program) within five days of employment required
• Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Human Development, Biology or relevant field required
• Experience in customer service, behavioral analysis or research experience is preferred
• Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.
• Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual skills in English/Spanish preferred.
• Master's Degree preferred
• May substitute required education with equivalent years of experience beyond the minimum experience requirement.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for a variety of projects and programs with a diverse array of subjects focusing on research in child development.
• Provide reliability status on various objective and subjective coding analysis measures pertaining to projects within the department.
• Perform cognitive/social/emotional assessments with children and additional interviews with teachers and families which include an extensive battery of psychological and educational based evaluations and manage appropriate research equipment and supplies.
• Perform observational evaluations performed in schools and classrooms and focus on cognitive readiness activities by means of a complex live coding scheme.
• Work on a range of data and information including but not limited to transferring, verifying, entering, processing, management and analysis.
• Attend relevant trainings and assist in recruiting subjects (teachers, students, families, and individuals) and obtaining informed consent from potential research study participants. This often occurs in parent teacher meetings and sometimes in a family's home.
• May serve in an intervention or coaching role in home or school setting to training parents or teachers in parenting, including extensive trainings and regular meetings to maintain certification and reliability.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Retirement/pension plan
• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Mileage reimbursed

What This Job Offers

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