Research Project Coordinator

University of Texas at Austin • Texas, TX

8d • $65,000 - $75,000

About The Position

The Research Project Coordinator coordinates research project operations within NDC, with primary responsibility for the Deafverse Career Connections study. The role supports site engagement, participant coordination, data collection, implementation, documentation, and consistent research processes.

The coordinator works with participating research sites, partners, research staff, graduate research assistants, and project leadership to support study activities. Responsibilities include recruitment and enrollment, consent and assent processes, accessible data collection, intervention implementation, stakeholder engagement, development of research materials, and maintenance of project management and study documentation systems. The role also contributes to broader NDC research planning, accessibility, reporting, presentations, dissemination, and project coordination.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in education, social science, rehabilitation, psychology, public health, research administration, program coordination, or a related field.
• Three or more years of experience coordinating research studies, educational programs, intervention projects, or other complex multi-site activities.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating participants, sites, partners, or data collection activities.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple timelines, stakeholders, and deliverables simultaneously.
• Experience working with deaf people and deaf communities.
• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating closely with a multidisciplinary research team.
• Proficiency in American Sign Language.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or advanced graduate studies.
• Five or more years of experience coordinating research studies, intervention development projects, or other complex research or program activities.
• Experience with human subjects research, participant recruitment, consent and assent procedures, data collection, or implementation research.
• Experience working with schools, vocational rehabilitation programs, transition programs, or youth-serving organizations.
• Familiarity with participatory research, co-design, mixed-methods research, implementation science, or intervention development.
• Experience coordinating accessible research activities with deaf youth.
• Familiarity with career development, transition, or employment-related programming.
• Experience working on a federally funded research project.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate participating research sites and partners by maintaining relationships, coordinating communication and scheduling, supporting site readiness, and providing ongoing implementation support.
• Facilitate participant recruitment and study logistics, including recruitment and enrollment, consent and assent, scheduling, participant communication, incentives, accessibility needs, and related study activities.
• Coordinate data collection with research staff and graduate research assistants to ensure it is timely, accessible, complete, and consistent with approved research protocols.
• Facilitate intervention and research implementation across participating sites, including facilitator preparation and support, schedules, participation and dosage tracking, fidelity documentation, troubleshooting, and communication with project leadership.
• Support participatory research and stakeholder engagement, including co-design sessions, youth and stakeholder advisory activities, cognitive interviews, and usability testing.
• Support the development and refinement of research, intervention, and implementation materials, including facilitator resources, protocols, site guidance, and data collection tools.
• Maintain project management and research documentation systems, including work plans, timelines, milestone tracking, site records, study documentation, procedures, and team follow-up.
• Identify operational risks and support consistent research workflows across NDC projects.
• Contribute to NDC research planning, documentation, accessibility, reporting, presentations, dissemination, and other project coordination needs as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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