Research Senior Associate

The Ohio State University•Columbus, OH

2d•$58,700 - $77,200•Onsite

About The Position

The Research Senior Associate position at The Ohio State University's Center on Education and Training for Employment (CETE) supports the CETE Family Engagement team and the Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center grant. This role focuses on research support, training development, project management, and community relationships, with a specific emphasis on families of preK-12 students. The position involves developing research-based resources, facilitating meetings with diverse stakeholders, and collaborating on translational research projects to enhance family-school engagement strategies. Additionally, the role assists with proposal writing, data collection, analysis, reporting, and project management across multiple sponsored projects. The associate will also liaise with various university departments and travel within Ohio for outreach, data collection, and meetings.

Requirements

Master's Degree or equivalent experience required
3 years of relevant experience required with Bachelor's Degree, or 1 year of relevant experience required with Master's Degree in Elementary or Secondary Education, English Language Learners, Special Education, Social Work, Human Development, Family Studies, School Counseling, Family Finances or other related field
Experience facilitating meetings/workshops with families
Experience working in partnership with community organizations serving disadvantaged families and communities
Experience providing professional development to professionals
Experience in research project planning, qualitative and quantitative data collection, analysis, and reporting
Experience and knowledge of effective family-school engagement PreK through grade 12
Excellent communication and writing skills required
Experience using common Microsoft Office applications
Experience with data analysis software
Experience with managing complex projects

Nice To Haves

Foreign language skills highly recommended
Excellent writing and verbal communication skills
Experience with IRB processes
Must be adaptable and have demonstrated interpersonal and organizational skills

Responsibilities

Develops research-based resources such as workshops, print, and online resources for families, and professional development for school personnel and other professions in support of family-school partnerships.
Provides families with resources through outreach to family-serving organizations, direct outreach, and working with schools.
Facilitates meetings of multiple stakeholder groups including family members, community organization representatives, school personnel, business professionals, researchers, and others.
Fosters and maintains relationships with multiple, diverse, internal, and external stakeholder groups at all levels of an organization.
Collaborates with faculty and staff members to design and implement Translational Research projects to advance the evidence base for high quality, effective family and school engagement strategies.
Assists with developing collaborations with state and local community organizations.
Contributes to writing proposals and applications for funding.
Assists with project data collection, management, analysis, and reporting requirements for both quantitative and qualitative data.
Provides project management across multiple sponsored projects.
Liaises with IT staff, communications personnel, faculty, staff, and graduate students.
Travels to locations within Ohio to meet with school personnel and community organizations, family outreach, data collection, or meeting support as needed.
Works closely with team members and CETE staff to ensure positive and productive work environment.
Performs other duties as assigned.