Part Time Research Study Coordinator 1

University of Washington•Seattle, WA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Center for the Science of Social Connection in the University of Washington Psychology Department has an outstanding opportunity for a part time Research Coordinator to join their team. Reporting to Jonathan Kanter, PhD (Research Associate Professor and Center Director), the Research Study Coordinator will join a small team that is designing and implementing a nationally representative study to understand the nature of antisemitism in the United States. The current study will scientifically investigate this issue, specifically deepening our understanding of the relationship between antisemitism and criticism of Israel. The Research Study Coordinator will work closely with the research team to coordinate and implement all aspects of this study, including survey development, literature review, research approval and registration processes, participant recruitment, data management, and manuscript development.

Requirements

Two years of college level course work in relevant academic areas AND two years of experience performing work in support of clinical, biomedical, or behavioral research studies involving human subjects.
Experience in the areas of scientific study of prejudice, antisemitism, Middle East conflict
Excellent technical and scientific writing skills.
Experience with survey software such as Qualtrics, Redcap, or similar.
Skill with Excel.

Nice To Haves

Interest in antisemitism, Islamophobia, human rights, conflicts involving Israel in the Middle East and the impacts in the United States.

Responsibilities

Literature review (20%): Review the existing scientific literature on these topics, and provide high-quality written summaries and integrations of key articles.
Item development (10%): Participate in the development of items measuring criticism of Israel and antisemitism, including writing and editing items and sourcing items in the literature.
Approvals and registrations (10%): Write drafts of and submit human subjects applications and open-science registrations of study protocols.
Recruitment (30%): Outreach and recruitment to specific populations of interest for over-sampling, including pro-Palestine groups, pro-Israel groups, and groups with reputations for being antisemitic (such as white nationalist groups)
Study administration (30%): Maintain adherence to research study protocols for data management. Work closely with YouGov (or similar) for data collection. Provide high-quality written progress summaries and reports.