SP2 Faculty Research Coordinator

University of Pennsylvania

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is placed under the Associate Dean for Research in the School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) to help the school grow its external funding by assisting faculty in the submission of training and research grants and ensuring that faculty are aware of relevant grant opportunities in a timely manner. Tasks may include obtaining letters of support, collecting data, editing, conducting literature reviews and managing citations, completing IRB forms and training, supporting, and assisting student workers to learn computer packages and obtain research ethics certification. The Research Coordinator will routinely work on multiple projects simultaneously, covering a range of areas under, the direction of various SP2 faculty members. They will be responsible for gathering essential information and materials required for and in the completion of forms and administrative portions of grant submissions, particularly, federal grants. The Research Coordinator will utilize their understanding of research ethics and experience with grant submission to assist SP2 faculty with the process. The individual needs knowledge and experience with a range of research methods, including familiarity with quantitative and qualitative data analysis and survey software and basic statistics and excellent writing skills. This person needs critical assessment skills to manage, develop and independently accomplish a variety of tasks and for a diversity of projects. In addition, this individual will train and supervise 2-3 student workers. All SP2 staff are required to participate in convocation and graduation ceremonies as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 1-2 years of experience is required.
Some knowledge of and experience with federal grants is important.
Strong writing skills, ability to multi-task, excellent communicator, highly organized, able to manage up, and collaborative ability to work with a diversity of faculty.
Knowledge and experience of a diversity of data collection methods, including familiarity with quantitative and qualitative data analysis, basic statistics and survey software.

Nice To Haves

MSW and 2-3 of experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate effort and assist faculty by completing forms for grant submissions, particularly for NIH grants including facility and enrollment forms, subcontracts. etc.
Develop procedures, provide support and obtain materials and seek information needed for grant submissions, and preparation of documents to sponsors and university committees for multiple faculty members.
May entail obtaining data such as census or governmental reports through internet and library searches for supporting information.
Be a major contributor to support faculty by conducting literature reviews, subject recruitment, collecting data, data analysis, editing, collating, and collecting essential forms, letters, for faculty in manuscript and grant submissions.
Manage with minimal supervision of Associate Dean of Research maintaining up-to-date information on training and research grant announcement opportunities and distribute to appropriate faculty in a timely manner.
This will require development, management, and maintenance of a system of accessing relevant information and distribution to appropriate faculty.
Attend and assist in meetings with PIs, faculty and research team as needed. Essential tasks for these meetings will include organizing and scheduling meetings, compiling minutes, and understanding and conduct meeting tasks as required in a larger context of study.
Supervision of student workers to assist with literature reviews, data collection and obtaining their IRB training for certification to conduct data collection. Will generally not supervise more than 3 students at a given point in time.
Works independently and collaboratively with numerous university offices and external organizations to access information for completion of tasks to be accomplished
Perform additional duties as assigned, including participation in convocation and graduation ceremonies as needed.

Benefits

excellent healthcare
tuition benefits for employees and their families
generous retirement benefits
a wide variety of professional development opportunities
supportive work and family benefits
a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources
Health, Life, and Flexible Spending Accounts
comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits
flexible spending accounts
Tuition assistance here at Penn for employee, spouse, and dependent children
Tuition assistance at other institutions for dependent children
generous retirement plans
Penn’s Basic, Matching, and Supplemental retirement plans
Long-Term Care Insurance
Wellness and Work-life Resources
Professional and Personal Development resources
access to a wide range of University resources as well as cultural and recreational activities
Discounts and Special Services
Flexible Work Hours
Penn Home Ownership Services
Adoption Assistance