Researcher

Ohio State University; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 61,000 - 79,000; Part time

Job summary

Ohio State University seeks a Researcher 3 for a one-year, part-time role directing and coordinating newly hired career technical teachers across state departments. The position involves extensive travel, classroom visits, and reporting to teachers several times weekly, with a focus on security and correctional classroom management.

The role also supports professional development, licensure processes, and curriculum development to ensure compliance with ODE standards, while collaborating with

Qualifications

• Experience observing and mentoring career and technical education teachers in classroom and laboratory settings.
• Experience with correctional education administration is preferred.
• Must be eligible for security clearance to access correctional facilities.
• Desired experience in correctional education industry and administration.
• Must be eligible for security clearance to access correctional facilities.
• Public relations experience with diverse stakeholder groups.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate support for newly hired career technical teachers in Ohio departments.
• Provide classroom visits, reports, and mentoring multiple times a week.
• Support curriculum development to align with district policies and ODE standards.
• Develop and support professional development opportunities for teachers and mentors.
• Serve as liaison between school districts and higher education for licensure coursework.

Skills

Mentoring teachers

Curriculum development

Public relations

Stakeholder management

Travel coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Security compliance

Job description

This one-year, part-time, 32 hours per week Researcher 3, will be hired to provide significant support in multiple areas by directing and coordinating newly hired career technical teachers in the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction and the Ohio Department of Youth Services. This Researcher is also a key contributor in the development and implementation of outreach efforts about the importance of workforce development in correctional facilities. The support is not limited to it but includes face-to-face school classroom visits and reports to teachers several times a week. Support would include classroom observation, support with security issues and concerns along with correctional classroom management. Position provides evaluation of teaching methods and correctional education best practices. This position develops, evaluates, and provides support in terms of professional development opportunities such as workshops, industry credentialing, conference planning, mentor training and other activities as requested by the sponsors. This role also serves as school district liaison for newly hired career technical teachers seeking licensure coursework and the higher education entities providing required coursework to teachers. Directly manages the Ohio Department of Education required four-year induction system of support and mentoring in both sponsoring school districts. This includes required face-to-face meetings with teachers and mentors involved with the four-year induction system and tracks progress through the four-year system. Provide technical assistance to obtain and maintain professional licensure while enrolled in the ODE four-year induction program. In addition, this position provides technical support in career-technical curriculum development to be in compliance with school districts' policies and ODE CTE program standards. Serves on the Curriculum Development committee for Ohio Central School System. The position requires extensive statewide travel in personal vehicle and entering correctional institutions and working in the immediate proximity of inmates. Traveling to locations within Ohio to provide facilitation, or meeting support as needed, the position initiates, fosters and maintains relationships with multiple, diverse, internal and external stakeholder groups at all levels of an organization. Adhere to the correctional security compliance expectation. Other duties as assigned. **Experience Required**:5 years of relevant experience required with Bachelor's Degree, or 3 years of relevant experience required with Master's DegreeConsiderable knowledge of career technical teacher industry credentialing. Experience with observing and mentoring career and technical education teachers in classroom and laboratory settings.**Desired Experience:**Experience in the correctional education industry. Knowledge of correctional education administration and principles. Experience in corrections program planning administration. Must be eligible for security clearance to be permitted to access correctional facilitiesConsiderable experience in public relations and working with diverse groups.The position requires entering correctional institutions and working in the immediate proximity of inmates. The position requires extensive statewide travel in personal vehicle.30%Responsible for directing and coordinating teacher support to newly hired career technical teachers in the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction and the Ohio Department of Youth Services. The support is not limited to but includes face-to-face school classroom visits, reports, and mentoring several times a week. Support would include classroom observation, support with security issues and concerns along with correctional classroom management. Position provides evaluation of teaching methods and correctional education best practices.20%Provides technical support in career-technical curriculum development to be in compliance with school districts' policies and ODE CTE program standards. Serves on the Curriculum Development committee for Ohio Central School System.20%Directly manages the Ohio Department of Education required four-year induction system of support and mentoring in both sponsoring school districts. This includes required face-to-face meetings with teachers and mentors involved with the four-year induction system and tracks progress through the four-year system. Provide technical assistance to obtain and maintain professional licensure while enrolled in the ODE four-year induction program.20%Develops, evaluates, and provides support for professional development opportunities for teachers employed in the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction and the Ohio Department of Youth Services. Professional development may include but is not limited to workshops, industry credentialing, conference planning and presentation, mentor training and other activities as requested by the sponsors.10%Serve as school district liaison for newly hired career technical teachers seeking licensure coursework and higher education entities providing required coursework to teachers. Other duties as assigned. **Target Hiring Range for this 80% position is $61,200 - $79,120**