Senior Research Coordinator

Bioethics.net; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Center for Health Justice and Bioethics (CHJB) at Temple University’s Lewis Katz School of Medicine seeks a Research Coordinator to support community-based research on public and population health ethics. You will design studies, manage data collection, conduct mixed methods analyses, and assist with grant reports and manuscripts.

You'll work with the PI and Research Director, interact with community members, and help develop research practices and evaluation activities in a hybrid

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with at least four years of directly related research experience or Master’s Degree with one year of directly related research experience.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and ability to work with diverse populations.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and time-management skills; detail-oriented and able to work under deadlines.
• Experience in academic writing and documenting programmatic activities.
• Proven ability to manage day-to-day research activities and interact with team members from diverse backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day research activities including study design, data collection, and data management.
• Conduct literature reviews, write protocols, and prepare reports and manuscripts.
• Perform basic data analyses and assist with grant applications and proposals.
• Support dissemination of findings through conferences and publications; prepare lay and academic materials.

Skills

Written and verbal communication

Diversity and inclusion

Time management

Organization

Academic writing

Self-motivation

Data management

Interpersonal skills

MS Office

Qualitative analysis

Quantitative analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree + 4 years related research

Master’s degree + 1 year related research

Tools

NVivo

R

STATA

Job description

The Center for Health Justice and Bioethics (CHJB) envisions a more ethical world where individuals and communities have equitable capacity for health. We are committed to eliminating health disparities through education and research, and dedicated to creating community engaged, trauma informed, and culturally aware research and programs. The Research Coordinator at the CHJB at Lewis Katz School of Medicine contributes to this by providing coordination of community-based quantitative, qualitative, and normative research activities focused on public and population health ethics. The research coordinator will also be responsible for other center-led program management and evaluation activities. The Research Coordinator provides project assistance to the Principal Investigator and Research Director in support of various research activities while autonomously managing day-to-day research activities, such as: designing and planning research studies, bibliographic library curation, overseeing general data collection, mixed methods data analysis, sponsor report preparation, manuscript preparation, and ensuring all projects are completed in a timely fashion. The Research Coordinator will develop into an authoritative source on research practices, precedents, theory, and principles of community-based quantitative and qualitative research activities and will interact with teammates, community members, and justice-involved individuals in a culturally humble manner.

Job Details

• This position requires the following background checks: criminal history review, child abuse clearance and FBI fingerprinting.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree and at least four years of directly related research experience or Master’s Degree and one year of directly related research experience in public health, policy, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, science and technology studies, social work, or related disciplines. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Ability to navigate relationships with people of diverse faiths, gender identities, etc.
• Demonstrated prioritization skills, multi-tasking skills, and organizational skills, along with the ability to be detail-oriented.
• Ability and interest in academic writing.
• Demonstrated ability to be self-motivated, adapt to change, effectively manage time and deadlines and work under stressful circumstances.
• Proven ability to document programmatic activities.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Working knowledge of all applicable computer software (MS Office Suite or equivalent software programs).
• Prior experience in conceptual, normative, or qualitative analysis.

Preferred Skills and Abilities

• Previous experience in community engagement and community-based research.

Essential Duties

Project Management

• Acts as liaison with funding agencies, establishes and complies with research standards, coordinates project requirements and logistics with PI, Research Director, and other stakeholders.
• Establishes policies and procedures and strategic objectives for research practice based on program, funder, and PI needs.
• Develops systems for data collection, data management, and statistical analysis, identifying, implementing and coordinating research goals.
• Establishes solid relationships with internal and external contacts in order to: assess funder and program longer-term needs; act as a communication conduit on matters of research and program needs.
• Establishes priorities, provides data training and feedback for other CV staff, and ensures all projects are completed in a timely fashion.
• Makes complex decisions within broad guidelines.

Research

• Executes day-to-day research activities including but not limited to literature review, writing protocols, data collection and cleaning, data analysis and reporting, creating databases, literature review, coding qualitative data, writing and editing lay and academic materials.
• Identifies and analyzes complex problems requiring technical knowledge and experience in this discipline of research.
• Develop grant applications and research proposals, reports, manuscripts, and presents and publishes research results. Prepares materials for conferences and conducts library research.
• Performs and interprets advanced data analyses using qualitative programs such as NVivo and quantitative programs such as r or STATA.
• Develops and applies skills in conceptual and normative analysis.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

This position is assigned a hybrid work arrangement (on-campus and remote), the duration of this hybrid work arrangement is at the discretion of Temple University and the Department.

Temple University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all in every aspect of its operations, including employment, service, and educational programs. The University has pledged not to discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, marital status, national origin or ethnic origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or veteran status.