Job details
Job type full-time
Full job description
The hope center for college, community, and justice at temple university is seeking a research project manager to join our rapidly growing teamWe are a national action research center that is redefining what it means to be a student-ready college with a movement centering #realcollege students’ basic needsWe believe that students are humans first and that their basic needs are central conditions for learningOur work is firmly grounded in rigorous science, thoughtful practice, and social justiceBased in the lewis katz school of medicine at temple university, we enjoy the benefits of working in a top research university while also collaborating with colleges and universities in communities across the nation.
This research project manager is primarily responsible for project management on several research-focused projectsFunctions include providing support in management of project process and stakeholder relationshipsAdditionally, the candidate may provide some support in areas such as data management and other research tasks such as developing bibliographies and literature reviews, preparing presentations and supporting in writing of reportsThe incumbent will report to the associate director of research partnerships and work closely with research staff such as senior research associate(s), research associate(s) and research assistants as well as the communications teamIncumbent will have some level of both research and administrative experience; the position will provide opportunities for growth in both domainsThe candidate must thrive while handling a variety of constituencies, managing multiple tasks simultaneously, and achieving strong outcomes in a complex environment with multiple shifting priorities.
Required education & experience:
Bachelor’s degree in social or computer science field requiredAt least 4 years of experience in higher education or non-profitsThey must also have at least 2 years of experience leading and managing projects, requiredSome experience in education-related research fieldAn equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Required skills & abilities:
Specific requirements include:
Field-specific expertise:
Strong project management, analytical, problem solving, strategic, and organizational skills
Ability to coordinate and be accountable for multiple tasks
Ability to work in fast-paced environment and multi-task
Ability to work with individuals across a wide range of expertise (e.g., faculty, researchers, executive assistants, undergraduate students)
Excellent written and oral communication skills, especially on virtual interfaces
Strong attention to detail
Excellent skills in microsoft office suite (excel, word, and powerpoint mandatory).
Experience with qualtrics, preferred
Experience with slack or other electronic communications system, preferred
Exceptional collaborative skills:
Maturity, professionalism and poise and excellent judgment
Open to feedback and professional development
Capable of “managing up” to ensure deadlines are met
Integrity; respect for confidential information
Commitment to the hope center’s mission
Preferred:
Master’s degree
One year of experience with stata, sas, or r software
Experience in qualtrics or other survey platform
Experience utilizing online project management software (such as asana)
This is a grant funded position.
“remote work locations available”
Temple university values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity for all persons regardless of age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status protected by law.
In accordance with the city of philadelphia’s mandate, all temple university students, faculty, staff and contractors must be fully vaccinated for covid-19 by october 15, 2021, unless they have a medical or religious exemption approved by the universityAn individual is considered fully vaccinated 2 weeks or more following the second dose of the pfizer or moderna vaccines, or 2 weeks or more following a single dose of the johnson & johnson vaccineIndividuals who do not meet the university’s vaccination or exception requirement by october 15, 2021 will be prohibited from working until proof of vaccination or an exception is providedFor more information visit the university`s vaccines web page at https://www.temple.edu/coronavirus/vaccines.
Compliance statement: in the performance of their functions as detailed in the position description employees have an obligation to avoid ethical, legal, financial and other conflicts of interest to ensure that their actions and outside activities do not conflict with their primary employment responsibilities at the institutionEmployees are also expected to understand and be in compliance with applicable laws, university and employment policies and regulations, including ncaa regulations for areas and departments which their essential functions cause them to interact.
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